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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

2,711 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 79 of 136

Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 August 1931 · page 6

Both the grain and the greenstuff of maize are highly valuable fodders, find much more use might well be made of the crop on the farms on…

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Seed Potatoes' Needy Farmers Complain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 August 1931 · page 4

A number of farmers waited on Mr. O'Hearn, M.L.A., this morning, and complained that their orders, planed with the Rural industries…

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Russian Butter Shipment Dominion Boxes Copied

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 August 1931 · page 2

The latest shipment of Russian butter arrived in London in boxes exactly similar to Australian and New Zealand boxes. Even the same…

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Cattle Firmer Homebush Markets Wethers Weaker Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 August 1931 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report.—Sheep: 42,000 penned, the bulk medium to useful quality. The market opened unchanged. Mutton made…

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Homebush Stock Sales Cattle Market Dearer. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 August 1931 · page 4

Cattle.—1696 yarded, and the market was a little dearer. Bullocks realised from £7 to £11, and cows from £5 to £10. Best beef worth 32/ per…

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Butter Export Heavier Shipments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1931 · page 2

Unprecedented activity is being displayed in the butter export trade. Exports to the United Kingdom alone for the last four weeks were ever…

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Call for Merino Wool

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1931 · page 4

This is a feature of the position as it exists to-day which all who are engaged in the textile industry hope will be impressed on the minds of…

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Brindley Park Stud. Imported Southdown Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 August 1931 · page 3

The Stud of Southdown ewes imported by Mr. Thos. Hogan, of Brindley Park, Merriwa, from His Majesty the King's Stud, Sandringham,…

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Hairs in Wool. Simple Test for Their Detection

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1931 · page 4

A good deal of complaint has been made in recent years by English manufacturers of the amount of hair contained in the New Zealand clip. As a…

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Dairy Buildings Department's Regulations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 August 1931 · page 2

Mr. L. T. Maclnnes, Director of Dairying of the Department of Agriculture, advises that new regulations have been drawn up by the…

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London Market Gratifying Reports Dairy Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1931 · page 6

In referring to the present position of the dairying industry in Australia, the Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Mcloney), stated that…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1931 · page 2

During the week ended August the Commonwealth graders examined at sydney for export 4020 boxes of butter, comprising 3705 salted and…

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Dairy Buildings New Regulations Shortly

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 August 1931 · page 1

Mr L. T. Maclnnes, Director of Dairying of the Department of Agriculture, advises that new regulations have been drawn up by the…

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Difficulties of Men on Land Farmers and Settlers' Conference Opens. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 August 1931 · page 2

Opening the annual conference of the Farmers, and Settlers' Association today, the President (Mr H. J. Nock) referred to the farmers' difficulties…

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Butter Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 1

Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report under date 1st August, 1931:—Sydney:—Reports of dairying instructors indicate that in almost all centres…

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Butter Sales Restriction Opposed F. AND S. Conference Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 5

Addressing the Fanners and Settlors' Conference to-day, Mr. D. Kelly said that the illicit sale of butter was being carried…

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Dairy Buildings New Regulations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 2

Mr, L. T. Machines, Director of Dairying of the Department of Agriculture, advises that now regulations have been drawn up by…

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Paterson Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 2

Firm values were received at Homebush last Monday for all classes of cattle. Mr. L. Richardson, Paterson, secured 11 bullocks £9/3/-, 23 cows…

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"Hamstrung." Country Dairymen. Butter Sale Restrictions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 2

Addressing the Farmers and Settlers' conference yesterday, Mr. D. Kelly said that illicit sale of butter was being carried on by numerous…

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Homing Sheep Dog

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 10

Mr. Huie Elliott, of Forbes, has a sheep dog above the ordinary. Some time ago, when trucking sheep at Girilambone, out Bourke way, the…

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