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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 126

For Farm Housewife the Pulping of Fruit

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 6

Pulping is an economical method of preserving all deciduous and berry fruits. It is easily and quickly done, and does not require any…

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Dairy Conference Butter Graders

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 11

The fourth and final session of the conference of the Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries' Association was held in Sydney…

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Butter Export. Commonwealth Gradings

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 8

The Department of Trade and Customs, Dairy Branch, advises that during the week ended June 26 the Commonwealth graders examined at…

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"Sale of Coastal Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 7

Though any change in cattle value was downward at Homebush last Thursday, some coastal lines made good figures, Messrs. H. and…

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Butter Factory. Meeting at Vacy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 3

A very enthusiastic meeting of the suppliers to Gostwyck butter factory was held in the Vacy School of Arts on Thursday afternoon, There were…

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Butter Exports. Twelve Months' Statistics

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 16

The Minister for Markets and Migration has issued a statement showing that from July 1, 1925, to June 12, 1926, Australia exported 1,738,799…

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Butter Market. Price Advance. Prescott's Ltd., Review

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 14

As announced on Saturday, butter prices were advanced, of to-day. The quotation for choicest is now 196/ per ewt, exclusive of boxes and cartage…

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Sheep Breeding. Sympathy of the State Government

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 3

In proposing "The Sheep Breeding Industry at the sheep show official luncheon in Sydney, the Premier (Mr. Lang) said that this industry, in…

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Agricultural. Wheat Varieties. Characteristics That Are Detrimental

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 14

To the average man there is a sameness and uniformity about the appearance of a wheat-held, the only being to break the monotony of a…

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Dairying. the Farm Separator. Conditions Which Reduce Its Efficiency

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 14

Many dairy-farmers fall to realise that for a separator to do its work efficiently the bowl must spin evenly at the designed speed, without any…

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Agricultural. the Soil Factor. in Relation to Wheat Varieties

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 9

While rain fall and temperature certainly have most influence in determining what varieties are suitable for a given district, the soll…

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Suit for Damages 1917 Wheat Pool. Re-echo of Mice Plague. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 16

A message from Wagga states that a law suit is to be commenced against the Government for damages in respect of the wheat in the 1917…

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Dairy Industry. Managers in Conference. Research Station

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

The conference of dairy factory managers was continued in Sydney. In reference to the representations made by the Australian Dairy…

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Farmer's Protest

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

Canowindra Farmers did Settler's Association has decided to send a resolution to the executive in Sydney, strongly protesting against the…

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Dairy Council Uniform Grade Standards

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

The Australian Dairy Council which met in Sydney was attended by producers representatives of the five exporting States and…

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Share Farmers

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

The share-farmers' lot has been very much discussed, and it is reported that one lower North Coast landholder, with four families working dairies on…

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Branxton Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 4

Messrs. R. W. Baker, H. Gibbs, and Edward Moore have been nominated to fill the vacancies on the Branxton Butler Factory directorate. The…

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New Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 4

It is expected that the new Raymond Terrace Butter. Factory which is being erected at Hexham, will be ready for occupation in September…

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Butter Market. Prescott's Weekly Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 4

The weekly butter market report of Prescott, Ltd., states:— Sydney: The decline in output continues, particularly on the North…

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Shots Fired. Surprised in Wool Works. Burglar Makes His Escape. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 5

Early yesterday morning, the police were informed that there were burglars in the wool scouring works at Elliott Bros., Botany Road…

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