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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

2,711 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 80 of 136

Russian Butter LONDON, Aug. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 2

The Empire Marketing Board reports that, during the week ended July 25, Russia topped the list of 19…

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Russian Wheat in England

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 2

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference carried a motion strongly protesting to the British Government against the use of Russian slave-grown wheat in…

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Australian Butter Gratifying Reports From London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 4

Very gratifying reports continue to be received from London regarding the wider distribution and satisfactory quality of Australian butter. According…

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Britain's Butter Export Russia Tops List

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 1

The Empire Marketing Board reports that for the week ended July 25, Russia topped the list of 19 countries exporting butter to Britain, exporting…

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Australian Butter. Favored by New Treaty

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 6

Mr. S. L. Gardner, M. P., forwards the following information from a statement of the Minister for Markets in regard to the Australian-Canadian…

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Treatment of Foot-rot in Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 4

Owing to the extremely wet season throughout most of the State, foot-rot in sheep has become widely prevalent, but it is satisfactory to note, writes…

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Pastoral. Fodder Conservation in Inland Districts. The Advantages of Silage

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 4

Like the popular beverage in the story, all classes of conserved fodder have their points. Special advantages attach, however, to reserves in the form…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 4

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

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Hairs in Wool. Simple Test for Their Detection

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 7

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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Import of Russian Wheat. Conference Protests to British Government. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 2

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference carried a motion to-day, strongly protesting to the British Government against the use of Russian slave-grown…

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For the Man on the Land Pastoral. Fodder Conservation In. Inland Districts the Advantages of Silage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 6

Like the popular beverage in the story, all classes of conserved fodder have their points. Special advantages attach, howevor, to reserves in the…

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State Wool Clip. Reduction in Weight and Value Low Average Price

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 2

The final figures in regard to the wool clip for the year ended June 30 last show that the estimated value was less than half of that for 1927,…

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N. S. Wales Wool Clip £5,000,000 Below Last Year. Good Yield Predicted This Year

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 6

The final figures in regard to the wool clip for the year ended June 30 last show that the estimated value was less than half of that for…

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Wybong News. Enterprising Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 1

Mr. J. P. Galvin has planted a paddock of Sunrise and Mulga oats, side by side, to determine which will give the better yield. So far, Mr. Galvin…

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The Farm Home. Home-Craft. in Relation to Prosperous Farm Life

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 7

It is in the nature of man to look upon man's work as the more serious and exacting, but few farmers would depreciate the part…

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Importance of Succulence. in Dairy Ration

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 6

A feed is succulent when it contains the natural juices of the plant. Dry feed, plus water, does not have the same effect as the same feed in a…

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Grooming of Dairy Cows. Influence on Production

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 6

Grooming has an effect on the wellbeing of an animal, besides benefiting its appearance—it has been proved, for example, in the case of a horse to…

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HOME-CRAFT. In Relation to Prosperous Farm Life

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 1

It is the nature of man to look upon man's work as the more serious and exacting, but few farmers would depreciate the part played by…

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Dairying. Grooming of Dairy Cows Influence on Production

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 4

Grooming has an effect on the well-being of an animal, besides benefiting its appearance—it has been proved, for example, in the case of the horse to…

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Importance of Succulence in the Dairy Ration

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 4

A feed is succulent when it contains the natural juices of the plant. Dry feed, plus water, does not have the same effect as the same feed in a…

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