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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 151

Dairyman Fined Artificially Coloured Milk

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 8

When a dairyman was charged at Sandringham (Vic.) Police Court, with selling milk which was artificially coloured, the analyst's certificate…

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Butter Supplies. Prescott's Limited Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 6

Heavy rains have been experienced, and this has cut butter, supplies back a little, but it will do good later if followed by a few sunny days,…

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Royal Show. Rain Spoils Opening. Magnificent of Cattle. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 5

Unpleasant weather prevailed for the opening of the Royal Show to-day. Heavy rain commenced to fall…

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Pastoral Industry. Compulsory Conference

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 1

A compulsory conference to consider claims for a new award made by the Federated Graziers' Associations upon the Australian workers' Union has…

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Cattle at Sydney Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 4

For the third year in succession, Messrs. Fenwick Bros. secured championship at Sydney Show for Hereford cow with Myall Carnation,…

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Guessing Weight of Sheep

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 2

A sheep was donated by Mr W. M. Loder. for a weight-guessing competition at the hospital sports and continental on Saturday last. The animal,…

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Sydney Show. Judging the Cattle. Northern Winners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 2

The Sydney Show opened yesterday in showery weather. The attendance was 9,400, compared with 9500 on the opening day last year…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 4

Heavy supplies were, on hand at the Alexandria forage market, 131 trucks being yarded. Rates, for the most part were on a party with those of…

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Farm Produce Agents' Act Amendment Sought

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 2

That the Farm Produce Agents' Act has broken down was the candid confession of members of the New South Wales Fruit and Vegetable Agents…

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Pastoral Research Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 4

The wool growing industry of Australia is a prime factor in the general prosperity of the Continent, and from that it might be argued…

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Pedigree Cattle Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 4

The sales of pedigree show cattle were commenced on the Sydney Show Ground yesterday. Included in district purchases were the folowing:—…

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Pastoral Industry. Conference Fails to Settle Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 6

Two separate disputes in the pastoral industry were the subjects of compulsory conference held before Chief Judge Dethridge in the…

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Wheat Market. Sydney Position Unchanged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 6

The Sydney, wheat position was unchanged on Tuesday, buyers' limits being on the basis of for bagged lots in the country, [?]/1…

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Committed for Trial. Alleged Theft of Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 3

Charged with having stolen 400 bags of wheat, valued at £384, the property of Bunge and Co. (Australia) pty., Ltd., at Breeza, between…

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Better Farming Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. C. E. Houghton, of the Department of Agriculture, will visit Maitland on April 23 in connection with the organisation of the Better…

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Pastoral. Bots in Sheep. Protecting Sheep From Attacks of the Fly

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 6

A rather serious outbreak of infestation with the bot flies occurred recently in the North-east. The sheep showed the usual sticky nose, with occasional…

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Cattle Breeding and Judging

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 1

While on a visit recently Mr. J. J. Cook of Nelsons Plains, delivered a very interlecture to a representative gathering of farmers, on "The breeding and…

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Agricultural Wheat-growing. Lessons From the Field Wheat Competitions

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 6

In commenting on the results, of the championship field wheat competition field in the Riverina district last season, the judge made some very…

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Homebush Sales Cattle Cheaper. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, report: Forty-six hundred cattle yarded, the bulk medium to useful. The market opened cheaper; good to…

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Pastoral. for the Next Election. Political Pull-together

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 6

Politically, the policy of the Graziers' Association, of New South Wales is much the same, to-day as it was a year ago. This is made clear by the…

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