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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

2,965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 149

Colonial Butter. Blow at Export Trade. Prohibition Op Preservatives London. Feb. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 2

Commenting on the prohibition against preservatives in butter, the newspaper, "The Grocer," says that the full effects will not be felt in the…

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Dairy Produce. Improved London Market. London, February 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 13

In the butter market there is more enquiry and retailers' stocks are becoming reduced. Arrivals at present are moderate. Quotations are:…

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Fruit Crop. Worth Seventeen Million. Important Australian Industry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 14

According to Mr. J. M. Ward. Superintendent of Horticulture "of the Victoria Department of Agriculture. the Australian fruit…

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Canadian Farmers. a Royal Reception. London, February 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 2

The King and Queen received yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace a party of 70 Canadian farmers who are visiting England. It was…

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Killed on Farm. Caught in Scarifier

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 14

Wilfred Ellersile Flotcher (20), met with a frightful death while working a combined scarifier, and seed drill, drawn by a tractor, at…

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Dominion Farmers Tour of Great Britain

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 8

Information received at Canberra from the Commonwealth Migration and Settlement Office in London states that arrangements have been finalised…

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Better Farming Train to .Take) Road Again

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 11

Arrangements have been made by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) for further tours of the Bettor Farming Train, which last…

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The Orchard. Fruit Fly. Protection of Late-ripening Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 7

The period timing which orchardists look for trouble, from the fruit fly will shortly be approaching its peak, and growers are urged to avail…

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Singleton Dairy Company (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 6

Sir,—Seeing that shareholders will shortly be asked to choose their directors and auditors for the present year, it is an opportune time to review the…

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Butter Industry Production Well Maintained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 3

Reports from the dairying centres throughout the State received by Prescott, Ltd., indicate first-class conditions for high production…

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Empire Trade Wool Scarcity Possible. Australian Loans. LONDON, Feb. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 6

The gilt-edged section of the Stock Exchange has been somewhat overshadowed lately by an upward tendency in money rates. Due to…

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Butter Returns

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

The Aberdeen butter factory manufactured 128,004 lbs. for January, and suppliers were paid 1/7 for choicest, and 1/5 second grade, less factory…

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District Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— On the hoof at Homebush last Thursday, good to prime beef made 44/- to 48/- per 100 lbs., good to prime…

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Australian Butter Shipments

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 1

For the seven months—from July 1, 1927, to January 31, 1928, Australia exported 703,319 boxes of butter to oversea destinations. Queensland was…

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Blind Cattle Mysterious Malady

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

A disease previously unknown onthe South Coast has seriously affected many cows and dairy herds at Milton, which results in the total blindness of stock,…

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Wool Sales. a Bouyant Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,712 bales and the sales…

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Preservatives. Their Uses in Butter. London, February 18

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 6

Butter traders have asked the Australian Dairy Produce Board to protest to the Ministry for Health against the prohibition on the use of preservatives…

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Strong Wool Market. Japan and Italy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— In Sydney approximately 215,000 bales of unoffered wool are available for the February and March auctions, or…

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Wool Auctions. Keen Competition. Higher Prices Rule

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

The eighth series of wool sales were continued in Sydney yesterday, and buyers were offered 10,712 bales, of which number 10,254 were disposed of…

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