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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Internal Parasites of Sheep. The Efficacy of Drenching

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 6

The season being favorable to them, internal parasites of sheep have been giving considerable trouble even in districts west of the usual habitat of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 July 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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Dairying. Concerning Milking Yards. Control of Mud and Dust

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 12
Also in The Scone Advocate

Milking yards and their approaches and exits should be heavily stoned, in order that a foundation may be obtained which will not break up in wet…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, July 27, 1928. District Court. Share Farming Agreements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 2

The District Court, his Honor Judge White presiding, was held at Muswellbrook on Tuesday and Wednesday last. A SHARE FARMING AGREEMENT…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 3

Quiet conditions ruled in all sections at Alexandria, and no auction sales were concluded, Forage prices were steady, with choice luccrne…

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Winter Dairying. Necessity for Increasng Yelds. Sound Advice. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 3

Speaking at a luncheon tendered him by the shareholders and suppliers of Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., Mr. George Searl, who was…

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Agricultural Three Tons More Potatoes. Fertilising Value of Farmyard Manure

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 6

In a trial carried out recently on a farmer experiment plot on the lower north coast a dressing of farmyard manure at the rate of five tons per…

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Poll for an Egg Pool Poultry Farmers Should Enrol

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 10

A poll of poultry farmers is to be taken on September 21 on the question of constituting an Egg Marketing Board under the Marketing of…

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Pastoral. Silage for Sheep. Commence with Small Quantities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 4

Silage forms an excellent basis of conserved fodders for feeding sheep during drought periods—not only does it provide a succulent laxative…

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Pastoral Bradford and Wool Values. Seasonable "Bear" Remarks Growers Will Not Unduly Worry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 3

Bradford is having its seasonal wave of pessimism again. Cabled reports tell us that the President of the British Wool Federation remarks that the…

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Butter Market Prescott and Company Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 14

Production is still steadily declining, and will, no doubt, continue to do so for at least five or six weeks. There is a strong local demand at…

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Flour Reduced Wheat Marker Easier

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 5

The market for wheat oversea continues weak, according to trade cables. Sydney millers and shippers on…

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Eggs and Butter Marketing Act to Be Applied

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 11

At a meeting of the Executive Council, it was decided to declare butter and eggs commodities under the Marketing Act. Tile poll regarding…

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Internal Parasites of Sheep. the Efficacy of Drenching

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 4

The season being favourable to them, internal parasites of sheep have been giving considerable trouble even in districts west of the usual…

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Deplorable. Norfolk Island Pastoral Affairs. Lack of Fodder. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 16

According to Mr. J. N. Clift a Solomon Islands planter, who reached Sydney to-day from Norfolk Island, the condition of the pastoral business…

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Wool Sales High Reserves Cause Withdrawals. London, July 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 12

At the wool sales, 12,822 bales wore offered, 6231 being Australian. There was an excellent selection of merinos, mainly super style wools, a…

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Alleged diseased cow. Tarro Dairyman Prosecuted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 8

The Newcastle Abattolrs Board proceeded against John Andrew Niland, president of Tarro Shire Council at the Newcastle Police Court on a…

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Farms Under Water

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 2

The Hunter rose quickly during the night and reached a height of 26 feet at the Belmore Bridge. There was very litte rise after daybreak and at…

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Dairying. Disease in Calves. Dirty Calf-pens As a Factor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 4

It is usual to provide some small shelter for calves when feeding, and to have a small yard attached thereto. Calf-pens are responsible for…

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