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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 151

Better Farming. Train Arrangements Explained

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 3

The Premier (Mr. Lang) explained that the "better farming train" would not be an ordinary show, but it would be made up in attractive…

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Butter Markets. Prescott's Ltd. Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 6

Prescott's, Ltd., report on the but-ter markets as follow: Sydney.—The reduction on January 17 of ld per lb stimulated the local…

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Butter Tariff. a New Zealand View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 7

The New Zealand "Dairy Produce Exporter," referring to the Australian demand for protection against New Zealand butter, says:—…

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Pastoral. Sheep for Homebush. Question of Supplies

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 3

About two months ago, the Railway Department, in response to a request, made 100 additional sheep vans available for Homebush each week, thus…

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Commercial Special Dairy Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 4

Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., report having conducted another very successful special dairy, cattle sale, at the Shire yards on Friday last, 21st inst.,…

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Shetland Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 3

Shetland sheep, according to a Scottish woollen manufacturer, are owned by the islanders in flocks of 25 to 50. Their food consists chiefly of the sea…

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Sheep History

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 4

On the little island of Soay, which is situated near St. Kilda, off the west coast of Scotland, survives a breed of sheep, taking its name from the…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 4

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the Bowthorne Butter Factory, Limited, will be held at Morpeth, on Wednesday, February 9,…

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Butter Factory Output

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 2

During the month of December the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., manufactured 105 tons of butter, and consigned 159,674 gallons of…

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The Butter Factory. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 2

Sir,—I have read the letters in your valuable paper from "Observer" and Producer." They both have a good opinion, of the…

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Pastoral. Dipping of Lambs. Results Op Departmental Experiments

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 4

The results of Departmental experiments suggest that lambs for market may be dipped without ill effects provided ordinary care is taken…

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Wheat Market. Local Position Unchanged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 6

The Sydney wheat market was unchanged over the week-end, buyers limits yesterday being still 4/7½ in country positions, equal to about 6/8…

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Fair Price of Butter. Question in Assembly

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Gillies (L.) drew the attention of the Premier to tho fact that at the Bathurst conference both…

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London Wool Sales. Prices Firm. London, Jan. 34

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 5

To-day's selection comprised chiefly merinos suitable for Continental demand, a large proportion being speculators' wools. Of other…

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Wool Demand Extending. 60 Per Cent. of Clip Sold

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 4
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Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— With more than half the season's clip in purchasers' hands, the safety of values for the current wool season looks…

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The Dairying Industry Conditions Abroad. What Australia Has to Face

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 2

In the course of a special report on his visit abroad, Mr. W. H. Clifford, general manager of Noreo Ltd. gives important information concerning the…

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Poultry Farm.—

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 7

Mr. A. Devine has started a poultry farm at Kayuga…

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Dairying. Contagious Mammitis. the Significance of Vaccines

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 4

Considerable publicity is being given to the disease at present, and active steps are being taken in the way of vaccinating animals against it. In…

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Better Farming Train. Farmers and Settlers View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 6

The intention of the Government to conduct a Better Farming Train was considered at a meeting of the Farmersand Settlers' executive, and…

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