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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 126

Sale of Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Idstein reports having sold by privates contract a dairy farm at Singleton, of 300 acres, for £5,000 to Mr. M. McDonald…

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Sale of Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 4

Mr. W. N. Dann reports having sold to Mr. Don Butler, of West Maitland, a 30-acre farm on the Taree Estate…

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The Raymond Terrace Dairy and Produce Co. Ltd

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 3

Factory Report for the Month of June 1926 Markets. Butter 1/8½d. per lb. Cheese 12½d. per lb. City Milk l/2d. per gallon Suppliers Pay. Butter 1/4¾d. per lb…

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Sale of Farms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 2

Mr. W. N. Dann reports having sold to Mr. Tom Butler of West Maitland a 10-acre farm on the Taree Estate being portion of the…

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Dairying. a Tasty Dairy Product. How to Prepare Clotted Cream

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 6

The manufacture of this luxury was originally confined ro the counties of Devon and Cornwall (writes Mr. L. Verney, in the "Queensland…

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Agricultural for Dry Times. Crops Suitable for Silage

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 6

To make good silage, it is essential that the material used should contain the right amount of sap. If it is too dry, it is likely to mould…

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Homebush Sales. Cattle and Heavy Sheep Weaker. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 14

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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Butter Market. Prescott's Review

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 6

Prescott's weekly review is as follows:— Sydney: On the North Coast production is stationary and in other…

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Wheat Market. Strong in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 7

The market in Europe for Australian wheat is dull, "The sale of a parcel near at hand, in the steamer The mistoeles is reported at 58/3 The…

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Wool Sales London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 6

At the wool sales 11,116 bales were offered, and about 9000 sold. Greasy merinos'and fine kinds had a good demand at firm prices. Other merinos…

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Wheat and Flour. Exports From Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 7

Exports of wheat and flour, the latter estimated in its equivalent as wheat calculated at 48 bushels to the short ton from Australia last week…

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Spirited Competition. London Wool Sales. London, July 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 3

At the wool sales, 13,185 were offered a larger supply and a better selection, which met with spirited home and Continent competition, and…

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Wool Market. Sales in London. London, July 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day 10,330 bales were offered, and about 8000 were sold at steady prices.—Reuter. Only about 5000 bales of Australian…

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Agricultural. Superphosphate and Wheat. the Advance in Fertiliser Practice

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 3

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

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London Wool Sales. Fine Wools Demand. London, July 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 12

At to-day's wool sales 120,000 bales were offered of a superior selection. Of those about 9000 bales were sold. The demand chiefly was…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 3

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

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Wool Position Reviewed by Experts Artificial Silk Misnomer. LONDON, July 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 12

Mr. Andrew Williamson, reviewing the pastoral situation at the annual meeting of the Australian Estate Mortgage Company, said that the severe…

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Compensation. Position of Farmers' School Children

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 9

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

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Irrigation Farms. Justice Pikr's Valuations Welcomed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 11

Settlers of 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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Pig Breeding. State Farm Results

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 7

A return of the Department of Agricultural pig-breeding operations at the seven experiment farms where studs of Berkshires are maintained…

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