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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 151

Dairy Farmers Appeal for Tariff Help

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 6

A serious position in the dairying industry, due largely to New Zealand competition, was described to the Minister for Customs (Mr Pratten) by a…

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Wheat Pool. No Vote Recommended. Country Party Advice. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 4

All the members of the New South Welles Country party, interested in wheat matters, namely, Messrs. Buttenshaw, Bruxner, Main, Kilpatrick,…

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An Up-to-date Butter Factory. Raymond-terrace Co-operative Co. at Hexham

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 16

Claimed to be the most modern and efficient in the Southern Hemisphere, the Raymond Terrace Co-op, Co.'s big new factory at Hexham,…

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Bulk Wheat. Loading at Newcastle. No Facilities Granted. Minister Explains Why

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 5

Mr. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. F. Dunn):…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 3

business conditions continued steady at the Alexandria saleyards. Choice forage found a ready clearance. In the grain section oats…

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Valueless Cheques. West Australian Farmers Victimised

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 16

Recently a man who appeared to be affluent visited the Nyabing and Pingrup farming districts (W.A.), and began to acquire properties…

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Dairying. Low Production Costs. the Basis Op Successful Dairying

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 6

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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Dairy Industry's Parlous Position

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 4

Despite the highly organised state of the dairying industry in Australia, it is not doing well, according to its loading representatives. The…

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Order to Join Unions State Experimental Farm Hands. Mr. Chaffey Inquire Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 7

Mr. Chaffey asked the Minister for Agriculture whether it was a fact that employees at the State experimental farms had been called upon…

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Gored by a Cow Excitement at a Dairy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 9

While trying to yard a cow which had just come in with her calf, two sons of Mr and Mrs W. Whiteley, of Mount. Horeb, N.S.W., were attacked. The…

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Butter Markets. Prescott and Co. Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 3

Prescott, Ltd., reports on the butter markets as follow:— Sydney.—Warm weather, following upon the extensive rains for the…

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Pastoral. Sheep Transport by Motor. an Interesting Queensland Experiment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 4

Details of an interesting experiment in the transport of sheep appear in the "Queensland Agricultural Journal." The journal describes how Mr…

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Wool Auctions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 7

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report: Throughout last week's auctions a very strong market has ruled and prices have been firmly maintained…

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Pastoral. Bush Fires. Now for Evidence

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 3

Mr. J. B. Cramsie, chairman of the Bush Fire Royal Commission, has intimated to the several producers' associations, that he will call the…

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The Butter Factory Meeting at Jerry's Plains

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 4

In connection with the forthcoming election for directors for the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy C; Ltd., Messrs. S. H. Haggarty and A. H…

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Correspondence the Butter Factory, (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

Sir,—Neither the vaporings or the curious reasoning of recent contributors to the "Argus" are likely to be seriously considered by shareholders of…

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Wool Sales. Firm in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 7

Wool sales were held on Monday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,104 bales, and the sales,…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Yesterday's Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

The wool sales were continued in Sydney yesterday. The offering of Dalgety and Co., Ltd., of 6050 bales, consisted of a…

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Butter Levy. Paterson Scheme. Rebate of £20,000

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 4

A year's operations of the Paterson scheme has resulted in a surplus of £20,000, which will be returned to the contributors…

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Maxims for Dairy Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 7

Use well-bred dairy cows. Keep a pedigree bull— his calves are worth twice as much as those of a non-pedigree bull…

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