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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 126

Wool Sales. the London Demand. London, July 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 3

At the opening of the fourth series of London wool sales, 14030 bales were offered of which eight thousand were sold. There was a good attendance…

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Wool Sales. Prices in London. London, July 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 6

At the wool sales 11,987 bales were offered and about 9000 sold. There was a superior selection, which met with a good demand, chiefly from the…

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Low Grade Creams. Suggested Remedies. Advice to Dairy Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 3

A list of suggestions to dairy farmers who have found difficulty in supplying butter factories with firstclass cream has been compiled by Mr…

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Agricultural. Superhosphate and Wheat. the Advance in Fertiliser Practice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 9

"Fallow is the foundation of good farming but the proper application of superphosphate on better fallowed land is the keynote of a bigger…

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The Advantages of Pooling Wheat Looking to the Coming Season

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., writes:— With favorable conditions for seeding throughout the Wheat areas of…

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Live Stock. Depraved Appetite in Cattle As a Result of Deficiency in the Pasture

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 9

All interesting illustration of the relationship between depraved appetite in animals and phosphorus shortage in the pasture is given by…

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Dairying. an Essential in the Dairy Cow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 13

"Feed is the source of milk, and the consumption of a large amount of feed on the part of the cow is highly essential," writes Professor…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 6

The bulk of the choice forage at the Alexandria market was disposed of privately, Consequently at auction bids came very slowly. Lucerne hay…

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Dairying. Cream Quality. As Affected by Carelessly Cleansed Utensils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 9

"One finds in the majority of cases that the cause of low grade cream is general carelessness in the washing and scalding of dairy utensils (usually…

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Compensation. Position of Farmers' School Children

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 2

Mr. J. J. Fitzgerald, M.L.A., recently made representations to the Department of Labour and Industry in regard to the relative positions of…

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Dairy Produce. the London Market. London, July 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 3

The colonial butter trade is still inactive, Quotations: New Zealand, salted, 168/ to 170/, unsalted 170/ to 172/; Australian salted; 164/ to…

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Irrigation Farms. Justice Pike's Valuations Welcomed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 6

Settlers on the Griffith irrigation area are jubilant at Mr. Justice Pike's decision in the Stark test case, for if such a standard is…

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Homebush Sales. Cattle and Heavy Sheep Weaker. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report.—Cattle: 3300 yarded, the bulk medium to useful quality. The market opened weaker. Good to prime beef made 32/…

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New Wool Packs. Supported by Manufacturers London, July 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 8

At the meeting of the Dominion, Woolgrowors Committee in London, in conjunction with the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, hold in…

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The Advantages of Pooling Wheat. Benefits of Orderly Marketing. (Continued from last issue)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes, further relative to the advantages of wheat pooling:—…

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The Advantages of Pooling Wheat Benefits of Orderly Marketing. (Continued from last issue)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co., writes further rolative to the advantage of Wheat Pooling:— Some farmers have experimented…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Tuesday July 20, 1926. Farmers Suffer. Effect of Workers' Compensation Act. Adverse Effect on Trade

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 2

"There is no gainsaying the fact that the Workers' Compensation Act is one of the factors which have set up a trade depression in country…

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Branxton Dairy Company

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 2

The annual general meeting of shareholders of the above company will be held in the School of Arts hall, Branxton, on Saturday next, July 24, at 10…

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Better Farming Conference

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 2

Dr. G. F. Finlay, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.V.Sc, who is touring the Hunter district under arrangement with the Royal Society of New South Wales in the…

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