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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

2,490 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 125

Wool Sellers Move. Dissatisfied with Bidding. Sales Held Up

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 4

Bidding for wool at the current auctions is not satisfactory from the growers' point of view, therefore a drastic reduction in the…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, February 20, 1925. Local and General Electricity on the Farms

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 4

The inquiry to the Municipal Council by the irrigationist asking the council to consider the question of mailing power available for driving…

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Attacked by a Bull Farmer Seriously Injured. Ex-rouchel Resident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 1

When removing dairy cows from a paddock in which a bull was running, on his dairy farm at Curimbah, Mr. Walter W. Brooker, a dairy farmer,…

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High Grade Dairy Utensils

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 10
Also in Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser

The wide range of dairy utensils supplied by us is not equalled by any other firm. There is nothing we cannot supply and the quality is always…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 4

There was a small yarding of forage at Alexandria market yesterday, and the demand was poor. However, both lucerne and eaten hay showed a rise,…

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Dairying. Silage on the Coast. an Improved Type of Stack

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 3

Of the three distinct methods of conserving green fodder in the form of silage, that of stacking in the open is generally regarded as…

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Butter Price. Advance on

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 22

It is an accepted fact that the price of butter will be increased on Monday, but opinions, were divided in Sussex-street as to the amount of…

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Wheat Position. Federal Action

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 3

The Federal Cabinet has decided to communicate with the Governments of the principal wheat-growing States to ascertain what stops, if…

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Pastoral Land. Decreased Area. Increased Carrying Capacity

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 4

A writer in the "Australasian," referring to a well-known pastoral property in the Canberra district, which, between the previous and a recent visit had been decreased in area, tells a story of decreased area and of increasing carrying capacity that needs to be much more general…

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Wheat Market. More Activity Overseas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 23

There was more activity in oversea markets, European demand being steadier, and the tone of the local wheat market improved. Shippers raised their…

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Pure-bred Cows. Milk and Butter Tests

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 4

The dairy branch of the Department of Agriculture has issued the list of purebred cows whose tests of milk and butter fat yields were…

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Wheat in Asia Minor. London. Feb. 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 12

In the House of Commons, Colonel Horlick culled attention to the possibility of encouraging the production of wheat in Asia-Minor, with a…

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The Singleton Argus Saturday, February 2lst, 1925. Our Butter Factory

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 7

Every town, large or small, has some staple industry or special business undertaking in which it takes a vast pride, and which it persists in regarding…

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Bruising of Cattle. Inquiry Into Cause. Alleged Rough Handling at Homebush. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 16

Evidence was entered upon to-day by Mr. John Barr, Royal Commissioner, who has been requested to report to the Queensland Government upon…

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Dairying. Silage on Tub Coast. an Improved Type of Stack

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 27

Of the three distinct methods of conserving green fodder in the form of silage, that of stacking in the open is generally regarded as the most…

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Monaro Estates. Making Farms Available

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 23

Recently the Government purchased three large estates in the Monaro district for the purposes of closer settlement. The estates are Glenbrook,…

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Citrus Fruits. Heavy Crop Expected. Export Bounty Desired

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 23

A meeting of the committee of management of the New South Wales Citrus Association was held at the central office, Sydney. Delegates were…

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Sulphur for Good Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 26

The fertilising value of sulphur, added to the soil in the autumn for the best results, appears from French experiments to be greater than was…

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Dairying. Glean Dairy Utensils

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 6

It is simply amazing comments E. O. Challis in the "Journal" of the South African Department of Agriculture, how many people wash dairy…

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