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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

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Germany's Tariff. Menace to Empire Dairying

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 4

The Empire Dairying Council states that Germany's proposals to increase the butter tariff is causing grave concern to Empire…

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Advance in Grassland Husbandly. a Feature of Twentieth Century Farming

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 4

In an address at the recent North Coast conference of the Agricultural Bureau in advocacy of the objective "more per acre" as a means of…

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World's Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 6

Shipments of wheat from all exporting countries last week were higher than for some time, aggregating 3,400,000 quarters, of which…

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Values Firm Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day, an average selection, comprising 10,637 bales, was offered. Sales at auction totalled 10,191 bales, while an…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 6

During the week ended January 80 the Commonwealth graders examined for expert at Sydney 80,712 boxes of butter, comprising 23,500 salted and…

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Tick Infested Cattle Stir Caused at Lismore

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 1

The discovery of tick-infested cattle at Lismore saleyards last week, and the fact'that the animals had been travelled from Cangi, is officially…

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Cattle Ticks From Clean" Area Lismore Scare

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 6

A number of bullocks have been discovered to bo infested with ticks after having been brought to Lismore from the…

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Prices Firm Melbourne Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 6

Although competition was not so strong at Tuesday Melbourne wood sales, prices remained firm because of sellers' reserve, Many bought well…

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Ploughed in Vegetable Crops Railway Costs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 2

A message from Bowral states that owing to the low prices received in the Sydney markets for pens and beans, some…

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Prince of Wales As Farmer Empire Film to Be Released

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 2

A film will shortly. be released throughout the Empire, taken with the Prince of Wales's permission, showing the Prince's activities as a farmer,…

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Empire Butter

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 4

The Empire Dairy Council states that Germany's proposal to doable the butter import duty has been learned by dairymen of the Empire with the greatest concern…

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Butter Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 2

Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report under date 23rd January, 1931.— Sydney:—Hot weather and drying winds continue to prevail in most of the dairying…

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Wheat Standard

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 9

The f.a.q. standard for wheat this season has been fixed by the Grain Trade Sectional Committee of the Chamber of Commerce at 61½ lbs. per…

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Sheep Show Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 7

The Council of the Sheep Breeders' Association has decided to conduct a sheep shwo, this year under its own control. In the past the…

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Very Firm Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 5

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge Street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,766 bales, and the sales,…

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Active Demand London Wool Sales Rates Firm London, Jan. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 1

At the woll sales 10,652 bales were offered, including 3708 from New South Wales, 1749 Queensland, 1808 Victorian, 201 South Australia, and…

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Letter to Editor Dairy Registration (To the Editor.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 10

Sir,—Some months back the Federated Milk Producers recommended dairy farmers to withhold registration until some benefit had accrued…

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Australian Dairy Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Council very definite progress was reported from all this States in pasture improvement work and considerable time was devoted to discussing…

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Yellowed Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 5

It is possible to remove permanently the yellow color which often appears on worn woollen garments, and to restore the garments to their original…

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Pastoral. the Grasshopper. Methods of Control

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 4

For the control of grasshoppers it important to take early action, and combative measures should commence with the marking of the egg beds in…

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