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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,186 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 160

Fog Intervenes. Wool Sales Postponed, London, March 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 5

The wool sales were postponed owing to a dense fog…

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The Junior Farmers' Club Organiser. Pleased with Progress

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 2

The advisory committee of the Singleton branch of the Junior Farmers' Club hold a meeting in the Hunterstreet School. The President (Mr J…

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Homebush Sales. Sheep Dearer; Cattle Very Firm. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. report: Cattle, 3000 cattle yarded, the built medium to useful quality, the market was cheaper except for prime light…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 4

Sydney:—Further heavy rains have fallen on the far Northern Rivers with the result that the Tweed, Richmond and Clarence are again threatened with…

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Sheep for Russia. Success Predicted. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 5

James Joyco, who his assistants was in charge of a large number of sheep, which recently were taken from Sydney to Russia, said…

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Wool Sales. Good General Demand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 2

Wool sales were held yesterday at the sydney wool Exchange, Bridge-Street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11, 151 bales, and the sales in…

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P. D. S. Column Important Move by Queensland Butter Board

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 4

Before the close of last year certain action taken by New South Wales in protest against persistent importations of butter from the Northern State, together with…

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Wool Values Decline in London. London, March, 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 5

At the wool sales 8815 bales were offered, of which 2121 were Australian and 2362 New Zealand. There was a limited selection of merinos, but…

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Wool Production. Steady Increase Since the War. Decline in British Consumption. London, March 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 5

At the Wool Safeguarding Inquiry, Mr. Walter Andres, who has been in the wool trade for 67 years, and president of the British Wool…

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Bobs Farm

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 2

Two happy functions have taken place recently in the locality, and one "Valedictory" which I might describe as sad and regretable as it is always a sad…

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Pastoral. Tapeworms in Sheep. Methods of Treatment

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 6

The tapeworm most commonly found infesting sheep in Australia is Moniezia expansa. This worm lives in the small intestine, and attains a length of…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 5

Messrs A. H. M'Arthur & Co. report having conducted a highly successful cattle sale at the Armidale Municipal yards. The Arm yarded 2300 head of…

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Stud Sheep Export

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

Is Australia wise in permitting the export of its stud sheep? This question is being warmly and widely discussed, and there is romarkable…

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Wool Auctions

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 8
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The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports:— On 5th March we offered a catalogue of 7783 bales, which comprised a…

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Important Move. by Queensland Butter Board

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

Before the close of last year certain action taken by New South Wales in protest against persistent importations of butter from the…

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Wool Sales. Values Unchanged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10.915 bales, and the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for She Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 6

These notes are issued avery week by direction of the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Pastoral Stock Carrying Capacity. Probably Will Be Increased. Factors That Count

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

How many sheep under normal conditions can New South Wales safely carry The question is of interest because in its annual report the…

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Lucerne As Pasture. Conversion of Old Wheat Paddocks

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 6

In district; such as the Riverina, wheat paddocks having deep, f[?]ble soils and whish are to be left out of crop for six or eight years are…

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