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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Granulated Butter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 2

Most of the factories contributing to the consignment of granulated butter have now sent their quota, and arrangements are being made for early despatch…

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Wool Auctions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 7

Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Ltd., report:-Much Interest centred in the resumption of wool sales this week. Monday's auctions opened the second…

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Export Butter. Commonwealth Gradings

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 9

During the week ended December 24 the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export 12,692 boxes of salted butter, and 4004…

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Butter Export. Commonwealth Gradings

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 1

During the week ended December 31 the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export 18,494 boxes of hutter, 15.938 being salted, and 2496…

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Butter Bounty. Threepence a Pound

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 11

The Australian Butter Stabilisation Committee has decided to revert to the export bounty of /3 a 1b under the Paterson plan…

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Record Output. Dungog Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 6

The output of the Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory for the week ended December 31, was a record. Two and a half morning's milk-18,000 gallons…

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Cattle Dipping. Deputation From Tweed River

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 5

A deputation, representing the stockowners and dairy farmers in the Tweed River district, waited upon Mr. Thorby, the Minister for Agriculture, in connection with the…

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Wheat Market. Reduction in Flour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 5

The Sydney wheat market was very quiet Wednesday, transactions being negligible. Buyers were offering 4/9½ [?] lots in country…

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Stud Cattle Sales of Jersey Mead Stock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 9

Following the recent visit of a party to Mr. H. H. Capper's Jersey stud at Jersey Mead, Hinton, the sale has been completed of five heifers…

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Up in Arms. Dipping of Cattle Unpopular

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 13

Stockowners in the Tweed district are still up in arm against the decision of Mr. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, that all cattle in the…

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Wool Market. Firm in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 5

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge—street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10.978 bales, and the sales,…

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Handling Wheat Extension of Country Facilities

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 11

Referring to a resolution passed At the last conference of the Farmers, and Settlers Association "That the Government be urged to extend…

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P.d.s. Column "Kangaroo" Butter in London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 2

The Press has recently published several cables from London indicating that the butter from one or two Victorian factories, bearing the national…

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P.d.s. Column. "Kangaroo" Butter in London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 7

The Press has recently published several cables from London, Indicating that the butter from one or two Victorian factories, hearing the…

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Better Inquiry. London Wheat Cargoes. London. Dec. 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 13

There was a better inquiry for wheat cargoes, which were mostly 3d dearer. Parcels were in quiet demand, with an occasional advance…

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Wheat Options. Quotations in Chicago. New York. Dec. 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 13

Chicago wheat options are quoted: December 1269 cents. march 129 cents, May 130 3-8 cents…

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Wheat Supply. Production in Italy Increasing. London, Dec. 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 12

Signor Belluzzo, Minister for National Economy at Rome, states that there is every prospect Italy being in a few years independent of all…

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Wheat Options. Quotations in Chicago. New York. Jan. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 3

Chicago wheat options are quoted: March 130½ cents, May 131 7-8 cents, July 127¼ cents…

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Antiques Mystery the French Discovery. Farmer Accused of Forgery. London, Dec. 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 12

A Paris mesage states that the Giozel Antiques mystery has been advanced a step further. M. Dussaud, an expert in academy…

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Dairying Heavy Production. Optimistic Reports

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 1

Dairying conditions in practically are districts, but the Far South Coast are excellent. Production has increased rapidly, and in some centres…

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