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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 126

Wool Auctions, Sydney Keen Buying

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 2

The Secretary Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co. writee:— At our sale on the 4th May, we offered an excellent selection, totalling…

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Wool Auctions, Sydney. Keen Buying

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 8

The Secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Company writes:— At our sale on 4th May we…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 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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Search for Beef. Fat Cattle Are Scarce. Winter Prospects

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

Buyers are out all over the place looking for fat cattle (says "Country Life"). New South Wales is buying in Queensland, Victoria is…

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Dairying. the Feeding Value of Silage. in Comparison with the Original Green. Crop

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 3

It used to be thought (writes, Mr., H. W. Hesse, Instructor in Agriculture to the Auckland. Education Board, in the "New Zealand…

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Diseased Cow in Herd. Dairy Farmer Fined

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

A revolting story concerning diseased cows in a milking herd was told at Woodburn Court. Vincent MacCormick, dairy…

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Local and General. Sale of Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. James Kirkwood reports having sold an agricultural farm. [?]cated It Goulburn Grove. near Largs, comprising 18 acres, for Mrs. Bishop to…

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Lease of Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Gillogly, Marlee, invites tenders in this issue for the lease of dairy farm of 73 acres, on Fosterton road, 1 mile from butter…

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Dairy Clubs for Boys and Girls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 5

The year 1914 marked the beginning of a line of work in the interests of better dairying which has proved of the greatest value, and is…

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Of Benefit to Dairymen

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 5

These clubs of boys and girls, through 'their study of the best methods of feeding, care, and management of dairy cattle, have…

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A Guide to Farm Book-keeping

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 6

However difficult book-keeping may seem to the farmer, and however repugnant it is to him, it should be remembered that an actual…

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A Feature That Too Many Farms Lack

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 6

Australia in general is moat indifferent to the possibilities of the home fruit and vegetable garden, pointed out Mr. H. M. Bloomfield in…

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Children’ Court. Boy sent to Mittagong Farm

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 5

In the Children’s Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. H. M. Cleeve,. P.M., a boy, aged thirteen, who was beyond the control of his parents was ordered…

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Pastoral. for Clean Sheep. a Few Precautions As to Dipping

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 9

Merino sheep should be dipped for the control of external parasites one month to six weeks after shearing, and crossbreds about two months…

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Butter Factory Output

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 6

During April the Singleton Central Co-openitive Dairy Co., Ltd. manufactured 82 tons of butter, as compared with 41 tons for the previous…

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Butter Price Reduced

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 6

Butter prices were eased in values by 3d per 1b from Thursday. The announcement was made by the New South Wales Stabilisation Committee,…

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Pastoral Industry. Constituting Industrial Board

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 16

Application was made before Mr. A. B. Piddington, industrial Commissioner, by the Australian Workers' [?] on for the constitution of an…

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Butter Export. Commonwealth Gradings

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 5

During the week ended May 8 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 2614 boxes of butter, of which 2302 were salted, and 112…

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Illegal Trading. Australian Butter in London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 16

Information has been received by the Minister for Markets and Immigration from the High Commissioner's office that two samples of butter taken…

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