The Man on the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes by Experts
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 March 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 his work…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1932 · page 6
The proper packing of the material in the silo is most important. If not properly packed or sufficiently tramped to exclude air, spoiled silage…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1932 · page 2
Mr. W. J. H. Graham, consumers' representative on the Milk Board, met a number of dairymen on the show Ground…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 5
The term of the Federal Pastoral Award governing the rates and conditions for employment of shearing labour and station hands in all States…
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Singleton Argus · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 4
The commendable zeal and patriotism of Mr MacInnes, Director of Dairying, for the quality of New South Wales butter must be admired, and he is also…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 5
The Minister for Markets (Mr.C, A, S, Hawker) has made available figures showing the quantity of butter exported during the…
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Singleton Argus · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 1
Cattle.—1220 yarded, and the market was firmer. Bullocks realised from £6 to £11, and cows from £4 to £9. Best beef worth 30/ per 100 lbs, good…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 1
An inlensive search in being conducted by the Parramatla Police and wnrdors escaped from his but at…
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Singleton Argus · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 2
Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. was successful at the Maitland Show in winning first prizes for box of butter suitable for…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 2
Jerseys predominated in the dairy cattle at Maitland Show, on occasions there being fifteen in one class…
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The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 2
Competition, was irregular at the Sydney wool sales yesterday; Japanese demand being rather quiet. Prices for average to good merino…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 3
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,976 bales, and the sales,…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 1
At the wool sales 8,777 bales were offered, including 324 from N.S.W., 894 from Queensland, 356 Victoria, and 3,946 New Zealand…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 5
Owing to the slow growth of lucerne during the first year many farmers are tempted to sow it with another crop suck as wheat or oats, from which…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 3
One of the largest meetings held in Gloucester eventuates when general meeting of the sharholders of the Gloucester Dairy Company met to…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 5
Sheep are still showing the effects of the peculiar winter conditions of last year, observes a departmental report…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 4
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange Bridge-street When quantity cutlogued totalled 10,081 bales and the sales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dungog Show Opens Decrease in Cattle Exhibits Bright Pavilion Displays Dungog
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 7
As far an pastoral and dairying interests are concerned, the Dungog district has experienced the worst season for a number of years. The effect of this is seen in the 45th show of Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association, which opened…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 8
Sir,—Under the heading of "Milk Prices" in your issue of Monday, the comment concluded: "The farmer cannot, obtain more for his milk than the…
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Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 4
Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report under date 5th March 1932.— Sydney:—Most dairying districts are still in need of substantial rains Supplies…
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