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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 151

Dairy Industry. Deputation to Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 2

Several matters affecting the dairying industry were discussed by representatives of the Co-operative Butter. Factory Managers'…

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Dairy Factories. Managers' Conference. Foreign Butters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 2

At the concluding session of the conference of the co-operative Dairy Factory managers and Secretaries Association of New South wales was the…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 2

Onion staff was easier at the Alexander forage market, selling to 7/10 nor ton for choice. The oaton her yarded was only of…

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Denman P.p.u. Fighting Prickly Pear. Dairy Bulls Registration

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 14

At a meeting of the Denman branch of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. H. H. Smith (president) occupied the chair…

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Heavy Maize Yields Singleton Farmers' Claims

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 5

Referring to high maize yields in the Singleton district, Mr. Mark H. Reynolds (agricultural instructor) reports that Mr. H. Lambert, Mt…

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Fodder Conservation. Urged by Dairy Factory Manager. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 6

Speaking at the Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries conference to-day, Mr. R. A. Napier, of Macksville, advocated fodder conservation…

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Miscellaneous. Winter Schools for Farmers 1927

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 6

Arrangements have been made for tho annual Winter School for Farmers to ho held at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College from 28th June…

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Another Flood. Threatens Arkansas Farmers. New York, June 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 2

Little Rock farmers who had had been engaged on rehabilitation work were again driven to the hills when a new flood threatened to devastate…

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Butter Market. Supplies Continue to Decline

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 6

Cold weather having its effect on butter production in New South Wales, causing a steady decline. Supplies are just about equal to…

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Homebush Sales. Sueep Weaker: Cattle Unaltered, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 8

[?]comoc, Carson, Ltd., report Cattle: 3600 yarded, the buik medium quality. Prime were unaltered, others cheaper at the opening sales, GoodFASD…

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Butter Grading Winners

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 2

The butter grading competition for members was won by Mr. A. E. Sweaney (Inverell), 91 per cent., followed by Mr. C. Stoner (Casino), 86…

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Rabbits or Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 6

In N.S. Wales at the present time, where the conditions are still very dry, shortage of feed, is partly attributable to what is usually known as a "rabbit…

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Pastoral. Improvement of Pastures. Top Dressing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 4

Graziers are taking more and more interest in the top dressing of pastures. It is calculated to make it possible to carry say, two sheep where one sheep…

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Wheat Position. Market Very Quiet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 2

The wheat market was idle and unchanged in Sydney on Moday, buyers' general limits for bagged wheat in the country being the…

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Duty on Butter. Criticism of Australian Agitation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 6

Mr. A.D. Meleed (New Zealand) Minister for Trade and Industry referring to the Australian dairy farmers' agitation for a duty of…

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A Notable Achievement. Local Butter Makers' Success

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 2

Congratulations to Mr. D. J. Forrest who with 94 points gained second place in the cream-grading (class 17) at the Butter Factory Managers' Association's…

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Steady Wool Consumption. Secure Future

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. rfeport:If tlie outlook for the growing of wool could be viewed with the same confidnece as the future for the selling of…

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Flag Smut. the Wheat Growers' Worst Enemy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

Flag smut is still considered to be the most serious disease throughput the wheat belt. It was responsible for a loss of approximately 2,000,000…

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Our Butter Best by Test. Beats World's Leading Samples

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 2

Worthy of the highly successful Factory Managers' Conference was Friday's closing session, when, of a number of samples of butter from the…

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