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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

2,439 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 122

Again Buoyant Sydney Wool Sales 30d, Top Price

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 7

The wool market was again buoyant in Sydney yesterday, greasy merino fleece real[?]sing up to 30d. France was the successful bidder for…

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Australians Wool Record Superfine Lines Continue in Keen Demand

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 3

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operativc Co., writes:— At our sale on the 1st February we offered 7354 bales of wool. Many…

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Wool Sales Prices Highest of Series. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 1

The wool sales started to-day with prices the highest of the series. Compared with the December closing rates, prices were mostly higher…

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Acid Water Farmers Concerned Lands Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 4

Landholders adjacent to Swamp Creek, Wentworth Swamps, Fishery Creek, Wallis Creek and Tester's Hollow met…

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Butter Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 1

Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report under date 30th January, 1932:— Sydney:—Production on the middle rivers of the North Coast is being well…

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Dairy Outlook Rain Badly Needed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 2

Moat of the dairy districts are in need of rain, according to the reports for january of instructors in the Department of Agriculture,…

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Farmers Meet Water Pollution Committee Formed Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 8

"This meeting has been convened by me at the request of several farmers and others of this district whose properties have been…

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Pastoral Lucerne As Pasture. Preparation of Land in Wheat Districts

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 3

On land of a light nature and which is heavily infested with Cape weed, sowing of lucerne for pasture in wheat districts should be made in the spring,…

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Butter Trade Dominion Preference SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 7

Mr. C. E. Meares, of the Producers' Distributing Society, stated to - day, that, following upon the discussion at the conference of co - opeative…

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Strong Tone Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

Wool sales were neid Yesterday at The Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge street when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,103 bales, and the sales…

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Japan's Wool Buying. Her Marked Activity

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 4

Japan has been one of the most active buyers of wool in Australia this season and was second in buying importance during the precede…

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Butter Factory for Merriwa? No Decision at Public Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 3

A public meeting on Saturday last, called for the purpose of getting an expression of opinion as to the wisdom of establishing a…

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Australian Wool Record. Superfine Lines Continue in Demand

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

The Secretary, Fanmers and Graziers Co-operative Coy. writes:— At our sale on the 1st. February we offered 7354 bales of wool. Many…

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Missing Cattle Police Make Two Arrests. Forest Country Camp. Grafton

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 1

The story of the sensational arrest at revolver point of alleged cattle-stealers, at 3 o'clock on Sunday morning, in the wildest forest country on…

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Australian Wool Record. Superfine Lines Continue in Keen Demand

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Coy., writes:— At our sale on 1st February we offered 7354 bales of wool. Many…

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Practical Scheme for Farmers Getting People Off Dole

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

"The land will solve our problems," said the headmaster of the Hurlstone Agricultural High School (Mr. G. F. Longmuir) recently when outlining a…

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The Orchard. the Orchard. Humus for Orchard Soils. Growing of Cover Crops

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 4

The upkeep of humus in orchard soils of great importance, but the ploughing in of cover crops, sowing of which may take place during February, mast…

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Dairying Tuberculosis in Pigs Precautions for Control

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 1

The significance of tuberculosis in the pig has yet to be fully appreciated by farmers engaged in the industry, observes a departmental publication. The…

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Wheat Elevator Site at Newcastle NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture writing to Mr. P. Connolly, M.L.A., stated that a site for a wheat elevator has been reserved at Newcastle…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1932 · 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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