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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 5

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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Gross Deception Wrappers on Blended Butter. Sir W. A. Wayland's Allegation. LONDON, Feb. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 6

A number of representatives of farming and dairying interests inspected the wrappers used (on blended butters, which through not stated…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs. United States' Example

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 9

At a meeting of the Junior Farmers' Club Council in Sydney, Mr. B. C. Harkness, Assistant Under-Secretary for Education, recounted…

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Dairying. Cleaning of Dairy Utensils. the Limitations of Disinfectants

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 5

Discussing a recnet survey of the conditions existing in butter factories in a North oast district, an officer of the Biological Branch of the…

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The Gospel of Good Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 5

Discussing the high standard of wheat-growing practice of farmers who entered their crops in the championship field what competition in…

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Sheep Stolen From Paddocks Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 2

Ernest Harvey, of Kanimbla Valley, reportod to the police that 480 sheep, valued at £500, had been stolen from his paddocks on Saturday. They are…

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Sheep Stolen. Pastoralist's Heavy Loss. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 5

Ernest Harvey, of Kanambla Valley has reported to the police that 480 sheep valued at £500 were stolen from his paddocks on…

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Wrappers on Blended Butter Gross Deception Alleged London

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 1

A number of representatives of farming and dairying interests inspected the wrappers used on blended butters, which though not stated to be English, conveyed the impression that they were, as they bore the names of famous dairy districts with pictures of English pastoral…

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Homebush Stock Sales Cattle Market a Shade Weaker. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 1

Cattle.—2675 yarded, and the market was a shade weaker. Bullocks realised from £7' to £18 and cows from. £6 to £13. Best beef was worth…

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Sale of Maclcav River Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 4

Messrs A and R. Crothers and H. G. Eirington (Kempecy) conducted a very successful sale of two Macleay River dairy farms at Elrington's…

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Prize Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 1

Mr. D. Kellehcr, of Dartmouth, continues to collect champion ribbons with his milking shorthorns. At the Newcastle Show he swept the board, and…

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Pastoral Industry. in Praise of Wool. a Notable Exhibition. Interests Are Co-operating

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 4

From April 7 to April 17 Sydney will hear, read and see much of wool and woollens. During that period a wool exhibition will be held on six thousand…

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Sheep Stolen From Paddock

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 5

Ernest Harvey, of Kanimbla Valley, has reported to the police that 180 sheep, valued at £500, have been stolen from his paddocks on…

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"Use More Wool"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 4

Country interests are coming in solidly behind the "Use More Wool" exhibition which will be held at David Jones, Ltd., Sydney, on April 7…

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Special Sale of New England Bred Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 2

We arc requested to call the attention of cattle buyers to Messrs. W. J. Hawke & Co.'s very important sale of cattle to be held at Armidale…

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Wool Record. Story in Figures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 2

The production of wool during the 1928-29 season is estimated at 950, 000,000 lb., a record production todate…

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Wool Sales. Values Firm in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 3

Wool sales were held on Monday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8934 bales, and…

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Another Crash. Winnipeg Wheat Market. Chicago, March 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 5

Wheat prices here and at Winnipeg again crashed when it became certain that the Farm Board was out of the market…

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Transport of Wool ROADS v. Railways. No Railway Rebates If Wool Carried by Motor. Mr. Cleary Speaks Out

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 4

The attitude of landholders who claim a rebate when they use the railways for transporting starving sheep and then send their wool to market by…

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Dairying Industry. Increased Production Needed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 3

"The great need in the dairying industry," said the general manager of the P.D.S., Mr. C. E. D. Meares, before he sailed for London on the…

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