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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,186 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 160

Special Dairy Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 4

Messrs Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., report Laving conducted a special dairy cattle sale at the Slire yards on Friday last. The quality of the offering…

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"The Black Sheep."

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 5

"His downfall through life has been attributable to drink, and one can only describe him as the 'black sheep' of the family," declared Mr E. J. Watts,…

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Wheat Returns

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 11

Final returns of last wheat harvest give the total production of New South Wales at 49,182,600 bushels[?] an average of 12.1 bushels an acre…

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Pastoral Industry Returns. Position Is Disquieting Looking to Scientific Research

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 3

Professor R. D. Watt (Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sydney) remarlted, in a lecture on rural conditions, that the pastoral industry…

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The Wool Outlook

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 21st May:—The wool market gives no cause for particularly cheerful feelings. No…

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Cattle Stealing. Three Men Sentenced

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 2

At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions on Wednesday, Colin Arthur Ford, 27, a dealer, who was found guilty of having stolen 35 head of cattle at Box…

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New Uses for Wool

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 3

Mr Tout believes that one of the most important fields for scientific research, as far as the pastoral industry is concerned, is in finding new uses for…

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Worms in Sheep. An Effective Drench

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 6

The efficacy of the copper sulphate and mustard drench for treatment of stomach worms in sheep has frequently been referred to in these notes. As…

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Pastoral. Dipping of Lambs. Not Detrimental to Growth

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 6

The result of dipping trials at Bathurst Experiment Farm this season confirm those of previous experiments, demonstrating that dipping has no…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes The following notes have been issued by the Department of Agriculture:— to Regulate Production Rotation in the Dairy Herd

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 4

The desirability of "evening up" production throughout the year, and how it might be accomplished, was discussed by Mr E. H. Filmer at a recent…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 6

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

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Eight Shearings a Year. Angora Rabbit Wool Worth More Than Fine Silver Hutch Farming Near Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 4

Pure Angora Rabbits! Two hundred of them, in various sizes and ages, with snowy white wool, and of apparently robust type. They were described in so many words to the writer as being "makers of capital without capital," and to such an extent—on paper—that…

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The Wool Outlook. Conditions Dictate Caution

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— The wool market gives no cause for particularly cheerful feelings. No reason for undue pessimism…

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Denman Dairy Co's. Returns

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 12

During the month of April the Denman Dairy Company manufactured 106,894lbs. of choicest and 5711 lbs. of second grade butter. This…

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Farmers' Markets Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 3

A fairly steady demand was in evidence at Alexandra, most lines of forage remaining firm at late rates, Medium quality lucerne chaff…

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Dairying to Regulate Production. Rotation in the Dairy Herd

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 6

The desirability of "evening up" production throughout the year, and how it might be accomplished, was discussed by Mr. E. H. Filmer at a…

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Higher U.s.a. Tariff on Dairy Products

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 3

The President of the United States made increase of the duty on dairy produce an election issue, and if this is brought into effect, of which, there…

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P.d.s. Column Increasing Dairy Production

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 3

In seme States, Victoria and New South Wales particularly, directors of butter factories and other prominent dairymen have become convinced of…

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Agricultural Feeding-off Growing Wheat. Effect on the Crop

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 13

The feeding-off of growing wheat is an operation that is entirely dependent upon the season, and with good rains and mild temperatures in…

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Cattle Stealing. Three Men Sentenced

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 4

At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions Colin Arthur Ford, 27, a dealer, who was found guilty of having stolen 35 head of cattle at Box Hill, on…

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