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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 126

Ayrshire Cow. Record Butter Production

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 3

What is claimed as an Australasian record for an Ayrshire cow has been achieved by Miss Dot, of Glen Innes, which in a full 365-day test has yielded…

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Bulk Wheat. Silos Soon to Close

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

It is anticipated by Mr. E. Harris, manager of the Government Grain Elevators, that the country silos will all be closed to the receiving of wheat…

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Wheat Harvest. Loading Commenced. Overseas Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 6

For many weeks the wheat belts of Australia have presented scenes of activitly which are witness to the golden harvest. The railway systems…

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World Wheat Market Proposed Co-operative Conference

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 7

The wheat co-operative and pooling interests in Victoria have not yet decided the question of representation at the conference of…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 6

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 13

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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Stock Exchange Wool Future. British Food Imports. LONDON, Jan. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 12

The Stock Exchange year closed on a cheerful note. There was a quietly optimistic tone in almost all markets. Gilt-edged stocks showed…

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The Singleton Argus SATURDAY, 9th JANUARY, 1926. LOCAL & General News Cattle Sale at Armidale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 6

Messrs. Walter J. Hawke & Co. will hold a big sale of good-class cattle and stud bulls at Armidale Municipal yards on Tuesday next. See advt…

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Dairying. Those Dairy Utensils. Dirt As a Detriment to Proeit

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

"From 75 to 80 per cent of the trouble in connection with second grade cream in this district comes from the faulty washing of the…

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The Orchard. Treatment of the Summer Lemon Crop

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 6

As lemon growers are aware, there is a great deal of waste through the summer crop falling, owing to the heat and, perhaps, lack of moisture…

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Dairy Industry. the Year Reviewed. March of Progress

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 8

That the position of the dairying industry in this State has improved considerably during the year now closing, and that prospects are…

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Young Man Killed. Farmer Arrested

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 3

Charles Wilson, 49, a farmer, of Goonoo Goonoo-road, near Tamworth, was charged at Tamworth last night with having feloniously…

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Dairy Industry's Good Position the Year in Review. Prospects Bright for 1926

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 9

A considerable improvement has been wrought in the position of the dairying industry in this State during the year just closed, and…

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Warwick Farm Races Selections for To-day

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 6

For the meeting at Warwick Farm to-day, the "Argus" selects:— Farm Stakes.—Night Heron, Khyber, Pugnacious…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Cattle Cheaper. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson, Limited's report. Twenty-nine hundred cattle yarded; the bulk medium to useful quality. The market opened £1 cheaper…

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Dominion Farmers. Losses by Drought

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

With a drop in the price of mutton and dairy produce and depreciation of the value of stock, caused by the drought, farmers are facing a…

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Butter Product. Effect of 44-Hour Week

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

Owing to the introduction of the 44-hour week, and the increase in the cost of fuel, the manufacturing charge will be increased to 2½per…

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Wool Sales Resumed. Competition Good

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 3

The commencement of the Mill series of wool sales at the Royal Exchange yesterday ushered in the first sale of the new year…

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Artificial Wool. Remarkable New Industry. Wool Trade is Not in Peril. LONDON, Jan. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 5

A special correspondent of the Yorkshire Post was sent to Turin chiefly to investigate reports concerning artificial wool. He sketches…

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Farmers' Markets. Sussex Street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 4

To-day's quotations in Sussex street were: Butter 108/; eggs, new laid 7/4 rails and rivers 1/: cheese, local large 9d to 9 1/2d, leaf 9 1/2d to 10d…

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