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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 126

British Settlers. Living in Cattle Sheds? London, April 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 2

In the House of Commons to-day Mr. L. Hore Bellishan (Lib.) asked the Secretary of State for the Dominions (Mr. Amery) if the was aware that…

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Wheat Options. Chicago Quotations. New York. April 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 2

Chicago wheat options were quoted to-day as follows; May, new 166[?] cents, old 161[?] cents. July 145 3-1 cents: September, 1337 7-8 cents…

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Agricultural. Soil Inoculation for Leguminous Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 9

The soil conditions that in general favour nitrification also favour the presence of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in association with legumes, and…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 4

Owng to the shortage of supplies, conditions were firmer at the Alexandria saleyards. Wheaton chaff and lucerne hay realised £7/15/ and £10…

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Dairy Council. Increasing Production

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 11

The Australian Dairy Council, which met in Sydney during the week, dealt with, a number of more or less important mutters. All the…

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Butter Markets. Prescott's Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 May 1926 · page 3

Regarding the week's butter markets Pre[?] Ltd. state. Sydney: In most dairying centres production is being maintained but in…

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Industrial Laws. Effect on Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 May 1926 · page 2

In regard to the dissatisfaction expressed concerning industrial legislation in New South Wales and the likelihood of the proprietors of the…

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Shot Two Sheep. a Junee Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 May 1926 · page 2

At the Junee Police Court John Edward Laurence was charged with having shot two sheep the property of Mr. J. E. Hoad, M.L.C., and with…

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Show Notes. Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 5

In the Jersey classes one missed the names of several well-known competitors whose exhibits were a sent. Mr. Alan Pearse, of Alison…

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Strange Cattle Ailment

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 2

Numerous cases of a stronge ailment amongst cattle in the Coraki district are reported The symptoms amongst dairy cows affected are that…

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Commercial. Special Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 4

Messrs W. Bailey and Sons report having held a record mixed sale of both, dairy and store cattle at the Shire Saleyards on Friday last, when 1162 head…

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Sydney Wool Auctions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 1
Also in The Scone Advocate, The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Secretary Farmers awl Graziers' Co.-op. Co. writes under date 29th AWo offered our first catalogue since…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 2

Goldsbrough, More and Co., Ltd., report 29th April: Satisfactory clearances have been effected at the sales during the week, and…

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Sporting. Football. Timber Workers Down Butter Makers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 1

Notwithstanding that butter is a slippery substance the makers of this commodity were unable to compel the timber workers to slide away…

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Drought in Central Queensland. Sheep Given Away

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 2

Longreach, the hub of the wool producing area of Central Queensland is suffering the most severe droughts on record. Grave fears are felt for…

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Wool Sales. French, German and Japanese Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 7

The wool sales were continued yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8601 bales, and the…

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Collection of Produce. From Farm and Garden

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 5

The individual items comprised in Mr. C. E. Henny's exhibit in the above class are given hereunder. One item, the whole pig, took the…

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American Dairying

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 2

Statistics show that the products of the American dairy cow now exceed 2,500,000,000 dollars farm value. She employs an army of men…

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