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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

2,490 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 125

The Wool Slump. Mr. Higgins Criticised. English Paper's Views. London, May 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 13

Commenting on the cabled extracts of Mr. Higgins' remarks about how to prevent the slump in wool, the "Yorkshire Post" says: Mr…

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Wool Sales Close of the Series. Range of Prices. LONDON, May 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 12

At the closing wool sales to-day 6039 bales were offered. There was fair competition, with firm rates, but withdrawals were somewhat…

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Farmers Markets. Aleandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 2

In spite of a light yarding the Alex[?]andian market was the scene of apathetic business. No choice wheaten shaff, and very few prime samples of…

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Dairying. Three Prime Essentials. When Feeding Calves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 9

In the footling of young calves there are certain things to which too much importance can hardly be attached. The first is to need for…

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Dairying. Balanced Rations. for the Dairy Cow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 7

The food of the cow must be ready made and composed of such materials and in such proportions as will maintain body temperature,…

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Mysterious Fires. Tamworth Farmers Alarmed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 6

Farmers are alarmed at the number of mysterious fires which have occurred around Tamworth during the past few weeks…

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Labour's Promises. Gulling the Farmer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 4

Labour candidates are going about in the country telling farmers that if Labour is returned they will see to it that the farmer gets "the full return for his industry." "That sounds very nice," one can imagine a canny farmer saying,…

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The Dairying Industry. No. 27. (All rights Reserved.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 8

The first settlers, the pioneer farmers of the Upper Hunter, as well as those of other districts, had in the beginning of their work to chiefly…

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Cruelty to Boy Farmer Lavery Fouund Guilty

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 1

William Harry Lavery, farmer, of Coorak (Vic.), has been found guilty by the jury at Ballarat General Sessions of assaulting Rupert Christian…

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Dairy Notes Improving the Herds

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 5

In the course of a lecture he gave at the Sydney show on the subject, "The Jersey sire as a factor in herd improvement and economical…

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Dairy Cattle Tests

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 2

In the 273 days' tests of purebred dairy cattle in Maitland district, completed during the month of April, Mr R. F. Graham's cow, Maggie Moore, of…

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Labor Hostile to the Farmer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 2

The general election is something that the people of the country cannot afford to take lightly. It is the one opportunity that is afforded…

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Farmer's Cruelty. Imprisonment Imposed. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 2

A message from Bendigo states that six months' imprisonment was the sentence passed this morning by Judge Winneke, in the Court of…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 1

The following applications for patents connected with farming and pastoral industries have been accepted at the Commonwealth Patent Ofiice:—…

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The Farmers' Vote

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 4

There is good reason why the farmers' vote throughout the State is to such a small extent in favour of the Labour party. Incidentally it may be…

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Singleton Letter. Farm Produce Show. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 6

The Mitchell's Flat branch of the Agricultural Bureau held its first [?] produce show on Saturday last. There was a large attendance. The…

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Dairy Cattle Tests

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 5

In the 273 days' tests of purebred dairy cattle in Maitland district, completed during the month of April, Mr. R. F. Graham's cow…

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Australian Butter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 1

Mr. D. Taylor, of Holdensen and Neilson Pty. Ltd., Dairy Produce Agents, Melbourne, who has just returned from a world tour, stated to…

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Stabilisation of Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 5

Mr. J. P. Abbott, (Ashbrooke, Wingen), writes to the "Herald":— Sir,—As a woolgrower I would like to protest against the letter in…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd., report 27th May: As the provision was made for the disposal of wool by private treaty in…

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