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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 151

Dairying. Low Production Costs. the Basis of Successful Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 5

Success in dairying is almost entirely dependent on production coats, and this factor (says a writer in the "Farmers' Advocate," South Africa),…

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Loss of Valuable Dairy Cows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 6

Mr. W. Partridge, whose dairy farm is situated at Elderslie, was unfortunate in losing four head of cattle, which he valued at £50. He…

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Dairy Produce. Importations From Other States. Question of Quality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 11

Although N.S.W. has no power to prevent the importation of dairy produce from other States, Mr. Bate considers that it should be necessary…

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Heavy Losses. South Australian Farms. Swept by Bush Fires

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 11

Bush fires caused widespread damage to the properties of graziers in the vicinity of Lyndoch, Mount Crawford, and Eden Valley. South…

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Dairying. Contagious Mammitis. the Significance of Vaccines

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 7

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

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Better Farming Train. Farmers and Settlers' View

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 7

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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Butter Markets. Prescott and Co's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1927 · page 8

Prescott, Ltd., reports on the butter markets as follows Sydney.—Production shows a slight increase in some centres, and is…

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Pastoral. Our Wool. Reply to Critics

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 4

Mr. Hollings, Bradford wool corresponded of many papers throughout the Empire, remarked in a Bradford address that the Australian wool clip had…

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Increased Butter Yield

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 1

An evidence of the wonderful season in this district is furnished in the returns from the Muswellbrook Dairy Company. The factory is now…

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Special Cattle Sale

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 4

Matthewson and Co. held their first big cattle sale, since, taking over the business of Messrs. Abbott and Co., on Tuesday last, when the…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 7
Also in The Scone Advocate

The attention of cattle buyers and others interested is called to Messrs. W. J. Hawke and Co's, monster cattle sale to be held at Armidale on…

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Dungog Cattle Sales

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 2

The local auctioneers Messrs T. Carlton, D. Abbott and Co., and J. A. and CHIT Jones, announce that in future the cattle sales will be held in…

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That Duty on Butter. Effort From Every Individual Farmer Required

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 6

The recent deputation, representing all sections of the dairying industry that waited on the Minister for Customs during his stay in Brisbane…

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That Duty on Butter Effort From Every Individual Farmer Required

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 4

The recent deputation, representing all sections of the dairying industry that waited on the Minister for Customs during his stay in Brisbane, should…

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The Butter Factory. (To the Editor,)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 2

Sir,—As the affairs of the local factory seem to be getting an airing, I would, with your permission, like to give some publicity to a few of the…

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Correspondence the Butter Factory (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 2

Sir.—Owing to remarks made by some person sheltering under the name "Producer," which are wide of the issue that is exercising the minds of…

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Wool Sales. Higher Values Rule

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 2

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,618 bales, and the sales…

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Pastoral. Marketing of Fat Lambs. Loss of Weight While in Trucks

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 5

One of the factors most necessary to successful fat lamb raising is close proximity to the rail and to market, so that the lambs may reach the…

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Wool Sales. Prices Maitained. London, Jan. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day, there was a good selection of merinos, and an average selection of other descriptions. There was a keen Home and…

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