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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,186 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 160

P.d.s. Column. Queensland Butter Control

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 5

In this column recently it was stated that action had been taken to have full control of all butter vested in the Queensland Board. As both…

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Australian Butter Orient Company Contest. London, March 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 13

Mr. L, S, Amery, Secretary of State to the Dominions, Mr. T. Trumble, Secretary to Australia House, Agents-General, and a number of…

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Man on the Land. Pastoral and Agricultural Advice, Notes by Experts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 7

These notes are issued by the Department of Agriculture, under direction of the Minister, and based on experiments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to…

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Pure Bred Cows Testing for Butter Fat. Results to Date

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 14

In his report to the council of the New South Wales United. Pure Bred Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association, the State Dairy Expert, (Mr. L…

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World's Wheat. Control of Price. Washington, April 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 2

Professor J. W. Brinton, of the University of Nobraska, has offered the Senate Agriculture Committee a plan for the control of world wheat…

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Tariff on Wheat French Proposal. London, March 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 13

A report from Paris nays that "La Temps, in a semi-official statement, sharply criticises projected efforts to increase the tariff of wheat from 35…

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Dairying. Dairy Farm Competition. Points From the Judge's Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 7

In inaugurating a dairy farm competition the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association was responsible for something in the nature…

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Agricultural. New, Objectives in Wheat-breeding. the Factor of Disease Resistance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 7

Farrer achieved such Wonderful success in wheat-breeding in Australia, particularly with his variety Federation, which is still grown largely…

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Farmers' Markets Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 3

Suppling were rather light at the Alexandria market, and in consequence the rates for all lines of forage advanced on the previous day's…

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Too Literal. Farmer's Folly. Geneva, April 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 2

A farmer, Christian Raaflaub, attar nine days' fasting, which he. spent wandering In the woods, taking too literally the text "If the right hand…

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Protection for the Farmer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 4

Sir,—Farmers as a general rule show great keenness in acquiring first hand knowledge of new inventions. Rural visitors have been greatly…

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Gaol and Lash. for Killing Native. Transvaal Farmer Sentenced, Capetown, April 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 6

A Transvaal farmer, convicted of culpable homicide arising out of the death of a native, has been sentenced to seven years' hard labour and ten…

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Dairying in Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 4

The Prime Minister, in his speech at the official luncheon at the Royal Agricultural Show last week, administered a shock to those engaged in…

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Trained Farmers. Overseas Settlement Announcement. London, March 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 13

The Overseas Settlement Department announces that the Government has undertaken, during 1920, to place in guaranteed farm…

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Struck by Rock Killed on Sheep Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 7

Duncan Gordon was killed instantly while mustering sheep at the Hakatero station, Ashburton George, N.Z. Gordon was working on a…

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Director of Dairying New Status for Mr Macinnes

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 4

The Executive Council has approved of the designation of Mr L. T. MacInnes, Dairy Expert to the Department of Agriculture, being altered to…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 5

A. H. McArthur & Co. advertise 1500 head of New England bred cattle for auction at Armidale on Monday, 15th inst., commencing punctually at noon…

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Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes:—The final series of sales in Sydney will commence on 15th inst. Easter…

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Pastoral Industry. Pressing Pastoral Problem. Graziers' President Sums Up. Commonwealth's Well-being

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 4

Clear-cut statements and definite expressions of opinion were features of the presidential address delivered by Mr. F. H. Tout before the annual…

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Percentage of Diseased Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 6

Mr. Tout also pointed out that to estimate the number of diseased cattle that go to the butchers in the country from the numbers that are…

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