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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

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Firm Tone London Wool Sales Brisk Bidding London, March 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 1

At the wool sales 9415 bales were offered, including 162 from New South Wales, 410 Victoria, 342 West Australian and 3,876 New Zealand,…

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Dairying Industry City Milk Distribution Co-operative Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 2

A meeting of dairymen of the Lower Hunter, held in the West Maitland School of Arts last night, decided to request the Minister for Health to proceed with a scheme for the co-operative distribution of milk in Sydney and Newcastle through…

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DAIRYING Quality in Milk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 4

If dairy products are to be of such a grade that their production is profitable and their consumption attended by no risk, the premises must not…

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In the West Dairying Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 8

Critics who state that "the West is not suitable for dairying" are confronted with a most effective reply from E. G. Hope, of "Sunny Brae,"…

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Singleton Cattle

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1932 · page 3

On the average cattle values were 10/- higher at the Homebush auctions on Thursday. Good to prime beef realised 22/- to 25/- per 100lbs, good to…

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Butter and Cheese

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1932 · page 4

In conjunction with the Victorian Dairy Factory Managers' Conference, to be held in Melbourne from 16th to 20th May, the, Australian championship…

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Wool Sale Withdrawals Heavier

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1932 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Company reports:— At our sale on 10th instant we offered a catalogue of 6950 bales, the…

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Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 5

As was mentioned in last issue, seasonal conditions were responsible for the falling off in the beef and dairy cattle sections. Some parts of the…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 6

During the ended March 12 the commonwealth graters examined for export at Sydney 19,574 boxes of butter comprising 15,186…

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Wool Sales Withdrawals Heavier

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 3

The Tanners & Graziers' Co-operative Company reports:— At our scale on the 10th instant, we offered a catalogue of 6950 bales, the…

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Wool Sales. Withdrawals Heavy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Company reports:— At our sales on 10th. instant we offered a catalogue of 6,950 bales, the…

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Wool Sales Support from Bradford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 6

Wool sails were held yesterday at the sydney wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,823 bales, and…

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Better Pastures Dairy Production Definite Part

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 6

"In the Improvement of the herd production average, it is extremely important to cater for the inevitable dry periods, and…

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Farm and Garden Produce

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 5

There were 260 entries in this section as against 280 last year and 369 the previous year. The display was excellent in spite of the season. Maize…

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Butter Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 1

Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report under date 12th March, 1932. Sydney:—Continued dry weather is being experienced in most of dairying…

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No Change Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 8

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,018 bales, and…

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Visit to Dairy Farms

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 1

First hand knowledge of the conditions of the dairy farmer, who has occupied a considerable amount of his time in recent months, will be obtained by the Minister…

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Excellent Display of Cattle at Muswellbrook Show Better Stock Sections Judging in the Rain Insurance Collected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 4

Rain fell almost incessantly throughout the opening day of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association's 48th show yesterday. The rain disorganised matters somewhat, but it had its…

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Dairy Herds Free From Disease SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 7

Replying to Mr. Bate, in the Assembly to-day, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) said it was true that dairy herds of the…

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Sowing with Wheat

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 3

In the southern districts it is a common practice to sow seeds such as lucerne, Wimmera rye grass, or Subterranean clover with the last crop of…

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