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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

2,508 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 126

Going Begging. Farms on the Hunger. Premier's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 5

The Premier, Sir George Fuller made reference to reported statement made by Mr. Council, M.L.A., at Byton Bay, to the effect that in the…

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Poultry. Improve Your Stock. a Seasonable Reminder to the Poultry-farmer

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 6

White it is only too true that during the past year poultry-farmers have had a bad time, it is equally true that the troubles of many have been intensified…

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Dairying. "Unclean" Flavour in Butter. Faulty Farm Practices

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 16

The [?]erm "unclean" as applied by a departmental export to a sample of butter may be understood to mean that the butter has a dirty taste, and…

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Tenterfield Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 9

Messrs. Grainger and Falkiner, Ld., Singleton, & Harold Curry. Tenterfield, in conjunction, report having held their big special sale at…

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Enterfield Special Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 8

Grainger and Falkiner Ltd., Singleton, and Harold Curry, Tenterfield, auctioneers in conjunction, report having held their big special sale at…

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Church Reunion. Archbishop of Melbourne's Pastoral

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 11

The Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne has issued a pastoral on Christian re-union, with special reference to the action of the Archbishop of…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 9

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report:—The unfavourable conditions of exchange which are unfortunately operating in the financial world…

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Sydney Wool Market. Values Generally Lower

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 8

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. reports:— At our recent sale we offered a fairly good selection from the later…

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Cotton Crop. Date for Delivery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 14

Cotton grown this season under certain conditions is subject to the guaranted price to be paid by the Department of Agriculture. Such…

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Minimum Prices. for All Dairy Produce a Scheme of Co-operation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 14

A matter that excited considerable, discussion at the conference of delegates at the Northern District Bureaux was one introduced by Mr…

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Agricultural Bureau Conference. the Opening Session. Farm Economics and Business Principles

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 9

The first session of the second annual conference of the Agriculture Bureau of the Northern District took place in the Hunter River District A. and H…

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Agricultural. Potato Moth. Protecting the Crop

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 16

The importance of early control of potato moth was discussed in these notes some weeks age, when it was pointed out that the battle should…

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Concessions to Farmers. Resolutions of State Conference. Commissioners Reply

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 9

Mr. Harvey, secretary of the Advisory Council of the State Burcau, read the following letter, a reply from the Commissioners to…

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Victorian Politics. Farmers Union to Contest Seats

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 9

At the Farmers Union Conference in Bendigo, there was a lengthy discussion regarding the arrangement between the Nationalists and the…

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Record Maize Crop. Expected in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 6

Several months ago, when Queensland was experiencing a drought, big orders were placed for maize in South Africa, and the steamer Gottinggen,…

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Maize Grub. Attacking Cotton Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 6

Reports have reached Brisbane that the maize grub is very bad in some districts attacking cotton crops, par[?]larly in the Central and South…

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Dairying. Safety Through Silage. the Story of Tilba

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 9

"Only in one centre—Tilba, Tilba, on the South Coast—was conservation I fodder found to be extensively practised. There, every farmer had a…

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The Silver Fox. Farming in Canada

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 4

Fur garments to-day are both a necessity and a luxury, and almost every woman throughout the world wears some kind of fur. It is rather…

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The Farm Garden. Cultivation of Herbs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 9

All herbs do exceptionally well in this State, and every farm garden should have a few plant a of the more important sorts. Most garden…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 4

There wa a fair yarding at Alexandria market yesterday. Prices were generally better than these of the previous day, eaten hay selling…

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