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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 80 of 126

Wool Deliveries. a Large Increase

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 3

Figures made available by the Railway Department yesterday showed that for the two months ended yesterday. 193,500 bales of wool…

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Wool Sales. Keen Demand in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,239 bales, and the sales,…

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Export Butter. Commonwealth Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1926 · page 3

During the week ended August 28, the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 4021 boxes of butter, of which 3184 were salted…

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Homebush Sales. Sydney Firm Cattle Lower. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1926 · page 4

Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd., report: Sheep; 45,000 penned, Market holding at last sale day's rates. The supply was made up of about half lambs…

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Wool Association. Distribution Heid Up Further Litigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1926 · page 2

Developments of considerable moment to the shareholders in the British-Australian Wool Realisation Association, Limited (in liquidation)…

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Dairy Factories New Regulations

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 September 1926 · page 4

A further effort to lift the quality and uniformity of butter and cheese is to be made by the dairy branch, Department of agriculture…

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Pastoral. State Outlook. Special Review

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 9

Argument is still going on over the Government Statistician's estimate of 47,100,000 sheep in New South Wales on June 30, 1925. Consensus of…

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Wool Sales. a Strong Demand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales there was an average selection offered at auction. Of the 10,215 bales offered, 9062 were sold, and private sales…

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The Wool Sales. Firm Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 2

Wool sales were held in the Sydney market this week. On Monday, Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., offered 2871 bales, and secured to 24d for…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory, Ltd. Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 6

The twenty-first annual meeting of the shareholder of the above company was held at the Memorial Hall on Saturday morning. Mr. R…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 8

These notes are issued every week by direction of the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat the Possible Saving in Bags

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 8

As a further illustration of the benefits to be obtained by Wheat-growers in connection with bulk handling of wheat (writes the…

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New Model Dairy. Opened at Menangle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 5

A specially-designed dairy was opened at Menaugle oh Saturday, on the property of the Camden park Estate, and was mainly restricted to…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 4

A firmer tone was manifest at Alexandria forage market. Choice eaten chaff realised to £9 per ton, and a truk of Mudgee hay sold at £9/5…

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Agricultural. Methods of Western Farmers. Parkes Plans an Educational Tour

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 8

Two duties devolve upon the farmer—to discover the best methods and then to pass them on, and so it should be with an agricultural…

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Scone Dairy Co., Ltd. Annual Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Scone Dairy Co., Ltd., was hold in the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday morning. Present: Messrs. Geo…

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Wheat Yields. Australian Crop Estimates

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 14

The revised estimate of the wheat yield of Australia for the season 1923-26 according to the June issue of the quarterly summary of…

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Export Butter. Commonwealth Gradings

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

During the week ended August 28, the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 4021 boxes of butter, of which 3184 were salted…

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Wheat Prospects. the American Crop." Washington, Aug. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture announces that American wheat will remain on a world basis next year. The department has published the…

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Butter Markets. Prescott's Weekly Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 14

Prescott's, Ltd., in their weekly report, state that there is a slight increase in production as compared with last Wok. The demand for…

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