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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 3

These notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience…

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Dairying Industry Retrospect and Prospect. Record Production Probable

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 6

A brief review of the past years work in the dairying industry of New South Wales was made on Friday last by the State dairy expert (Mr…

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High Grade Dairy Utensils

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 4

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…

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Dairying Industry. Striking Statistics. What They Indicate. a Note of Warning

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 2

ln our Singleton letter of Monday appears the following item of information:—"The output of butter from Singleton Central Co-op. Dairy…

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Dairying. Selecting a Dairy Cow. the Necessary Characteristics

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 3

In a commercial sense the dairy cow is a machine for the production of milk and butter-fat and the reproduction of other machines of her…

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Butter Output

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 6

The output of butter from Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co'.s. factory for December was 235 tons, as against 55 tons for the…

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Butter Prices. the New System

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 16

The butter advisory committee has adopted the two price system. The price for choicest remains at 144/3 per cwt., and the new price is 140s…

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Butter Export. Large Quantities Examined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 5

During the week ended January 3 the Commonwealth graders examined a total of 30,367 boxes of butter at Sydney, and Newcastle for export. The…

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Siberian Butter. Competition with Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 5

The question of competition which the Australian butter trade is faced with in the English market by the growth of Siberian exports frequently…

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Butter Markets. Fall in London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 2

The predicted fall in the London butter market has materialised. Cable advices received by Sussex-street merchants were to the effect…

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Anthrax. Loss of Sheep at Cootamundra

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 9

Anthrax is officially, reported among sheep on a block of land three miles from Cootamundra. Out of a flock of 400 so far 60 have died…

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New Wool Packs. Graziers' Objections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 6

The executive committee of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales has given consideration to the suggestion of Bradford manufacturers for a…

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Wheat Harvest. Loadings at Country Stations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 6

For the week ended December 27 the quantity of wheat despatched from country stations was 430,587 bags making a total of 1,877,355…

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Wool Industry. Visit to Australia. London, Jan. 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 2

Sir Wm. Priestly and Mr. J. C. Hodgson aire passengers on the Mooltan on a visit to Australia on behalf of Bradford and are arranging…

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Wheat Harvest. 60,832,000 Bushels. Second [?]Guest in State's History

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 7

The Government Statistician (Mr. II. A. Smith) has [?] the yield of wheat for the present season at 60,832,000 bushels, and the average at…

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Dairying Industry. Retrospect and Prospect. Record Production Probable

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 9

A brief review of the past year's Work in the dairying industry of New South Wales was made yesterday by the State dairy expert (Mr. L. T…

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Dairying Industry. Striking Statistics. What They Indicate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 4

In our Singleton letter of Monday appears the following Item of information :—"The output of butter from Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co's factory for December was 235 tons, as against 55 tons for the corresponding month of 1923."…

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Miscellaneous. a Farmer's Challenge. Plea for Farm Women

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 7

"The man on the land may make a periodical valuation, of his live stock and dead to determine his financial position. He will write off…

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Dairying. Selecting a Dairy Cow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 7

In a commercial sense the dairy cow is a machine for the production of milk and butter-fat and the reproduction of other machines of her kind…

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Agricultural. Wimmera Farming Methods. an Agriculturist's Impressions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 7

The majority of the land found in the Wimmera district in Victoria consists of a heavy black clay; indeed, this is the typical first-class black…

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