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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 151

Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 3

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., offered a catalogue of over 5,000 bales on Monday, which comprised clips entirely from the later shearing…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort & Co., Ltd., report 21st March: To-day we brought forward a catalogue of 5127 bales, which included several noted clips from New…

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Butter Export. Shipments From Commonwealth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 3

In the week ended March 19 there were 6539 boxes of butter exported from the Commonwealth to the United Kingdon, the total exports for all…

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Pastoral. Graziers in Politics. for Team Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 6

Mr. J. W. ALLEN, Secretary of the Graziers' Association of N. S. W in his Annual Report refers to the political activities of the organised…

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New Industry. Vegetable Wool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 7

In Quebee vegetable wool to being made from pine needles, and thus s new industry has been created which is expected to repeat the sensational…

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Wheat Overseas. the Position Easier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 3

Wheat was unchanged in Sydney yesterday. Buyers were still quoting 4/4½ for bagged lots in the country, the equivalent of 5/ ex trucks Sydney…

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A Lady Drover. Brings Cattle 300 MILES

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 3

Mrs. Ambrose, of Goondiwindi, Queensland, arrived in Gunnedali prior to the stock sales on Friday with 250 cattle from her…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 March 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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Wire Netting. Advances to Farmers. Federal Measure

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 2

In the House of Representatives the Minister for Markets and Migration moved the second reading of a bill to authorise the appropriation of £500,000…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 6

Owing to the produce trades picnic and the presence of very few buyers, auction sales were abandoned at the Alexandria forage market. Private…

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Dairying Water for Dairy Cows. Does It Affect the Quality or Cream?

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 4

Although it is most desirable from many points of view that cows should have a plentiful supply of clean drinking water, sometimes the…

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Workers' Compensation Act Important Amendment Affecting Share Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 8

As from 15th March, 1927, the Workers' Compensation Act has been amended so far as the landowners' liability for the employees of his shareholders…

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Agricultural. Lucerne Lowing Time. Many Reason's for Growing the Crop

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 6

Lucerne is now the duel leguminous crop in N.S. Wales; it is an excellent fodder, a recognised soil improver, a profitable crop if grown for seed, and…

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Dairying. Water for Dairy Cows. Does It Affect the Quality of Cream?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 6

Although it is most desirable from many points of view that cows should have a plentiful supply of good clean drinking, water, sometimes the water…

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Butter and Wool. London Sales. London, March 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 3

The butter market is rather firmer, New Zealand being quoted at 148/, and occasionally 150/ a cwt. There was an excellent selection at…

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Butter Production

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 11

During the month of February last the Muswellbrook Dairy Co. manufactured 87,388lbs choicest, and 3,573 lbs second grade butter, for which…

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More Butter by Rail

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 8
Also in Singleton Argus

With the standardisation and general uplift of quality in butter production taking place over Australia, particularly in New South Wales,…

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Results of Butter Analysis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 8
Also in Singleton Argus

At the annual meeting of the P.D.S. shareholders, Mr. C. E. D. Mears pointed out the loss sustained to the butter industry through irregularity…

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