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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

2,711 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 81 of 136

Dairying on the Border Interstate Competition to Cease

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 6

Competition between New South Wales and Queensland dairymen in the butter trade of the border district is to cease. At a conference of interstate…

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PASTORAL Foot Rot In Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 6

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

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Empire Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 6

Commenting on the London butter trade, Sir William Wayland, chairman of the Empire Dairy Council, states that the home and Empire…

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Wheat War British Farmers Hit Hard London, August 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 1

Recalling the fact that wheat was sold at Liverpool to-day at the lowest price for 10 years, the "Daily Express's"…

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Butter Fat N.Z. Average

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 6

A carefully worked out estimate by the daily division of the New Zealand Department of Agriculture for 1929-30, gives the average cow…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Advice for the Man on Land Notes Written By Experts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 6

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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DAIRYING Grooming of Dairy Cows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 6

While it is usual in dairy practice to clean or brush cows to prevent dirt from falling into the milk, not much thought is given to the effect…

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Farmers' Debts Heavy, W.A. Total PERTH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 2

It was reported by the Farmers' Debts Adjustment Commission that the estimated Habilities of farmers were about…

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Hinton a Heavy Frost Farmers Busy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 3

Hinton, like many surrounding centres experienced one of the heaviest frosts on Sunday morning for many a year. The grass was…

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P.d.s. Column Butter Boxes

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 August 1931 · page 4

Hardly a year passes without an attempt being made to introduce Canadian or Northern European timber for the manufacture of butter boxes to be…

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Ship Your Wool to Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 August 1931 · page 3

The Newcastle anil Hunter River Steamship Co. draw attention in our advertising column to the despatch of wool via Newcastle to Sydney by their…

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Yield of Maize in Rotation with Other Crops

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 August 1931 · page 2

Mr S. Nichols, for the Kirkton Bureau and the Department of Agriculture, continued the experiment started the previous year to ascertain,…

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Farmers Debts in West Australia

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 August 1931 · page 1

It was Reported by the Farmers' Debts Adjustment Commission that the estimated liabilities of farmers in West Australia wore about £31,000,000…

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Dungog Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 2

Good to prime beef realised 23/- to 28/- per 100 lbs., good to prime yearling beef 30/- to 33/-, good to prime cow beef to 23/- on the hoof at…

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Australian-canadian Treaty. Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 1

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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New Industry. Fish Meal for Cattle—Fish Products for the Masses. Hampered by Traiff

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 5

Recently Mr. E. O. Farley, representing the Marine Industries Limited Co., was in Maclean negotiating for the purchase of the plant and…

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Wheat Prices. Lowest for 150 Years. Tragic Position in England London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 4

Recalling that wheat sold at Liverpool on Friday at the lowest prices for 150 years, the "Daily Express" agriculture editor declared that it was…

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The Farmers. Can They Cabby On? Mb. H. K. Nock's Warning

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 4

"Can the farmers carry on?" asked the president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. H. K. Nock) at the opening of the 38th. annual…

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Farms for Women Scheme Before Cabinet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 2

A scheme for the settlement of young unemployed women on small farms near Sydney, which was placed before the Minister for Lands (Mr…

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Back Gashed Terrible Injuries Farmer's Ordeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 6

Falling under the knife-edged discs of his plough, Andrew Perle (36), a farmer of Derriwong (via Condobolin), yesterday received…

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