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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

2,490 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 125

The Farmers' Column

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 1

At a special meeting of shareholders in the Buninyong (Vic.) Butter Factory Company, the decision to enter into the produce and grocery…

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Broadcasting. Farmer's Service. This Evening's Programme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 2

6.30.—The chinies of 2FC. 6.35.—The "Hello Man" talks to the children. 7.10.—A Talk to Boys and Girls on Robert Louis Stevenson, given by Miss…

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For Green Manuring Crops to Plant

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 8

Among the most effective means of adding humus to the soil is the ploughing under of a green crop. The district and the conditions will…

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Agricultural Science and the Farmer the Debt of Modern Agriculture to Research

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 8

One often hears from a farmer that such and such an investigation is not practical, that it will not lead to useful results, that it is a waste…

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London Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 6

At the London wool sales 10,500 bales were offered, and nearly all were sold. Superior selections sold freely for Home and Continent. Best greasy…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 10

Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Company Ltd., report: In this market a little skin wool is changing hands, this being the only class of…

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Butter Price. Advance on

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 3

The advisory price-fixing committee on butter has decided to increase the price of choicest by ½d per lb to 177/4 per cwt on Monday…

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The Butter Market. Prescott's Review

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 16

Prescott, Ltd., in their review of last week's butter market state:—Sydney : There has been a firm market. With the clearance of cold…

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Stud Sheep. Sales in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 3

The top price at the Sydney stud sheep sales on Tuesday was 400 guineas, paid for a Toombah stud Camnock ram, which won both first and…

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Australian Butter. on Up Grade in London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 6

Mr. M. S. Foley, of Foley Bros., butter exporters, who has returned from a visit to London, says that while Australian butter is going to the…

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Sheep Industry. International Conference. London, July 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 2

Forty-five oversea delegates attended to-day's international conference of sheepbreeders at Chester. The principal feature of the…

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Chicago Wheat. New York, July 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 2

The Chicago wheat quotation for July is 147 [?] for September 145, and for December 146 1/4…

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Wheat Market. New York, July 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 2

Chicago wheat options wore quoted to be as follows:—July 143 1/2 cents, September 141 [?] cents, December 143 7.8 cents…

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Wheat in Bulk. Victorian Board's Recommendations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 3

The Victorian Parliamentary Board, appointed to inquire into the handling of grain in bulk, recommends the construction of elevators at 132 Victorian…

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Wool Control. Port Augusta Rejects Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 10

At Port Augusta the president of the South Australia Stockowners' Association, Mr. A.E. Hamilton, condemned the Higgins' wool control scheme as a…

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Wool Scheme. Adverse Vote at Stawell

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 5

An important meeting of wool growers in the Stawell district, convened by the Pastoralists' Association of Victoria, considered Sir John Higgins…

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London Wool Sales. London, July 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 5

At the continuation wool sales, 10,500 baies were offered, and nearly all were sold. Superior offerings sold freely for the home and continental…

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Wool Profits. Total of £31,954,379

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 5

The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) laid on the table of the House of Representatives a statement showing the amount of Australia's share, under the…

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London Wool Sales. Keen Competition. London, July 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 2

The opening of the fourth series of the London wool sales for the season resulted in an offering of 10,740 bales. Nearly all the catalogue was…

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Chicago Wheat Prices (A.p.a.). New York July 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1925 · page 2

Chicago wheat quotations for July dellvories, 148[?]; for September, 1[?] and for December, 146…

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