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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 70 of 151

Dairy Industry. the Export Trade. Minister's Review

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 5

The Minister for Markets (Mr. T. Paterson), in reviewing the position of Australia's export butter trade, stated that the annual value of the…

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Better Farming Train. Second North Coast Visit

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 11

It is estimated that 26.000 persons visited the Better Farming Train at the 12 stopping places between Maitland and South Grafton recently…

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Poultry Farming Does It Pay? (Paper by Mrs W. H. Garduer, of Rix's Creek.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Singleton sub-district council of the Agricultural Bureau, an interesting and informative paper on the poultry industry was read…

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The Sugar Strike Farmers Work Mill. (By Telegraph.) Brisbane

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 8

Farmers at South Johnstone, Queensland, are now working the mill and crushing cane sent in by ten gangs of cuttors who are working in the area…

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Homebush Sales. Sheep Cheaper; Prime Cattle Firm. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:—Sheep: 9600 penned. A fair quality offering. The usual buyers were in attendance, and the market…

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Butter Markets. the Seasonal Decline

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 3

Seasonal decline in butter production in New South Wales is being maintained, but the lowest point cannot be expected until August. There…

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Bright Outlook. for State Wheat Harvest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 2

With a little more timely rain in the wheat belt, the crops are likely to exceed considerably these of last year…

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Dungog. Police Court Cases. Charges Against Dairymen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 6

At Dungog Police Court on Wednesday, Mr. F. Potts, P.M., had an unusually large number of cases to deal with…

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Disastrous Frosts. Hawkesbury Farmers Loose Heavily. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 5

Farmers in the Hawkesbury, Nepean and Central Cumberland districts, have lost heavily as a result of heavy frosts last week…

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Australian Butter Championship

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 3

In the Australian butter championship competition, held in connection with the conference of Queensland butter and cheese factory managers, the…

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Butter Water Content a Device to Control Means Money to Farmers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 1

A matter of great monetary importance in the dairy industry is the need of some means of standardising the moisture content of butter. The law…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Fcty

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 2

At the Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries Conference, the Dungog Co-operative Butter factory obtained 4th prize in 12 weeks…

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Twenty Million Pounds Sterling. Butter Export Trade

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 1

The Minister for Markets (Mr. T. Paterson), in reviewing the position of Australia's export butter trade, stated that the annual value of the butter…

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Wheat Crops. Position in America, High Prices Expected. But Poor Harvest Montreal, June 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 5

A Chicago message announces that leaders of the Grain Exchange say the American farmer may expect high prices for his wheat this year, with…

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Severe Frosts. 1700 Shorn Sheep Die. Warren

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 2

As a result of the recent severe frosts, 1700 shorn sheep, the property of one district stockowner, died from exposure…

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Pastoral. Pat Lamb Raising. Good Feed in Abundance Is Essential

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 4

Pastoralists—those who raise fat lambs in particular—have begun to realise that it pays to devote a good deal of attention to the improvement…

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The Wool Outlook. Trade Conditions Abroad

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 5

Wincheombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— With the practically full clearance of the season's clip in Australia, mid-winter wool offerings in the Commonwealth…

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Wool Sales. Good Demand in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 8

A series of three cleaning-up sales commenced in Sydney on Monday. There were 7080 bales offered, and 1027 sold, Private sales totalled 3117…

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Wheat Pool Success in Saskatchewan. Winnipeg. Juno 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 8

Mr. MacLood, director of publicity for Canadian co-operative Wheat producers Ltd. to-day informed the Australian press Association that…

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Sydney Markets Thursday's Flemington Sales. Pitt. Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:— CATTLE

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 4

3956 head varded, aggregating 7566 for the week, and comprising all descriptions from calves to weighty bullocks, the bulk…

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