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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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London Wool Sales Keen Competition. London, Jan. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day, 8,917 bales were offered, of which 7,144 were Australian and 1,220 New Zealand. There was a splendid selection…

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Australian Butter. Canadian Producers' Plaint. Higher Tariff Sought. Montreal, January 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 5

The annual convention of the Canadian Produce Association held at Montreal to-day passed a resolution asking the Government to adjust the…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 6

Another dull day was experienced at Alexandria, and prices generally remained at a low level. Most of the transactions were carried out by…

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Dairying. Conditions Abroad. Mr. A. J. C. Vogele's Impressions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 6

Mr. A. J. C. Vogele, who recently returned from a tour of Europe, gave an interesting address on dairying conditions abroad in the board room…

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Denman. Dairy Company's Returns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 3

The Denman Dairy Company manufactured 131,3001bs of choicest butler and 6,462lbs of second grade, during December. This amount…

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Dairying for Profit

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 1

Well-bred, properly feel cows are necessary before dairying can be carried on at a profit, but equally necessary, especially since the introduction…

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A Dairy Hand Thought of Work Disheartened Him

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 2

A Scottish migrant, who was charged with vagrancy at Goulburn Police Court, on Tuesday, saaid he left his last job as a dairy hand because he…

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Crop Trials About Singleton Agricultural Instructor's Report. Success with Fertilizers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 3

The Department of Agriculture district officer, Senior Instructor Mark H. Reynolds, has inspected the 48 experiments with varieties of crops and…

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Pastoral Industry. Holiday Pay

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

What does "full pay" mean under the Federal Pastoral Award when a station hand goes on holidays? The question has arisen and there is some…

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2200 Cattle at Armidale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 10
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Messrs. A. H. M'Arthur and Co. advertise 2200 head of Now England bred store cattle for auction at Armidale municipal yards on Friday, 27th. inst.,…

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Cattle Prospects. Northern Position

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 3

The Gulf and Coastal pastoral areas, from which the majority of our cattle come, are steadily losing their small grazier population (says the "North…

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Agricultural. Hay Crops. Wheat and Oats at Trangie

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 6

While wheaten hay has been grown for many years in the Trangie district, mainly as a feed for farm horses and as a reserve against droughts, the…

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Agricultural. Hay Crops. Wheat and Oats at Traigie

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 12

While wheaten hay has been grown for many years in the Trangie district, mainly as a feed for farm horses and as a reserve against droughts, the…

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Yellow Vine—poisons Eighty Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 11

Out of 1700 cattle sold at the Moreo sale yards on Tuesday, SO were found dead the following morning. After the sale the cattle were driven into a…

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Pastoral Industry. to Combat Drought. the Rail Factor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 8

Grazing interests particularly should be pleased over the fact that the Government has referred to the Public Works Committee a proposal to extend…

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P.D.S. Column World's Butter Export

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 5

The "News Bulletin" issued by the Department of Markets and Migration supplies interesting information regarding the…

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Giant Hawk. Carries Off Full-grown Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

Although hawks frequently carry off lambs it is unusual for them to fly off with a full-grown sheep, says a Glen Innes message…

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Wool Sales. Values Continue Firm

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

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,249 bales, and the sales…

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Pastoral. the Fat Lamb. Ensuring a Supply of Feed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 6

The lamb required for the export trade is one which will dress from 33 to 40lb., having a plump symmetrical carcase, with a good distribution of…

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