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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 126

Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1926 · page 4

A firm market ruled for prime forage at the Alexandria saleyards. Lucerne chaff realised £10 per ton. Wheat rose 3 to 6/9 per bushel in…

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Homebush Sales. Cattle Lower; Sheep Unaltered. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 4

Winehcombe, Carson, Ltd., report—Cattle 3800 yarded,the bulk medium to useful quality, The market opened 10/ to 20/ lower Good to…

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Dairying Industry. High Standard of Butter

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 4

In reviewing recently the activities of the Government on, behalf of the man on the land, Mr Lang, the Premier, mentioned that, as pail of the…

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Butter Market Imports From New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 7

Sydney butter market is quiet. Imports from New Zealand are substantial, and considerable orders have been placed in that Dominion. These…

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Wool Sales. Strong Continental Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Wool Exchange, Sydney, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9777 bales, and the sales, including private…

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English Butter Price Fixed. Government v. Strike Profiteering

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 2

A telegram received yesterday afternoon by the manager of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd. (Mr G. F. S. Lee), advised that…

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Wheat Market. Effect of British Industrial Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 6

The inactive position of the market in the United Kingdom, and the indefinite outlook in the industrial situation there caused some degree of…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 4

Many trucks of forage at the Alexandria saleyards were damaged owing to rain in the country. A good inquiry was maintained for choice…

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Crops and Silage. Insurance Against Drought

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 4

In the course of an article upon the Riverina, the "Daily Telegraph's"' special represontativo Bays that, for many years, a number of large…

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Sheep Weight Estimating

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 2

The Wattle Club conducted A sheep weight estimating competition at Dungog show, and the result is as follows:—Weight of…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 2

Wool sales were continued in the Sydney market on Monday last, when the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., and Pitt, Son and…

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When to Remove the Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 3

Considerable differences of, opinion exist among practical men as to the latest date at which wheat should be fed off, some holding that the…

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Choicest Butter. Increasing Output. Remarkable Progress

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 4

During the past few years there has been a remarkable improvement in the quality of butter manufactured in this State. It is now officially…

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Wool Sales. No Material Change

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 7

The twenty-second series of wool sales opened in Sydney on Thursday, when an average selection of 9[?] bales was offered at auction. Of these…

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Wheat Pool—1925-26 Second Advance

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 8

The Wheatgrowers Pooling and Marketing Co., Ltd., has made arrangements with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for a second…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on This Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 3

These notes are issued every week by direction of the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the…

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Agricultural. Feeding-off Growing Wheat. Some General Principles

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 3

The feeding-off of growing crops of wheat is frequently practised throughout the wheat belt of N.S. Wales. It is an operation that is…

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Lucerne and Dairy Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 4

To Lease by Tender for term of 3 years, 87½ ACRES Blairmore, Aberdeen, about 18 Acres Established Lucerne; Irrigation plant, House…

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Crops and Silage. Insurance Against Drought

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 2

In the course of an article upon the Rirerina, the "Daily Telegraph's" special representative says that, for many years, a number of large…

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The Sugar Crop. a Large Increase

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 6

The Queensland sugar crop for 1925-26 is estimated at 484,000 tons of raw sugar, In addition to which N.S.W. was expected to produce 32…

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