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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

2,965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 149

Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 2

Although special accommodation had been provided for the dairy stock in the shape of a large roomy covered in pavilion, the response so…

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Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 5

Milking Shorthorns and Illawarras brought out big fields and some good stuff, but Jerseys, numerically, were disappointing. Friesians were…

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Pastoral Industry. Important Sub-committees. Wool and Meat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 8

Graziers will await with much interest the recommendations of two subcommittees, requested by the recent conference of the Graziers' Association,…

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Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 4

No primary industry in Australia has made greater progress during the past 20 years than that of dairying. Truly, the introduction of…

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Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 2

Beef cattle were fewer than last year, and it is difficult to understand the reason. In a great grazing district like this, the yards should…

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Beef Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 5

There was fine showing of beef cattle and some tip-top specimens of the breeds in all classes. The judges were well pleased with the exhibits…

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Butter and Cold Storage

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 9

Australian Stabilisation Committee communicated with the directors and proprietors of butter factories as follows:…

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Dispersal Sale of Merino Stud Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 2

By advt. in this issue it is announced that the Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co. (Sydney), in conjunction with Shanahan & Co., and Rowland & Dodd…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 May 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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Dairy Farmer Killed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 10

While driving a cream cart back from the factory on Wednesday, Geo. Lawrence, of Dunoon, was thrown out through the horse stumbling, and was…

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Agricultural Soil Fertility. The Problem of its Maintenance in Wheat-growing Districts

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 6

For obvious reasons, the history of farming in a new country shows in the beginning a tendency to extravagance of method, which perforce becomes…

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3000 Farms. Westralian Scheme to Cost £8,500,000

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 7

The West Australian Government land development scheme, which it is proposed to carry out with cheap money under the migration…

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Victorian Murder. Death of Wealthy Farmer. Sons Offer Reward. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 5

The sons of Martin Ryan, 65, a wealthy farmer, who was murdered on his farm at Thalia have offered a reward of £500 for information,…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 3

Forage prices obtained by private treaty at Alexandria allowed a slight improvement, but buyers had little more inclination to operate. No…

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Farm and Garden Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 6

Six stalks maize, C. E. Henny, 1; Fred Moylan, 2. Ten cobs large Red Hogan, Jas. Walsh, 1; Fred Moylan, 2, Ten cobs Leaming maize, R…

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Dairyman Fined Kept Milk in Dirty Tank. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 5

At the Ryde Police Court, a dairyman, T. C. Nicholls, was fined £10 on a charge of having kept milk in a dirty milk tank…

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For Healthy Maize Crops Hints on Seed Selection in the Field

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 1

The following kin[?]s are given by officers of the Department of Agriculture on the subject of seed selection of maize in the field:—…

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Some Points to Remember. in the Management of Dairy Cows

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 1

The following points are emphasised in a departmental pamphlet on the feeding and management of dairy cows:—…

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Dairying Water for Dairy Cows. Its Relation to Quality in Cream

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 1

Although it is most desirable from many points of view that cows should have a plentiful supply of good; clean drinking water, some…

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Dairy Produce

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 2

There was unexpected competition in the butter classes, Moss Vale and Nowra, stepped into the ring to try conclusions with the Dungog…

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