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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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

Embargo on Butter Suggested Retaliation on America

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

The Murwillumbah branch of the Primary Producers' Union, at its annual meeting, resolved to urge that the Federal Government be…

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Abnormal Yield Estimate of 55 Bushels of Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 3

Interesting details of the rich producing power of the Gilmore Valley, which lies a few miles south of Tumut, are given by Mr. A. W. Davis,…

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Dairy Farmers' Hopes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 4

Those who are engaged in dairying in this State, while they may be full of hope for the progress of the industry during the year of grace 1929,…

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Fruit Fly. to Protect Late-ripening Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

Growers of late-ripening varieties of fruit may be reminded of the wisdom of taking precautions against the fruit fly, from which the greatest…

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Sale of Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 4

Mr. W. N. Dann reports having sold for Mr. Karl Reynolds, his choice properties at Luskintyre, consisting of well-improved dairy farm of 130…

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Diggers' Farms Irrigation Areas Limiting Advances

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 4

Answering resolutions of the recent soldier settlers' conference, affecting Diggers on the irrigation areas, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Thorby,…

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Aberdeen Angus Department's Cattle Purchases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 6

According to the herdmaster of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. C. G. F. Grant) the consignment of 21 Aberdeen Angus cattle purchased from the…

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Rayon Fabrics. Effect on Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 3

There has been much talk in Australian pastoral circles recently as to the extent to which rayon may affect the wool market. This…

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DECENTRALISATION. Northern Wheat Exports. Direct From Newcastle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 2

Move than 1500 tons of bagged wheat will be shipped from Newcastle within the next few days. This will be the first consignment of wheat ever sent to…

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Worst for Years. Present Dairying Season

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 2

The position of dairymen in this State was discussed at a recent meeting of the council of the Country Milk Suppliers' Association, when it was…

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London Wool Sales a Big List. London, Jan. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 4

For the London wool sales 93,000 bales are listed, of which 60,000 are Australian, 15,500 New Zealand, and 13,500 held over from last sales…

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Poultry Farmers Lose Heavily

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 2

During the recent heat wave poultry farmers around Sydney lost heavily through deaths amongst their stock. The estimated damage was £30,000,…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 3

Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report under date 5th January, 1929.— Sydney:— As a result of scattered rain there is an increase in output in those…

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N. S. W. Butter Exports

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 4

The following comparative satisfies of the quantities of butter exported to Great Britain from New South Wales, illustrate the present low productive season. From…

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Wool Sales. Spirited Bidding at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 7

The third of the series of wool sales conducted by the New England, North and North-west Producers' Company was held this…

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Farmer's Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 3

As Mr. J. E. Colbert, retired farmer, of Watchem, (Vic.), was crossing the railway line in his car, an engine and van struck the car,…

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Queensland Sugar Crop Prospects

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 7

"It is yet too early to anticipate what the sugar yield this year is likely to be," says the Director of Sugar Experiment Station…

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Pastoral. Wool Competitions An Interesting Innovation

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

The stimulative effect of agricultural competitions and the benefit to farm practice has been illustrated in the crop growing and other contests carried out…

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Pastoral Prospects. Problems and Hopes. Graziers' President's Views

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 4

Mr. F. H. Tout, Resident of the Graziers' Association, discussing the pastoral industry in retrospect and prospect, is cautiously optimistic…

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Pastoral Problems and Hopes. Graziers' President's Views

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

Mr F. H. Tout, President of the Graziers' Association, discussing the pastoral industry in retrospect and prospect, is cautiously optimistic…

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