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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

2,965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 149

Pastoral. Fluke in Sheep. Departmental Caution as to Treatment

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 6

The use of carbon tetrachloride for the treatment of fluke in sheep continues to increase, writes the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department…

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Big Sheep

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

Messrs. Jones Bros., Butchers, Dungog, killed a fine Lincoln weather during the week which tipped the beam at 154 lbs. A second weather…

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Butter's Auction Sale

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

Readers are advised that Messrs. J. A. and Cliff Jones will commence the auction sale at Butler's store at 11 a.m. to-day Friday and to-morrow…

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Sheep Fly Causes Trouble

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 6

Quite a number of sheepowners in the Merriwa district have been forced to shear their flocks owing to the prevalance and damage done by the…

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Pastoral Industry. Graziers' Resolutions. Many Important Decisions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 3

Many matters of vital interest to the graziers were discussed at the graziers' annual conference and numbers of the resolutions carried are of far reaching…

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Commercial News. Muswellbrook Store Cattle Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

Edward Higgens, Parkinson & Co., announce an important sale of cattle for the Muswellbrook yards on Tuesday next, 24th April. The yarding,…

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Telegraphic News. the Butter Stabilisation Scheme. Dairymen Benefit by Some £4,000,000. SYDNEY

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

William Smiley, 26, described as a clerk, gave himself up to the police this morning in connection with the Surry Hills tragedy on April 7. Later…

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Pastoral Industry. Graziers and Politics. Team Work Is Good!

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 8

Political decisions "made by the annual conference of the Graziers' Association indicate that the association is as strong as ever it was for political team…

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Agricultural Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 6

These notes are issued every week by direction of the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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World's Wool Consumers. France in Lead

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 19th April, 1928:— In Sydney and Brisbane the Continent takes pride as a consumer of wool…

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Singleton Sessions Three Days' Sitting. Cattle Stealing, Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 4

The Quarter Sessions which lasted three days, concluded late yesterday afternoon. Thomas Andrews, charged with…

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Where Our Wool Goes France in the Lead

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

Australia is dependent on the Continent of Europe for taking most of her wool. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., weekly, circular gives some interesting…

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Dairy Farmers Benefit From Paterson Scheme Over Four Millions SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 5

As a result of the Paterson butter stabilisation scheme, Australian dairy farmers have benefited to the extent of more…

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Agricultural. Do Modern Methods Pay! Value Demonstrated by Wheat-growing Contests

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 6

That progressive methods of farming pay is again made evident by the results of the various crop-growing competitions conducted last season by…

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Better Farming Train. Here on

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 1

The Better Farming Train, now on its second Northern Tour, will be at Muswellbrook on Monday next, and will be open for inspection all day, where there will be much to see of considerable interest to men on the land and the…

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Dairy Production. DENMAN

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

The Denman Dairy Co., Ltd., manufactured during the month of March 116,209 lbs of choicest and 16,389 lbs. second grade butter. This represents…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 3

The lucerne chaff to hand at Alexandria was of inferior quality and proved unsalcable. Choice oaten hay Choice £8 per ton…

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Dairy Science Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 4

Nino datry sctence schools, chiefly for the purpose of giving instruction to butter and cheese factory employees, have been arranged by the…

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Dairying. Second Grade Cream. Some Contributory Causes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 6

Most of the troubles in milk and cream are caused by organisms closely associated with cow manure. Milk in the udder of a healthy cow in normal…

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The Better Farming Train. Scone To-morrow (Saturday)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

The Better Farming Train, on its second tour, will be calling at Scone to-morrow (Saturday). The Train is open to the public, free…

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