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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 126

Stabilising of Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

Mr John Macgregor, chairman of directors of Norco Ltd., interviewed regarding the Paterson scheme for the stabilisation of the butter industry, said that in theory…

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Butter Increase. Not Until

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 6

Owing to the lack of unanimity in the butter trade, the increase in the price of butter, which had been announced as coming into operation on…

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Wheat Easier. London Market Lifeless

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 3

According to private cables received from London, the wheat market is lifeless. Cargoes and parcels are being pressed for sale at 63/ per quarter…

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Wheat Options. Chicago Quotations. New York, Dec, 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

Cateago wheat options to-day were quoted as follows: December, new 1864 cents, old 182 cents; May, new 17[?] cents, old 177[?] cents; July, 152 1/2…

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Synthetic Wool. South Africa Not Perturbed Capetown, Dec, 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

Local representatives of the wool trade are inclined to scoff at the claims of synthetic wool and refuse to believe that it will constitute a…

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Synthetic Wool. Financed Mainly by British Capital. London, Dec, 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

The "Morning Post" says that the two manufacturing concerns connected with synthetic wool are financial mainly by British capital, though one…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

Forage rates were steady at the Alexandria market. Another small yarding was in position, and though buyers were rather hard to locate…

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Dairy Industry. Former Dairy Expert Puts the Case

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

Mr. M. A. O'Callagban, former dairy expert in Australia for the Federal Govern meat, has the following comments to make on dairy control. He writes from…

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The Butter Factory

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 6

From a humble beginning the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co's. butter factory, in Mary-street, has grown with the passing years…

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Butter Prices Will Rise

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 7

The decision of the Australian Dairy Council to operate the Paterson butter stabilisation scheme on January 1 will mean that butter…

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The Wheat Outlook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 4

The International Institute of Agriculture (Rome) in its final estimates of the world's production in cereals for 1925 places wheat at…

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Butter Prices. Increase in Victoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 3

Following the announcement that the Paterson Butter Stablisation Scheme would come into operation on January 1, there has been considerable…

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Butter Market. Prescott's Weekly Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 6

In its weekly review of the butter market, Prescott, Ltd., states:— SYDNEY.—There has been excellent demand on account of…

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Paterson Butter Scheme. North Coast View

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 7

Mr. John Macgregor, chairman of directors of the North Coast Co-operative Co., when asked his views regarding the Paterson scheme, replied…

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Oil Tainted. Butter by the Comorin. London, Dec. 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 4

The butter contained in the steamer Comorin's No. 3 hold is seriously, oil-tainted. Apparently other holds are unaffected…

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Live Stock. Dehorning of Cattle. Methods Recommended by Department

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 7

The object of dehorning is to prevent cattle from injuring one another. Such injuries in a dairy herd not infrequently involve the udder…

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Wool Stabilisation. Bradford Comment. London, Dec. 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 8

The "Yorkshire Post's" Bradford correspondent, commenting on the fact that no official communication has been issued regarding the…

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Artificial Wool. Bradford Interests Busy. London, Dec. 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 12

Bradford is manifesting the liveliest interest in the story that Italian patentees are prepared to co-operate with Yorkshire…

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Dairying. Work on the Dairy Farm. the Importance of Cleanliness

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 9

It is perhaps a truism to say that cleanliness is of first importance in dairying. There are still many dairymen, however, who fail to realise its…

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Wool Sales. Merinos Cheaper at Bradford. London, Dec. 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 2

Bradford crossbreds were firm, with a fair inquiry. Merinos sold at cheaper prices, but little actual business was done…

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