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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

3,186 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 160

Pastoral Research Graziers' £200,000 Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 2

One of the most important gatherings of graziers for years commenced in Melbourne on Monday, when the Federal Graziers Council held their…

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Butter Industry Gold Weather Affects Supplies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 7

Present Ltd., report that the very cold weather in New South Wales is having its effect on supplies which are showing a more rapid decline…

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Productive Guernsey NEARLY 1000lb of Butter Fat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 5

Parson's Red Rose XX. of Wollongbar, an eight-year-old Guernsey-located at Wollonbar Experiment Farm, has just completed a full…

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Wool Sales. Late Rates Maintained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange Bridge-street when the quantity catalogued totalled 624 bales, and the…

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Big Pastoral Meetings. Vital Matters to Decide. Solving Costs of Production Problem. (Specially written for "The Muswellbrook Chronicle" by D. J. Gilligan, Editor "Country Life.")'

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 4

This week is particularly important to pastoral interests throughout the Commonwealth, because of the pascoral meetings in Melbourne. These meetings…

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The Farm Horse Some Points in Its Care

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 3

"If an engine is to work efficiently it must be properly cared for, and the horse, which is a sentient engine, is no exception to the rule." Taking…

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"Monkeying" With Rabbits Graziers Protest Against Fur Farming

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 4

"It is hard to believe that the Government would 'monkey' with our pastoral industry in the manner suggested by the resolution carried at…

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Wool-selling at Newcastle Graziers' Council Approves

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 June 1929 · page 3

The Federal Graziers' Council, at its convention in Melbourne yesterday, expressed approval of the continuation of the zone system of the marketing of…

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Dairy Industry. Position in Queensland. Firm Foundations Laid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1929 · page 8

At the annual meeting of the Queensland Dairy Factory Managers Association, which commenced in Brisbane to-day, Mr. W. S. Hartley…

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Wool Sales. Faulty Sorts Irregular

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 8

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 7430 bales, and the sales…

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Wool Demand General Sheep in Queensland

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 18th June:— Competition at this week's opening Sydney wool sales showed more…

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"Use More Wool."

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 3

Perhaps the most important proposal of all to come before the Graziers' Federal Convention will be the "Use More Wool" campaign. As explained…

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Wool Boost. Five-year Campaign

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 1

An intensive publicity campaign, by which it is estimated that the industry will benefit by £3,000,000, will probably be dccided upon by the Federal…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 6

These notes, are 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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Wool Market. Bradford Depressed. London, June 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 5

The Bradford market is dull and depressed but quotations are unchanged…

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Pastoral. Getting Ready for Shearing. Things That Should be Attended To Ahead

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 6

Time, money and annoyance will be saved by attending in advance to those jobs necessary to put the shearing shed, yards, and equipment into shape…

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Pastoral. Big Meetings. Vital Matters to Decide. Solving Costs of Production Problem

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 3

This week is particularly important to pastoral interests throughout the Commonwealth because of the Pastoral meetings in Melbourne. Those…

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Dairying at Denman. Dry Weather Affects Supplies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 3

During May the Denman Dairy Company manufactured 82,851lbs of choicest nutter, and 18391lbs of second grade butter…

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Farm Relief in U.s.a

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 5

Legislative efforts in the United States to stabilise agriculture were outlined in this column recently. News has since been received that…

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Dairying. Cleanliness in the Dairy. What it Involves

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 6

As the great majority of the defects of milk and dairy products arise through the lack of cleanliness, it is well to recognise just what cleanliness…

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