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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

2,508 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 126

Co-operative Dairying at Singleton

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 4

To mark the finalisation of the work of the co-operative committee in connection with the dairying industry in Singleton district, the committee now in charge…

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Correspondence. Taxes Upon Farming Machinery. (To the Editor)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 7

Sir,—The cable news which has just appeared in the Sydney dailies about the abolition and reduction of various taxes upon farming…

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Wheat Pools. Farmers Not Acting Wisely. Mr. Chaffey's Advice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 2

Speaking at Tomora, Mr. Chafloy, Minister for Agriculture, emphasised the point that the farmers were not acting wisely in supplying funds to…

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High Butter Yield. Illwarra Cow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 7

The secretary of the Illawarra Milking Shorthorn Society of Australia advises that the cow Cherry III. of Rosemount, bred and owned by Mr. A. J…

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Butter Position. Conference to Be Held

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 5

A conference of factories supplying the Coastal Farmers Society is being convened for June 6 to discuss the butter position…

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Poisoning Opossums Serious Losses of Cattle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 14

On behalf of the Warialda Board, Mr. R. Mackay moved at the annual conference of Pastures Protection Boards that the restrictions be not…

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Numerous Applications. for Wheat Growing Land

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 16

A total of 257 applications has been lodged for two homestead farm blocks of 1020 acres and 980 acres, situated 8 1/2 and 12 miles respectively from…

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The Butter Trade C.f.s. Action Defended

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 8

In connection with the present butter position in this State, Mr C. E. D. Meares, manager of the Coastal Farriers' Society, has been visiting the…

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Dairy Produce. Marketing Proposals. SUBMiTTED to Mr. Bruce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 11

The Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, was waited on by a deputation of representatives of Australian butter producers, including Mr. Rankin,…

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Dairying. Wet Versus Dry Milking

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 9

In a recent issue of the Journal of the English Ministry of Agriculture is discussed the question of wet or dry milking. Much of the criticism of…

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Taint of Judas. Farmers' Union Criticised. Political Ishmaels

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 9

The Victorian Attorney-General, speaking at Warrangul (Victoria), said the Farmers' Union was a band of political Ishmaels and only one…

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Dairying in New Zealand. Benefits of Co-operation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 14

On Friday evening, May 10, at Gresford, Mr. T. G. Rogers, of Hamilton, New Zealand, in response to the invitation of the Agricultural Bureau…

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Dairying in New Zealand. First-hand Information Worthy of Note

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 4

We published on Monday the report of an address to a Gresford audience by a New Zealander interested in dairy farming, who has been on a visit to the Gresford district in the interests of systematic herd testing. Mr. Rodgers gave a good deal of information on progress in dairying…

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Fiji Produce. Butter and Cotton. Silva, June 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 8

Fiji [?]ter has been pronounced good quality and suitable for the London market, Weddel's pronounces the taste and colour excellent, and…

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High-Priced Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 4

Mr. James Kirkwood offered by public auction at his office, Campbell's Hill, this afternoon, on agricultural farm, situated at Goulburn Grove,…

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The Butter Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 2

In connection with the recent controversy regarding butter prices, the following extract from the Brisbane "Courier" is particularly…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 3

The A. M. L. and P. Co., Ltd., report 24th ult.: A low transactions [?]tions have been made during the week , in locally scoured and skin…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report 29th May:—Little of interest is occurring in local wool circles, though occasionally sales are being made…

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Wheat Pools. Farmers Not Acting Wisely. Mr. Chaffey's Advice

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 4

Speaking at Temora, Mr. Chaffey, Minister for Agriculture, emphasised the point that the farmers were not acting wisely in supplying funds to…

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Wembley's Butter None But Australian

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 4

A Reuter's message says that a questioner in the House of Commons drew attention to the fact that every menu on every restaurant table at the…

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