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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

2,508 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 126

The Dairy Cow Indications of Merit Beauty and Utility

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 6

Mr. G. C. Humphrey, head of the Animal Husbandry Department, of the University of Wisconsin (U.S.A.), addressing the American Dairy…

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Dairy Stabilisation Deputation to Mr. Bruce

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 4

Representatives of the four Eastern States waited upon the Prime Minister to present the case for the stabilisation of the dairying industry…

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Tillimby Estate. 24 Valuable Farms to Be Offered

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 4

Much interest has been created in the subdivision of the Tillimby Estate on the Paterson River. Not often is such a well watered…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 4

Prices were firm at the Alexandria marked yesterday, owing to the demand for choice stuff. The quality was generally medium. The yarding was rather…

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Water in the Farm House. an Important Rural Problem

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 4

A motor truck with a specially constructed extension platform top, loaded with an exhibit of pumps, plumbing equipment, tools and…

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Dairy Produce. [?]Ueral Board of Control. Stabilising Prices. Conference Decisions. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 1

' Convened '? by. ! tho - iQueensland {!;mm»ir.? oi' Agriculture, a confer-i-i'.iifi ot representatives of dairy Vfirmrry • rvom:: every Stata: in .the Cii-Timon'v'iti'.li- was lielci to-day- for-lini !ui;;>f)t-.' ot deciding on a scheme fr; 11.::. iiii.jiHsation or prices of…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 4

The following applications for patents connected with funning, and pastoral industries have been accepted at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…

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Attacked by Bull New Zealand Farmer Killed. (By Cable.) Auckland

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 2

William Eveleigh, a farmer, was attacked by a de-horned Jersey bull at Otorohanga, and was tossed. Eveleigh was terribly injured, nearly…

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Wheat Crop. State Harvest Returns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 9

The final returns of the wheat harvest for the season 1923-24 have been received by the Government Statistician. The nresults were…

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Stud Cattle Purchases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 4

At the cattle sales at the Sydney Show Ground yesterday, Mr. C. H. Fisher, or Seaham, purchased the milking Shorthorn bull, Cecil of…

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Cattle Disease. Diagnosied As Black-leg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 7

In a report to the Minister for Agriculture, the Acting Chief Inspector of Stock stated that the cattle disease at Capel. In the…

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Wheat Market. Flour for the East

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 3

Sales of small lots of wheat took place in Sydney on Tuesday at prices ranging from 4/8 to 4/9 per bushel prompt delivery, and some larger…

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Wheat Pools. Representatives to Meet Mr. Bruce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 3

The Prime Minister Mr. Bruce received a private deputation from representatives of the wheat pools in the four wheat producing States of the…

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Wheat Contract. State Government Sued. Action by Italian Minister. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 5

In Chambers to-day, before Mr. Justice Ferguson, Alberto de Stefant, Minister for Finance in the Italian Government, sued the Government of…

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Farming Industries. Application for Award. Special, Case in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 6

The hearing of the special case stated by the President of the Arbitration Court as to whether it is in the public interest that the…

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Stud Cattle Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4

Purchases by district breeders a the stud cattle sales at Sydney Show Ground yesterday included the following:—Dr. J. B. Meredith, of Ray…

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Butter Record. Queensland Performance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 7

The Jersey beifer. Fless 10th of Grasmere bred and owned by Mr. W. J. Affl[?]k. of North Pine. Q., has established a new butter fat record for…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 7

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report 11th April : Since the close of the series on 2nd inst., business has been confined to selling lots…

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Pastoral Lamb Marking. Precautions that are Necessary

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 6

Lamb-marking embraces ear-marking and tailing, together with the castration of the male lambs. The three operations are usually carried out at…

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Butter Prizes at the Royal Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4

Casino Co-operative Dairy Coy., Ltd., with 95 points, won the prize at the Royal Show in class open to exhibitrs not having won a prize at…

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