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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,186 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 160

The Orchard. Work for the Autumn. Green Manure Crops and Cultivation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 6

Where crops for green manure were sown in districts that have shared in the February rains, write officers of the Fruit Branch of the…

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Muswellbrook Letter Victorian Farmers' Tour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 3

The Denman members of the Upper Hunter Primary Producers' Union have strong reasons for complaining that the tour of the Victorian…

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Singleton Cattle

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 2

Good to prime beef sold from. 38/ to 46/ per 100 lbs., good to prime yearling beef 52/ to 56/ at Homebush last Thursday. Mr. R J. Graham,…

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Diseased Cattle Alleged Trucking to Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr Carter (C.P.) asked the Minister for Agriculture whether his attention had been drawn to a statement made by the…

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Australian Wool Record 47d. for Wether Fleece

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 4

The Secretray, Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Coy., writes:— On 21st March we offered 7,948 bales wool representative of the late shearing…

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Farm Jobs for Coalfield Boys

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 4

A number of youths recently selected at Kurri Kurri under the Government scheme have been called upon to go on to farms. Altogether…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Sale of Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Idstein reports tho sale, by private treaty, of Mr. Middleton's agricultural farm at Phoenix Park, to Mr. J. Whybin…

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Increasing Dairy Production

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 1

With the universal application of the Paterson Scheme making it possible to sell our butter on the lower markets oversea with more advantage to the…

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Pastoral. Wool Selling System Safeguarding Central Auction Market Graziers' Conference Will Discuss It

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 3

Judging by resolutions coming forward from local committees, the zone system of wool selling in the Sydney market wil lbe keenly discussed at…

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What Irrigation Can Do. Lucerne and Sheep Farming. Remarkable Returns

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 4

A district friend writes:—Last week I was privileged to look over the farm of Mr. D. Nicholas, at Forbes, on the banks of the Lachlan…

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Price of Butter. Housewives' Threat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 1

A meeting of the executive of the Housewives' Progressive Association agreed to a motion which declared that 2/- a lb. for butter was a sufficiently…

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Sheep Stealing Whole Flooks Disappears in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 3

Reports of systematic sheep stealing from Ashburton Country, N.Z., last week have been fully confirmed by experiences of South Canterbury…

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Australian Wool Record 47d for Wether Fleece

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 4

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes:—On 21st March we offered 7948 bales of wool, representative of the late…

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Green Colouration in Wool. Investigations Into Its Cause

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 6

Though distinctly uncommon it is not a very rare thing to see wool which shows a greenish discolouration, and at times a reddish…

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Denman Dairy Co., Ltd. Another Successful Half Year—Profit of £548

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 1

The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Denman Dairy Co., Ltd., was held at the Parish Hall, Denman, on Friday last. Mr. H. H…

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Visit of Victorian Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Idstein, secretary of the Maitland District Chamber of Commerce, has received, through Mr. F. Haslam, stationmaster at West…

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Increasing Dairy Production

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 6

With the universal application of the Paterson Scheme making it possible to sell our butter on the lower markets oversea with more…

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Commercial. Cattle From the Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report. —A large number of cattle from surrounding districts were on offer at Homebush last Monday, Our sales…

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Wool Sales. Good General Demand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 4

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street,when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,089 bales, and the…

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Cessnock Boys. Twenty for Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 10

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., has received from Mr. C. Bellemore, manager of the State Labour Exchanges, a letter in reply to his representations…

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