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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

2,965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 149

Wool Auctions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 2

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report: At Monday's sales all sections of the manufacturing interests quickly evinced their desire…

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Butter Manufacture at Branxton

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 2

The amount of butter manufactured by Branxton Dairy Co., Ltd., during the month of December was 88,5551bs., while for the same month in 1926 the…

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Wool Sales. Record for Comeback

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 6

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange. Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,211 bales, and the…

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P. D. S. Column Kangaroo" Butter in London

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 4

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

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Wheat Options. Chicago Quotations. Chicago, January 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 5

Wheat options are graded as follow:-March 128 7-8 cents, May 130 cents. July 125 3/4 cents…

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Wool Sales. Catalogue for London. London, Jan. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 4

For the London wool sales, which open on the 17th instant, there are available 108,400 bales, of which 75,700 are Australian, and 24,000…

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Dairying. an Important Industry. Supports One Million People

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 2

The importance to Australia of the dairying industry was emphasised in a speech at Byron Bay by the Federal Treasurer (Dr. Earle Page)…

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Farming by Correspondence Is It Practicable?

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 1

Yes! or at least that is the contention of the New South Wales Chamber of Agriculture and some of the reasons advanced are worth consideration. "Training for…

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Sheep and Wool Statistics Reuns Now Due

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 12

Sheepowners throughout the State of New South Wales are reminded by the Government statisician that the special sheep and wool return issued by…

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Granulated Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6

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

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Dungog Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

On the hoof at Homebush last Monday, good to prime beef made 56/ to 64/ per 100 lb. Estate C. Hooke, Dungog secured to £14/8/,…

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Dairying. Bone-chewing in Cattle. Top-Dress the Pastures

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6

The Department of Agriculture again draws attention to the unsatisfactory conditions that are being produced in many dairy herds because of the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co., Ltd., report 6th January; On the resumption of sales on Tuesday last, there was unusual interest manifested…

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Cattle Exhibits Cessnock Annual Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 8

For the Princes of millions, for faces august, For the leaders, the people [?] shout:…

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Pastoral Industry. Past and Future—seasonal Survey

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 8
Also in The Scone Advocate

Now is a good time of the year to discuss pretrospeet and prospect. To be sure it is much easier to do the one than the other. We have a fairly good…

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Wool Market. Keen Competition [?] Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 3

Wool sales wer held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,187 bales, and the sales…

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P.D.S. Column "Kangaroo" Butter in London

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6

The Press has recently published several cables from London, indicating that the the butler from one or two Victoria. factories, bearing the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 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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N.z. Butter. Delayed Duty. Dr. Earle Page's Views

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6

"This meeting requests that the Federal Government approach the New zeland Government asking for a revision of the whole of the trade…

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