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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 151

Singleton Butter Wins

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 2

Singleton Central Co-opcrative Dairy Co., Ltd., won first prize £(4/4/) at Newcastle show yesterday for best box of butter made for local consumption…

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Butter Export. Commonwealth Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 3

During the week ended February 12 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 24,240 boxes butter, of which 21,312 were salted and…

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Wheat Market. Stagnant in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 6

The wheat market in Sydney yesterday was stagnant, Neither millers nor shippers displayed any interest. Quotations were unaltered, bagged…

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Wool Sales. Strong Market in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 3

wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,906 bales and the bales,…

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Branxton Dairy Co., Ltd

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 2

During the month of January the Branxton Dairy Co., Ltd., manufactured 107,546 lbs butter, being 30,594 more than 12 months ago. For the city…

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Dairy Company Elections Addresses by Candidates

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 2

Messrs A. K. Hannam, S. H. Haggarty and W. H. Andrews addressed a wellattended meeting of shareholders of the Singleton Co-op, Butter Factory in…

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Dairy or Farm Butter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 3

Causes loss to the industry of over half a million sterling. Many are the problems that beset the Dairying Industry; some of…

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Dairy or Farm Butter Causes toss to Industry Over Half a Million Sterling

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 9

Many are the problems that beset the dairying industry; some of them are caused by factors outside he control of the producers; others…

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Record Wool Clip. 000,000,0001b Expected. Huge Increase in Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 8

The present wool clip in New South Wales is estimated by the Government Statistician at the record total of nearly 500,000,000lb…

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Pastoral. Industrial Trouble. Country Unfairly Treated

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 6

Mr. J. W. Allen, secretary of the Producers' Associations' Central Council, refers in his annual report to industrial matters, and he points out that…

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Dungog Co-op Butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 2

Shareholders in the above Company are notified that the 43rd half-yearly meeting will be held on Saturday, February 26th, in the…

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Long Cattle Trek. Drovers Farewelled

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 12

Arrangements have been made to move 18,000 head of cattle from the Northern Territory to youth Australia. They will travel in several mobs,…

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Agricultural for Bunt-free Wheat Crops Efficacy of the Copper Carbonate Treatment

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 6

Bunt is a serious pest in wheat, and growers should insure the quality of their product by preventive treatment. Millers lind bunt in wheat very…

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Pastoral. Superphosphate for Pastures. Three Arguments Foe Topdressing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 6

A three-fold argument for the topdressing of pastures with superphosphate was advanced by. Mr. H. K. Nock, of Nelungaloo, at a recent…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 6

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

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Butter Export. Low Grade Quality. Mr. Manning's Figures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 10

Mr. Manning, M.P., on reaching Melbourne on Monday, saul that he was sorry that the Minister for Markets and Migration, (Mr. Paterson) had…

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Wool Sales. Strong Demand in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 6

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,068 bales, and the sales,…

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Consistent Wool Demand. Critical Points Passed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. reports:— With close on 800,000 bales of wool already sold and about 260,000 bales awaiting sale, the Sydney market can…

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Australasian Wool. U.S.A. INVESTIGATING. Washington, February 11

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 3

Mr. J. Walker, a research student associated with the Department of Agriculture, will spend a year in Australia and New Zealand studying wool…

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Farm Produce Agents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 9

Mr. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has received the following cominunicaton from the Minister for Agrculture:—"With reference to your personal representations…

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