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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

2,490 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 77 of 125

Poison Fiend. Shocking Tragedy on Country Farm. Unsuccessful Attempt to Murder Family

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 5

A family living on a farm outside Goulburn had a lucky escape from the hand of a poison fiend on Monday night…

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Dairying. the Milking Herd. Some Points in Its Care

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 3

Among the important points in the care of a dairy herd is the necessity for keeping the milkers away from weeds. Ordinary food-flavours…

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To Fail at Dairying. Practices That Help

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 3

There are a number of practices that tend to failure at dairying. Following, translated from an American paper, are a few:…

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Dairying Conditions Satisfactory Season Expected

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 9

The pronounced dryness in the main dairying districts of the State that characterised July was a welcome change to the exceptional rains in late…

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Sale of Farming Lands

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 7

In to-day's issue of this Journal Mr. Sam Horne, auctioneer, advertises the detailed particulars of six farming and grazing properties, to be sold by…

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Agriculture. Crop Rotation. Its Application to the Wheat Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 3

How rotation may simplify certain problems confronting the wheat-grower was discussed in these notes last week. Let us now consider with wheat under…

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Butter Stabilisation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 4

The Dairy Export Control Board commenced its administrative operation's on the first of the month, and on Tuesday next each State Secretary…

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Butter Output

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 6

Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., manufactured. 126,348lbs of choicest butter, and 8496lbs second grade during the month of July. For…

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Australian Wool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 4

The catalogue of wool set down for next week's roster will only embrace an offering of 23,000 bales, compared with the originally contemplated…

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Stock Exchange the Dominions' Outlook. Wool, Wheat, and Apples. LONDON, Aug. 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 12

During the past fortnight the predominant factor on the Stock Exchange has been the coal crisis, and prices have moved up and down with…

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Butter Production in July

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 6

During the month of July 126,348 lbs of choicest butter, and 8496 lbs second grade, were manufactured at the Singleton Central Co-operative, butter…

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Butter Freights. New Railway By-law

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 11

The State Railway Commissioners yesterday made available copies of a new by-law, which is now in force, and which provides that butter will be…

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Wheat Pool. Political Control Opposed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 3

The chairman of the Farmers and Settlers' Association's annual conference, being held in Sydney (Mr. H. V. Thorby, M.L.A.) announced that…

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Wheat Harvest. More Silos Desired

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 7

Sined last harvest meetings of wheat growers have been held at various centres in the north and north-west of the State, at which…

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Closed Firm. Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 9

At the Sydney wool sales a good selection, totalling 6570 bales, was offered at auction. Of these 6085 bales wore sold, while private sales…

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Chicago Wheat. New York, August 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 2

To-day the Chicago wheat pit options are quoted at, for September deliveries, 158 cents; December 157 3/4 cents; and May 160[?]cents…

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Wool Sales. Active Demand in Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 7

The outstanding feature of the Adelaide wool sales, which concluded on Friday, was the active demand by the French buyers for all good and fine…

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Raid on Mission. Natives Round Up and Kill Cattle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 15

The missioner at the Forrest River Mission Station (W.A.) has reported that a hundred natives from Drysdale River and Wyndham, with large…

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Wool Auctions Important Notice Re Order of Offering

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., writes:— Clients are particularly requested to note that an alteration has been…

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Wool Appeals. Large Amount Involved. Hearing on

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 16

The hearing of appeals from the judgments delivered by Mr. Justice Cussen on March 26, in the action in which suppliers of skin wool to…

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