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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

2,711 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 136

HINTON Flooding of Farms HINTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 3

Now that the rivers have subsided, the farmers are able to see what further damage was done during the recent rain…

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Dairy Factory Raymond Terrace Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 5

The report of the Raymond terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co., Limited, for the month of June is as follows:—…

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Wireless Talks to Farmers. a New Departmental Service

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 5

It is almost ten years since the possibilities of wireless as a means of lessening the isolation of rural dwellers were first demonstrated to a…

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Thinly-scattered Farms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 4

From Moscow to Jakatarinburg, on the opposite slopes of the Urals, to-day stretch fertile grasslands (pusta), but farms are few and labor is scarce…

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New Treaty With Canada Will Benefit Australia £4,000,000 GAIN Butter, Fruit, Wine Agreement Tabled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wednesday. The Australian trade treaty with Canada; which was tabled in the House of…

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Mr Searl's Address. Explanation of the Share Levy of ½d. Per Gallon of Milk and ½d. Per Pound of Butter

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 3

"After the Agency System had come in, and our supply to Sydney was so small us to bo almost useless, the Directors looked round for a direct…

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Rock Melons Early Crop Methods TRANSPLANTING

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 10

Transplanting as a menus of obtaining early rock melons is not practised in this country, except in an experimental way…

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Better Prices Dairymen's Threat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 7

Threats that the Brisbane milk supply would be out off for three days if producers did not got a minimum price of 1/- a gallon were made at…

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Fatally Shot Romantic Partnership Farm Tragedy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 7

When Miss Ellen Mary Newman. of Samsonvale, (Q.) returned to her farm she found her partner, Lucy Blanche Skipper, 30, lying in front…

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The Farmers' Burden

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 1

"Country Party policy aims at the admission, free of duty, of machinery and implements of production, and towards this end cream separators were placed on…

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The Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. Factory Report for June, 1931

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 3

Markets:—Butter 1/4½ per lb. cheese closing rate 8½ per lb. City milk, for Sydney milk the companies paid 1st to 11th 6d., 12th to 30th, 7d per gallon, while…

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Pastoral. Lucerne. a Reminder Regarding Cultivation and Top-dressing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

Whether lucerne is grown for cutting or for grazing, an annual cultivation at least is necessary, the first in the late winter (July or August). Where…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 4

These notes are issued every week, by direction of the Hon. the M[?] of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land…

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Prices Hold London Wool Sales Crossbreds Firm London, July 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 1

At the wool sales, 7740 bales were offered, including 3980 New Zealand, 1048 Queensland, 1605 New South Wales, 1936 Victoria, 912…

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Dairying. Milk Insurance. Feeding the Dry Cow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 6

"Milk insurance? Probably you have not heard it called that, but feeding a dry cow is insurance against next year's low yield, and nothing else. I…

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What's on the Air? Weekly Talks for Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 6

Song and story, news and comment of all sorts—the air offers plenty of interest to those who have wireless receivers, and it is…

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Citrus Fruits Review of Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 6

The latest official survey of the conditions prevailing in the citrus orchards of New South Wales is based upon reports received from fruit…

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Making Dairying Pay Successful Bellingen Breeder Tells How to Do It. Better Cows and Feeding Methods

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 3

Reduce the cost of production to a minimum—increase productive capacity to a maximum. That is the advice given by Mr. A. J. Hammond, of…

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Brisbane's Milk Supply Threat by Dairymen-

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 3

Threats that the Brisbane milk supply would he cut off for three days if producers did not get a minimum price of 1/ a gallon were…

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