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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,186 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 160

Farmers' Markets Sussex-street Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 4

In Sussex street to-day potatoes, Tasmanian made 14/ to 17/ cwt., local 10/ to 11/; butter 196/ cwt; maize 5/9 bus., eggs, new laid 2/8 doz, case…

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Dairy Co's Office Burgled. Sate Blown. Under £3 Foe Trouble

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 2

Some time during last Friday evening, the office of the Scone Dairy Co., Ltd., was entered by burglars, who apparently struck little opposition…

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Butter Trade. Grading for Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 3

During the week ended April 27, the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 5867 boxes of butter, 5950 being salted and 517…

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Dungog Show Opened To-day. Horses and Dairy Cattle Improve Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 4

The forty-second annual show of the Dungog, Agricultural and Horticultural Association opened to-day, in fine weather. The entries, although less than last year, are most…

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Wool Sales. Prices Unchanged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street when the quantity cataloged totalled 11,120 bales, and the sales…

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Wool Industry Effect of American Tariff. Representations Being Made Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 5

Mr. F. H. Tout, President of the Graziers' Association, expressed the hope to-day that the Note from the Australian Government to…

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Note to Washington Regarding Tariff Australian Wool May Be Shut Out. Hopes for Satisfactory Result. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 2

Mr F. H. Tout, President of the Graziers' Association, expressed the hope today that a Note from the Australian Government to Washington, regarding…

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Dairy Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 4

Butter, hand-made A. J. Searl 1 and 2. Box of butter, suitable for export Singleton Control Co-operative aDiry Co,, 1, Dungog…

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Maitland Show and Its Farm Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 4

A meeting of the farm produce section of Hunter River Agricultural Association, presided over by Mr. R. C. Kirkwood (vice-president), was held…

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Dairy Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 5

Jerseys predominated in the diary section, and competition was keener than for some time. Only district breeders were represented, but the…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 4

Messrs. Prescott and Co. report under date 27th April, 1929 as follows:—Sydney:—Production figures are well [?] but if there is a [?]…

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Special Butter Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 1

The P. D. S. reports:— Winter Supplies—It has become increasingly evident that substantial stocks of such foodstuffs as butter, cheese, and eggs…

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Butter Supplies Sydney Market Firm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 3

Prescott's Ltd., report:—Production figur sein New South Wales are well maintained, but if there is a continued spell of cold weather…

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P. D. S. Column Canadian Butter Trade

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 4

The Canadian market being a potentially valuable adjunct to Great Britain an an out let for Australian butter, the following taken from the report of the Tenth Annual…

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Properties of Wool and Its Virtues As a Fabric

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 3

Some years ago, when shopping abroad, I was much amused at the motto proudly displayed in large letters in this emporium for "woollies,"…

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Dungog Show Good Display of Cattle Jerseys and Herefords Strong the Awards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 5

Dungog Show, which opened yesterday, made a fine display of cattle. Herefords and Jerseys were particularly strong. Fat cattle were amongst the best ever seen on the…

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Farm Horses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 5

Gelding, 3 years and over, H. F. Kealy, 1; Moylan Bros., 2. Pair most suitable for farm work, to be driven, A. Hudson, 1; Dingadee Estate and…

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Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 2

This section showed a notable increase in entries over 50 per cent, more than last year. Jerseys were the most numerous. Only local breeders…

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Pastoral. Mortality in Sheep. Wastage That Might be Prevented

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 6

It is regettable that stockowners do not pay more attention to counteracting the known causes of wastage in flocks, many of which, points out the…

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Beef Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 2

The beef cattle numbers did not come up to last year, but the quality was better. Messrs. T. M. Hooke and Co. carried off both…

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