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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 126

Dairying. Marks of Dairy Temperament. Features to Look for

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 3

The explosion "dairy temperament" has been used to name one of the dairy characteristics of a cow (writes Professor G. C. Humphrey…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 7

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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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 5

Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co., report having yarded 650 cattle at their sale on the 18th instant and sold 530. The yarding comprised all classes, made…

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Butter Industry Australia's Task

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 5

Addressing a conference of butler factory managers in Melbourne this week, Mr. P. J. Carroll (supervisor of dairy exports), when comparing the…

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Butter Markets. Prescott's Weekly Review

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 14

The comments of Prescott, Ltd., on the butter market of the past week are as follow:—Sydney.—Production continues to…

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Wheat Market. Position in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 7

Although a firmer tone appeared to prevail overseas yesterday, buyers in the local market maintained the attitude of caution which has…

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Butter Market. Prices Higher Than London Values

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 3

Butter is selling steadily. Wintry conditions in sonic of the producing centres are affecting the output. Private cable messages from London…

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Wool Sales Sydney Market Unchanged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 5

Wool sales were held on Wednesday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,825 bales, and the sales, including private…

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London Wool Sales. London, May 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 2

It has been decided to resume the London wool sales on June 1…

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Agricultural. Notation Crops and Fat Lambs. a Farmer at Young Bureau Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 9

"Up to five years ago, my opinion was that from the stock-raising point of view the land could not be spared for fallowing. Now, the…

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Terribly Injured Caught in Belting. Accident on Dairy Farm. Murwillumbah

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 5

George Lamson received terrible injuries when his clothing was caught in the belting of a milking machine at his father's farm at Dungay…

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Wool Realisation. Bawra to Be Wound Up. Stormy Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 16

The suggestion that £500,000 of the amount available for distribution to shar[?]olders should be allocated from the funds of the British…

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Dairying. Marks of Dairy Temperament. Features to Look For

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 9

The expression "dairy temperament" has been used to name one of the dairy characteristics of a cow (writes Prof. G. C. Humphrey,…

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Dairy Products

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 6

At the Muswellbrook Butter Factory during the months of April the quan[?] of butter made was 5[?]503lbs choicest at 1[?] per lb. and 3.760…

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Farmer Killed. Crushed by a Waggon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 14

George Griften, [?]neer farmer, met with a terrible death at his farm at Eglinton, near Bathurst, on Saturday afternoon. He was loading a team…

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Dairying. Dairy Clubs. for Boys and Girls

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 7

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 destined to…

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Wool Prices. Statement Corrected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1926 · page 3

Mr. C. C. Waddell, president of the Graziers' Association of N.S.W., on Saturday corrected a statement made by a speaker at the Chamber…

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Trade Review. British Stocks Advance. the Wool Trade. London, May 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1926 · page 6

Throughout the strike period the Stock Exchange maintained an optimistic attitude, and after it was called off all markets were buoyant…

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Paterson Dairy Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1926 · page 4

"Peters Paterson River Dairy Co. have plans out a big new central factory to serve all the Paterson River (writes our Vacy…

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Butter Factory Completed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 May 1926 · page 2

The new A. C. and F. Co's butter factory at Aberdeen has been completed. It has been erected along the latest scientific lines, and the senior…

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