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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Wheat Glut Some Silos Full SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 5

Already some, wheat silos in the country are full to overflowing, and wheat offered for delivery has been turned away…

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Silos Full Wheat Trade Slack Storage Problem

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 5

A serious position has arisen in regard to the storage of wheat. The terminal silos will be full in a few days…

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Trade Treaty Regulating Butter Import Completing Details Ottawa, Dec. 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 4

Expressing confidence that the details of the trade aggreement between Canada and Australia would be…

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Vic. Wheat Bright Outlook Heavy Loadings Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 1

The Manager of the Victorian Wheat-growers' Corporation (Mr. C. Judd) said yesterday that the Victorian Wheat Pool had…

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Crops Spoiled Heavy Rain in Vic. Farmers' Losses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 10

Heavy rain, which has fallen throughout Victoria in the past few days, has done an immense amount of harm to wheat crops…

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A Dairy Farmers' Life is Not a Happy One Having a Hard Time More Fees Imposed Talk of Strike Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 8

Landowners in the Raymond Terrace district are very perturbed as to how they can find means to pay next year's shire rates. Many had difficulty in paying those for last year, and only did so at great…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Advice for the Man on the Land Notes by Experts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 3

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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The Orchard the Summer Lemon Crop. Advisability of Curing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 6

Whilst the prospects of obtaining increased prices to compensate for the additional work incurred in curing are not particulary bright in the case of…

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Minister for Works Inspects Hinton Swamp Drain Action Urged Farmers' Deputation "Scheme All Wrong"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 7

Under the guidance of Mr. O'Hearn, M.L.A., the Minister for Works (Mr. M. A. Davidson) visited Hinton…

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Warwick Farm Ranpura Surprises Few Books Operating Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 5

Warwick Farm races were held to-day in fine weather. Of 102 bookmakers registered for the saddling paddock, only…

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Barrington Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 6

Mr. H. A. Corderoy, of Comboyne, has purchased Mr. E. G. Moore's farm at Harrington, and has established a high-class Guernsey stud…

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Dairymen Need Road

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 6

Mr. Arthur Griffiths drove a motor lorry through the two remaining miles of brush country which comprises the uncompleted part of the…

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Solved Puzzle Then Shot in Head Farmer Charged London. Dec. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 4

While Charles Stephen. of Kingwood, retired civil servant was peacefully attempting to solve a cross-word puzzle. John…

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MAIZE Survey of Crop Conditions Departmental Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 10

The following statement of maize crop conditions in New South Wales, has been prepared from reports supplied to the Director of Marketing, as…

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Farm Horses Returning to Favour Expensive Plants

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 9

The one bright feature standing out as a beacon in a period in which our agricultural industry is sunk in the depths of depression, and offering…

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Dairying Increasing Dairying Production Practices That Help

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 3

As a means of increasing the margin of profit, greater production per acre should be the aim of every dairy-farmer. The following…

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Fruit Crops Apples and Pears Estimated Yield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 3

During the current month, fruit inspectors of the Department of Agriculture have supplied reports setting forth crop conditions and…

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Homebush Sales Cattle and Sheep Cheaper SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson's report.—8400 cattle yarded, the bulk being useful to good quality. The market opened cheaper. Good to prime beef…

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Butter Market Better Demand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 7

Prescott's Report:—On the far Northern and parts of the Central Northern Rivers output has been declining but in most other centers it…

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Wheat Turned Away Plight of the Farmers. Position Becoming Desperate

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 3

Already some wheat silos in the country are full to overflowing, and wheat offered for delivery has been turned away…

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