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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 126

Dairy Clubs for Boys and Girls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 3

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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Dairying. a Vigorous Constitution. Indications in the Dairy Cow

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 8

A healthy, vigorous constitution is the mainspring of all activity on the part of the dairy cow, states Professor G. C. Humphrey, head of…

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Workers' Compensation Act, 1926. All Workers Included. Including Share Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 7

Insurance companies issue the rollowing information:— The new Workmen's Compensation Act will come into force at a date…

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Pastoral Awards. Federal and State

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 8

The danger of having two awards covering the same class of labour in the pastoral industry was emphasised by Mr. C. G. Waddell, president of…

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Mammitis. Disease Among Dairy Cattle. Children Affected. Kempsey

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 5

That much of the throat and car troubles prevalent among children during recent months is due to the disease among dairy herds, known as…

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Butter and Import Duty

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 6

At a meeting of the Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Linton, which was formed at a meeting in singleton on 25th ult…

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Sheep in Relation to Fallowing. a Means to Better Farming

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 7

The value of fallowing is now recognised by most wheat fanners. Following, however can only give the best returns when combined with sheep…

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Butter Market. Position in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 5

The chairman of the Queensland Butter Board has announced that owing to the good season in New South Wales and Victoria, and the heavy…

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Butter Markets. Prescott's Weekly Review

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 14

Supplies continue to fall off, but receipts at Sydney last week sowed an increase, on account of arrivals of steamers which were delayed by the…

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Wheat Market. Quiet in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 7

No business of any description was reported yesterday to be passing in Australian wheat either in the oversea markets or locally. Buyers'…

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Wheat Market. Easier in London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 3

The London wheat market is reported easier owing to heavy shipments. Buyers were holding off and the market was idle. No fresh sales…

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Dairying. a Vigorous Constit[?]n. Indications in the Dairy Cow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 9

A healthy vigorous constitution is the mainspring of all activity on the part of the dairy cow, states Professor G. C. Humphrey, head of the…

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Dairy Produce. New Zealand Control

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 4

The policy of the New Zealand Dairy Produce Control Board in assuming absolute control over the export of dairy produce on September 1…

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The Farmer's Leisure

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1926 · page 7

"More than most others, farmers live in isolation," writes Mr. Walton H. Hamilton in the "Journal of Farm Economics." "They are slower than…

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Stud Sheep. Ellerston Disposal, Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1926 · page 3

The well-known Ellerston stud dispersal sale took place at Scone, and was attended by sheepmen from all parts of the State. It was highly…

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Homebush Sales. Sheep and Light Cattle Better. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report,—Cattle: 2500 yarded, the bulk medium to useful quality. Heavy beef was unaltered. Prime light better…

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Butter Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 2

The following circular letter has been sent to the Dcnman dairy farmers by the manager of the Denman pairy Co., Ltd:—…

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Disease Among Dairy Cattle Children Affected

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 1

That much of the throat and [?]an troubles prevalent among children during recent months is due to the disease among dairy herds, known as…

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Special Stud Sheep Sale

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 3

The Ellerston Stud Sheep Sale, on account of Mr L. W. Friend, was held at the Municipal Yards, Scone, on Wednesday, 2nd June, by Goldsbrough, More…

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Wool and Prosperity. German Business Growing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report —Both in Australia and the United Kingdom wool sales generally have been conducted under excellent…

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