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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Wool Trade. Opening of London Sales. Awaited With Interest. LONDON, March 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 5

The opening of the second series of wool sales in London on Tuesday is awaited with the keenest interest. There is a consensus of opinion…

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Pastoral. the Sheep Numbers. State Not Overstocked

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 2

Stockowners will note with a great deal of interest that the Government Statistician estimates there were approximately 48,000,000 sheep and lambs…

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Level of Wool Values. Effects on Sheep Prices

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 7th March:— Four times this season the price of merino tops in Bradford has moved…

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Butter Quality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

The recent quality trouble with Australian butter in London, which was definitely localised to Victorian manufacture was used by some…

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Empire Butter Competition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

A proposal has been made to have a special Empire Class for butter a the next Dairy Show in London, and it was suggested that the exhibits…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 4

An important extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of Bowthorne Butter Factory will be held to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon…

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Singleton Wool

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 2

Of attractive quality, Mr A. C. Picton's Yellow Rock clip, from Singleton, commanded keen bidding at Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney market last…

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On Farm and Station. Pastoral. Dipping of Lambs. Results of Departmental Experiments

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 3

If care is taken in the dipping and in the preparation of the mixture, no harm will result from dipping lambs which are to be marketed as suckers…

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Scone Cattle Sale. Increased Yarding

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 2

Stan. G. Keene ami Co. advise that the yarding for their special stock sale at the Scone salayard on Friday next has been increased to 1600 cattle and…

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Wool Market. Prices Remain Firm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9828 bales, and the sales,…

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Sheep Raising. Canadian Urges Government Encouragement. Ottawa, March 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 5

Discussing agriculture during the Budget debate, in the Canadian House, Mr. L. La Flamme (Liberal) said that sheep-raising should be…

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Wheat Cargoes. Slow Demand in London. London, March 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 5

Wheat cargoes are steady, but the demand was slow. Liverpool futures were quoted March 10/2 5-8. May 10/4½, July 10/6…

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Bitten by Death Adder. Farmer's Death

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 4

A message from Rockhampton states hatt James Barnes, aged 22, a farmer, residing at Decur Vale, near Mount Larcom, died from the bite of a death…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 3

large supplied of good quality forage were received at Alexandria, but the demand was feable, and no sustain, sale were concluded in this…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 4

Sydney:—Arrivals for week show an increase over previous week's figures. In some quarters production has improved and in others there is a slight decrease…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory. Meeting of Shareholders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 4

A, large meeting of shareholders of the Bowthorne Butter Factory, Ltd., was held at the registered office of the company at Morpeth on Wednesday…

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Wool Values Hold Excellent Clearances

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 4

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co. writes, 10/3/28: Conditions in the Sydney market continue healthy. The demand is still…

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Wheat Market. Price of Flour Advanced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 6

There was a lull in demand for wheat in Sydney yesterday. due in a measure to the prices wanted by sellers…

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