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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

2,508 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 75 of 126

Cattle Industry. As Improved Outlook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 9

In a general survey of the cattle industry at the annual meeting of the Queensland Cattle owners Association, Mr. R. C. Philp (president)…

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Butter Market. Increased Price in Victoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 3

The outstanding feature of the position in the butter market is an advance to 5/ to 17/ per cwt in Victoria. Private cable messages have reported…

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Disastrous Blaze. Wool Shed Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 6

Leichardt Downs. shed (Q.) was entirely destroyed by fire. The flames, Which wore 200 feet high, prevented any approach, and in half…

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Wheat Pool. Its Benefit to Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 7

At a meeting of the Co-operative Wheat Pool in Perth, the president stated that as the result of the pooling. system, with its proper marketing…

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Butter Prices. the London Market. London, Aug. 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 12

Tooley-street read with astonishment a cabled report of Dr. Earle Page's speech to the Farmers and Settlers' Conference in Sydney, in which he is…

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Science School. at Bowthorne Butter Factory. Cream and Milk Testing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 5

A science school, for the purpose of instruction and examination of candidates for milk and cream testing and grading, began on Monday…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 4

Auctions were exceedingly slow at Alexandria market yesterday, when very little was disposed of in this way. Choice produce sold well, however, and…

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Dairying. Inflammation of the Udder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 9

Probably every dairy-farmer has at some time or other had cows troubled by this complaint. It appears in very varied forms, is often associated…

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Dairying. Milk Recording. Movement in Denmark

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 6

The first Danish milk-recording society was formed in 1895, by thirteen farmers who owned together just over 300 cows, and who…

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Dairying Industry. Co-operation with States. Federal Proposals

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 6

The Commonwealth Government's proposals for orderly marketing m connection with the dairying industry were outlined in an address by the Prime…

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The Business of Dairying

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 8

Your business as a farmer must be to strive for the maximum output and a higher butterfat test. Methodically drenching each cow after calving, with Sykes's Drench, is a big…

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Butter Delivery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 4

Mr. F. W. Norman intimates that he I will be able to resume delivery of butter again on and after Monday next, Sept. 1. Having been an…

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Queer Cattle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 5

Queer cattle, with hairy manes and double woolly coats, will soon be grazing on the relatively barren Arctic tundra, according to Sir Robert Greig…

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Butter Factory Sued

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 6

At Grafton District Court recently an action of great interest to dairymen and butter factory managements came on for hearing before…

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Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 2

The A. M. L. and F. Co., Ltd., report 22nd August: During the week there has been a slightly better inquiry for passed-in wools and…

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Denman. New Butter Factory

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 1

For some weeks past the scene of the new butter factory has been bristling with activity. There seems to be no end to the arrival of cement,…

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Butter Prices. Stabilising Home Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 4

Speaking in the House of Representatives, Mr, R. Green congratulated Dr. Earle Page on the Budget, especially on the manner in…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory, Ltd

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 5

The nineteenth annual meeting of the shareholders of the above was held at the Memorial Hall on Saturday last. Present: Messrs. R. W…

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Amalgamation. Butter Factories. Nort Coast Proposal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 2

A movement is on foot to amalgamate all the butter factories on the North Coast. The sponsors of the scheme argue…

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Gloucester District Co-op Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 2

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the above company was held at Stroud on Friday last for the purpose of considering…

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