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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 126

Muswellbrook Letter the Dairying Industry. Muswellbrokk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 8

The arrangements made by the Muswellbrook Dairy Company to supply milk daily to the Farmers and Dairymen's Co., Sydney will begin…

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Farmers' Markets. Sussex-street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 5

To-day's quotations in Sussex-street were: Butter, 186/8: eggs, new laid, 2/3. rails and rivers 1/9; cheese, local large 1/1 1/2 leaf, 1/2; honey 3d to 5d…

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Pig Farming. Management in All Stages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 4

Mr. A. F. Gray, piggery instructor at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, delivered a lecture at the Sydney Show-ground on the managements of…

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Wool

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmer's & Graziers' Coop. Co., writes: At our sale on the 24th March we offered an excellent catalogue, totalling…

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Sheep Owners Warned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 4

The monthly report of the stock inspector to the Cumberland P. P. Board issues a warning to sheepowners who persist in sending tick-infested sheep…

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Pleuro in Cattle. Supervision of Contacts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 2

The Chief Veterinary Surgeon (Mr. Max Henry) advises that additional precautions have recently been brought into operation to control the…

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Pastoral Industry. Claim for New Award. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 5

Consent having been given by A. J. McLachlan, for the Graziers' Association of New South Wales, and by A. C. Roberts, for the Australian…

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Dungog Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory secured third prize at the Royal Show in the export butter class. The factory's buttermaker, Mr. W. E…

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Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

The secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes:— At our sale on the 24th March we offered an excellent catalogue,…

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Alleged Unbranded Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

Following the case, Upper Hunter P. P. Board v. J. J. Mackay, in respect of alleged unbranded sheep, heard at the Murrurundi Police…

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Sheep Owners Warned

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

The monthly report of the stock inspector to the Cumberland P.P. Board issues a warning to sheepowners who persist in sending…

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The Wool Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: —An overseas authority commenting on the wool market some five weeks ago expressed the opinion that if…

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Boy Drowned. in a Cattle Did

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 3

Reginald Frederick Coulson, aged six years, of Corunna-avenue, Homebush, was drowned in the cattle dip at the Homebush saleyards yesterday…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Dairing. Milk Quality Factors Upon Which It Depends

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 1

Variation in composition of milk may be caused by any of the following causes or any combination of them:—…

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Dairying Industry in the Upper Hunter. Milk Trade to Start. Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 1

On Tuesday last, Mr. R. V. Falkner, manager Muswellbrook Dairy Co., Ltd., received an urgent telegram from the Farmers and…

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Crops and Stock. Improvement in Production

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 3

The Acting Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waltes) yesterday issued the agricultural and live stock [?] statistics for the year ended June 30 [?]…

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Dairy Cattle. Recent Developments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 9

The second of the series of Dr. G. P. Finlay's lectures, under the auspices of the Royal Agricultural Society, was delivered in the lecture…

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Butter Exhibits. Sydney Royal Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 9

The general quality of the export butter exhibited at the show is higher than in previous years, according to the judge, Mr. F. Wigan, of the…

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Agriculture. Putting in the Wheat Crop. Some Essentials for Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 9

One of the essentials of a well-known paddock of wheat is that the seed should be thoroughly covered. Whether the land has been fallowed…

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