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Farming & the land, 1925

2,490 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 125

Butter Storage. Queensland Government Cold Stores

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 16

The storage of butter in the Government new cold stores at Hamilton, on the Brisbane River, commenced on Monday, when approximately 300 boxes…

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Wheat Supplies. No Reason to Fear Shortage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 9

The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) stated that the Cabinet had considered replies from the States in regard to the supplies of wheat for…

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Maitland's Big Show. Opened by State Governor. Grand All-round Display. Products of State's Most Fertile District. Magnificent Agricultural Exhibits. Splendid Dairy Cattle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 5

The Maitland Show, which opened to-day under the most favourable conditions, promises to exceed all previous exhibitions. A record, has been achieved in membership, and the entries all round are splendid…

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Wool Market. Prices Controversy. London, March 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 13

The newspapers give prominence to an Australian woolgrower's statement that Bradford, interests are responsible for the "bearing" of the…

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Wool Sales. Fall in Prices. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 2

At the Wool sales 7314 bales were catalogued. It was a mediocre selection. Competition was slow and there were large withdrawals, particularly…

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Wool Sales. Expected Decline. London, March 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 12

The "Daily Telegraph's" wool correspondent anticipates that Tuesday's sales will show 12½ to 15 per cent. fall in merinos and fine…

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Wheat Prices. Fall at Chicago. New York, March 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 13

Chicago wheat prices have been forced down sharply by an avalanche of selling orders based largely on favourable crop reports over the entire…

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Governor's Visit Enthusiastic Reception at Schools. Tour of Farm Lands. Tocal and [?] Visited "District a Revelation."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 6

The State Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair, and Lady de Chair Spent a busy but pleasant day yesterday. They were enthusiastically received at the local schools and were afterwards taken for a run through the…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 7

A dull tome prevailed at the Alexandria market yesterday, and ono [?] differences were noticeable in prices or quality of the yarded…

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The Prince's Poultry. at the Royal Farm in Cornwall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 10

To us of the Fancy, the Prince of Wales in every sense of the word, is "Our Prince." Queen Victoria, King Edward, Queen Alexandra, and…

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Sugar Crop. Increased Area on the Tweed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 16

The cape harvested on the Tweed this season amounts to 67,000 tons, being the second largest amount crushed at the Condong mill since its…

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Victorian Farmers' Attitude. Towards the Federal Pact

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 2

That the conference is absolutely opposed to any pact being made with any political parties, as it would be fatal to the Farmers' Party." This…

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Compulsory Pools. Farmers' Interests Jeopardised

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 11

In several quarters in Queensland, there have been moves in favour of an amendment of the Primary Products Pools Act, so as to reduce tho 75 per…

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Dairying. Methods of Renovation. Paspalum Pastures

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 3

Attention was drawn in a recent report at the senior dairy instructor situated on the central North Coast to the growth of paspalum on many local…

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Ability in the Dairy Cow. What the Term Implies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 3

Ability in the dairy cow is not merely her capacity for milk production. The cow may have capacity and yet lack ability to produce up to that capacity…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep and Cattle Unaltered Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Cattle: 2000 yarded, the bulk medium to useful quality. Prime opened firm. Good to prime made…

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Butter Markets. Export Sales Fall Off

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 7

In their weekly review of the butter markets Prescott, Ltd., state:— Sydney: The price of choicest quality has remained unaltered at [?]…

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Australasian Sunshine From the Dairy Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 6

Dr. Saleeby, a well-known eugenist, who is chairman of the Sunlight League, and has lectured on public health and prohibition in many…

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Wheat Prices Sensational Fall. a Frenzied Scramble. New York, March 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 5

Grain prices on the Board of Trade at Chicago to-day fell by one of the largest amounts of a single day since the war…

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Claim for Damages. Farmer Sues Commissioners. Injured in Train Smash. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 5

In December 1923, Stanley Mallinson, a farmer on the South Coast was driving a horse and sulky between [?] and Albion Park, when…

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