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Farming & the land, 1928

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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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Dairy Farm to Let

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

Mrs. E. Ribbons, of "Krelfo," Stroud, has a dairy farm on Mill Creek to let by tender. Persons interested should see advt in this…

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Oyster Farming. Development at Taree. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 5

Tho Chief Secretary, Mr. Bruntnell, intends to leave for Taree to-night to inquire into the question of extending the oyster leases on the Manning…

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Farming By Correspondence Is It Practicable?

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

Yes! or at least that is the contention of the New South Wales Chamber of Agriculture, and some of the reasons advanced are worth…

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Gloucester. Record Butter Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

At the Coronor's inquiry into the death of Mr. g. Holstein, on Monday, a verdict of accidental death by electrocution, through coming into…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 8

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

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Record Output. Dungog Butter Factory

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 11

The output of the Dungog Co—op. Rutter Factory for the week ended December 31. was a record. Two and a half morning's milk-18.000 gallons…

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Wheat Market. Quiet and Unchanged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

The Sydney wheat market continues quiet and unchanged. Millers yesterday were still offering 4/10 fro growers' bagged lots in country…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

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

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Wheat Options. Chicago Quotations. Chicago, Jan, 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 3

American wheat prices were quoted to-day as follows: March, 129½ cents; May, 130¾ conts; July, 126½ sents…

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Quiet and Steady London Butter Market, London, January 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 12

The butter market is quiet and steady. Choicest New Zealand sold at 160/ to 162/ cwt, exceptionally choice 164/; Australian 158/ to 160/…

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Six Millions. Queensland's Sheep Losses. State Will Soon Recuperate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 9

Mr. W. A. Russell. M.L.A., Queensland, referring to the statement by Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., regarding the drought losses in Queensland,…

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Russia's Wheat. Decline of Exports. London, Jan. 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 13

The Moscow correspondent of the "Berliner Tageblatt" states that the Soviet's export of grain, which was 12,000,000 tons annually before the…

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Wheat Cargoes. Slow Inquiry in London, London, Jan. 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 13

Wlieat cargoes were steady, but inquiry was slow, Parcels were steady. Liverpool futures were quoted: March 10/4 3-8, May and July 10/3…

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Canadian Tariff the Dumping Duty on Butter. Vancouver (B.c.), Jan. 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 3

Heavy pressure for imposition of the Humping duty on Australian butter is again reported from Ottawa, but little fear is expressed that the…

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Poison in Coffee Victorian Farmhouse Tragedy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 16

A tragedy ocurred on Monday at the farm of Neil Johnstone, aged 54, bear Bruthen East, Gippsland. Mrs. Johnstone is visiting friends…

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British Farming. Views of Prince of Wales London. Jan. 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 13

Six labourers whose joint period of service totalled 310 years, had place of honour at the Prince of Wales banquet to Leicestershire…

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Farmer Collapses While Fighting Bush Fires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

Mr. John Barton, 55, a farmer, of Balmattum, collapsed and died when assisting to fight a bush fire near Euroa, Victoria, while Mr. A…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

Business was carried on mainly by private sale at Alexandria, the only auctions being in wheat, for which the top price received was 5/2…

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Butter Market. Dry Weather in Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 3

Good reports continue to be received from the dairying centres, particularly on the northern rivers, where pastures are in excellent…

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