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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

2,490 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 81 of 125

Wheat Harvest. More Silos' Desired

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 11

Since 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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Butter Thefts. Twenty Boxes a Week. Fremantle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 2

Mysterious systematic thefts have taken place from a store belonging to William Watson, M.P. More than £500 worth of butter has…

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Wool Sales. Active Demand in Adelaide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 9

The outstanding feature of the Adelaide wool sales, which concluded on 7th inst. was the active demand by the French buyers for all good and fine…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool. Government's Decision. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 13

The formation of a compulsory wheat pool to handle next harvest is regarded as certain. Ministers met to-day to consider the question…

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North American Wheat Season's Estimates. Washington, August 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture estimates that the total winter wheat production for 1925 will amount to 416,000,000 bushels, compared with…

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Wheat Options. Chicago Quotations New York, August 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 2

Chicago wheat options are quoted as follows: September 160 1/4 cents, December 159 cents, May 162 1/4 cents…

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Chicago Wheat Pit. Latest Quotations. New York, Aug. 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 13

The Chicago wheat quotations are for September deliveries, 160 1/4 cents: for December, 161 cents; and for May (1926) 164 5-8 cents…

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Dairying. Better Bulls. Made Available Through Co-operation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 9

Closely associated with the need for cow-testing as a means to more profitable dairying is the necessity for improvement of the herds by the…

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Dairy Produce. Quantity Exported

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 9

Out of 6273 boxes of butter exported from Australia during the week which ended on August 1, 5466 were sent to the United Kingdom…

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Farmers Injured. Run Down by Tram. Unlucky Delegate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 5

Two delegates to the conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association were run down and injured by a tram at Rawson-place, Sydney, on…

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Farmers and Settlers. Conference Resolutions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 11

Resolutions carried by the Farmers and Settlers' Association conference in Sydney included the following:— That, when Grown, lands are thrown…

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Adult Franchise. Local Government Tax for Hospitals. Farmers and Settlers Opposed. Sydney

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

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference agreed unanimously to a motion protesting against the State Government's proposal to alter the method…

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Sugar Crop. Yield in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 9

A return compiled in the office of the Registrar-General, of the results of the sugar crop of Queensland for the 1924 season, shows a big increase…

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Taxation. Farmers and Settlers Conference Resolutions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 9

At the Furthers and Settlers' Association conference in Sydney, several alterations in the system of assessing and collecting taxation were…

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Noxious Weeds. Menace to the Country Farmers and Settlers Take Action. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 16

At the Farmers and bottlers Conference to-day many members empha[?] the fact that noxious weeds were a serious menace to the country…

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Farmers' President. Mr. Buttenshaw Elected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 16

By a large majority the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers Associations of New South Wales elected Mr. Ernest Albert Buttenshaw…

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Farmers and Settlers. Conference Resolutions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 3

The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales closed last evening. In appearing for greater educational…

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Dairying. the Milking Herd. Some Points in Its Care

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 7

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

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To Fail at Dairying. Practices That Help

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 7

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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Run Down by Tram Two Delegates at Farmers, Conference

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 5

Two delegates to the conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association were run down and injured by a tram at Rawson-place, Sydney, on…

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