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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

2,508 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 126

Farmers' Markets Sussex Street Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 4

In sussex—street to-day butter made 172/8 cwt,; eggs, new laid, 3/ doz.. rails and rivers 2/6; local, large 10 ¼d, loaf 11d ; noney 5d to 6½ 1b beeswax, 1/3…

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Cattle and Sheep. a Big Decrease

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 1

A report furnished at Friday's meeting of the Pastures' Protection Board showed a big decrease in the number of cattle and sheep in this district…

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Pastoral Pageant. Thursday Night

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 3

The annual effort of the local R.C. Church will be finalised by the holding of a Pastoral Pageant at the Olympia Theatre on Thursday…

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Sheep at Cooplacurripa

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

Recently Mr. Elliott, from the Department of Agriculture, recommended Rawdon Vale as country suitable for sheep, and Mr. Biguell…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report, 1st May, 1924 : — The amount of business passing has been confined to very narrow limits, and so…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Cases at Tenterfild

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 4

Stanford Butter, on remand, I was charged at Tenterfield with stealing 120 head of cattle, the property of A. Smith, Cheviolt Hills Station and he…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 3

These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Honorable the Minister for Agriculture and are based mainly on the…

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Italy's Wheat Action Questions of Law First

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

An agreement regarding the from of procedures was arrived at in, Chambers, before Mr. Justice Ferguson, in the matter of the action instituted by alberto do…

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Another Rise in Butter Advance of Id Per Ib

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

The Butter Advisory Committee in Sydney has again advanced the price of butter, and yesterday the rate was announced as ld lb dearer at 172/8 cwt,…

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The Largest Farm South Australian Claim. Fifty Miles in Length

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 6

A Canadian newspaper recently stated that the largest farm in the world was that of the Scottish Wholesale Society which has 15,360…

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Dairying Concrete Dairies. Advantages of the Slab Type

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 3

The following is issued by the Department of Agriculture:—Almost ninety-nine out of every hundred of the dairies in this State…

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Dairy Herd Testing. District Possibilities. How to Be Achieved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 4

The progress of our district in dairying very largely depends on the progress and extension of the practice of systematic herd testing, and the Agricultural Department is deserving of congratulation on the part that it is taking in this movement, the value of which is far from being…

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Dairying Enterprise Seaham District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 6

In this portion of the dairying districts, the dairy farmers are slowly realizing that there will need to be a more progressive movement…

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Farmers' Markets. Sussex—street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 4

In Sussex—street, butter made 172/9 cwt. eggs, new laid 3/ doz. rails and rivers 2/6; cheese, local prime 10½d 1b., loaf lld,; lucerne hay £4 to £5 ton;…

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Price of Butter. Distributors Make Comparisons

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 2

The increase in the price of butter is viewed with much disfaveur by distributors. It is admitted that at present production is very low. It is,…

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Rustler's Valley Secret Hiding Place of Cattle Thieves. Inquiries by Police. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 5

Detectives Sergeant Small, of Wee Waa, and Trescott, of Sydney, who returned to Sydney to-day after spending several days in rough…

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Protection for the Farmer. Protectionist, Fallacy. Unsound Reasoning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 4

We need scarcely remind our readers that the contributed article in our issue of the 3rd instant entitled "protection for the Farmer," dose not represent the views of this Journal. The argument used by the writer is a piece of protectionist absurdity…

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Big Cattle and Sheep Sale

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 2

Messrs H. Rowland and Co., in. conjunction with the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Limiteid, of Sydney, will conduct a big sale of cattle…

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Wheat Guarantee; South Australian Request

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 6

A request was made by a Country Party deputation to Mr. J. Gum, Premier of South Australia, that the State Government approach the Federal…

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Wheat Action Italy V. N. S. Wales

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 1

An agreement regarding the form of procedure was arrived at in Chambers it Sydney on Monday in the matter of the action instituted by the Italian…

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