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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

2,439 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 122

Butter Dearer Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 3

Batter was [?] per in dearer among city dairy houses to - day when the price was 117/2 per owl conducting 2/6 for boxes plus cartage…

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Blended Butter LONDON, April, 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 2

An Order-on-Council has been. issued for the compulsory marking of imported blended butter…

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The Man on the Land! Pastoral and Agricultural Notes by Experts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 April 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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SINGLETON Compliment to Dairymen Minister's Visit Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 2

The Minister for Health (Mr. W.T. Ely), accompanied by the milk Board (Messrss. E.A. Hemilton, W.J.H. Graham, and J…

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Farm Home Control of Ants Effective Method

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

A number, of species of tails cause annoyance to householders, namely, those which make nests in graves paths and tennis…

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DAIRYING Losses from Droughts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 2

Interviowed in Brisbane, Dr. Earle page said that the Queensland dairying industry was faced with the prospect of an exceptionally hard…

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DAIRYING Grass Silage

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

As the best quality silage is produced in the heart of the stack, care must exercised when opening to expose an small an area as possible…

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"This Is Justice!" Dairyman's Complaint Sent to Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 3

The eves of Australia were on the North Coast of New South Wales some months ago. when Sam Wiley, a well - known…

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Homebush Stock Sales Cattle Firmer, Sheep Dearer. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 1

Cattle.—1540 yarded, and the market was firmer. Bullocks realised from £7 to £11, and cows from £4 to £9. Best beef worth 30/ per 100 1bs, good…

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Commercial Singleton Markets. Special Dairy Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 3

Grainger and Falkiner Ltd. report having conducted a very successul special dairy cattle sale on Friday last. Buyers were present from the North…

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Cattle Diseases Mr. C. J. Sanderson Interesting Address

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 2

Despite the fact that the Wingham branch of the Primary Producers' Union did everything reasonable in order to try and…

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Farmer Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 8

When Mr. J. Tayler, farmer, of Tallawang, fell off his plough his foot was caught and he was dragged along until the rains become caught…

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Terrific Hail Crops Ruined House Unroofed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 8

In the fifteen minutes on Saturday afternoon; acres of produce under cultivation at Pekolbin were reduced to a state of utter…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 6

During the week ended April 2 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at sydney 10,113 boxes of butter, of which 7019 were salted…

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Wool Sales. Finer Descriptions Lower

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports:— At our sale of the 29th March we offered 7180 bales, the selection being…

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Values Firm Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 3

Wool sales were held yesterday at the sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,115 bales, and the…

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Dairying. Renovation of Paspalum Pastures. Reminder Regarding Autumn Treatment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 4

Wherever it is possible, it is sound practice to plough up paspalum areas in the autumn and sow a suitable mixture of winter grasses and clovers…

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MISUNDERSTANDING Dairy Registration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 5

The officer-in-charge of West Maitland Police stated this morning that there seems to be a misunderstanding amongst many members of…

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Butter Advances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1932 · page 8

The Interstate Butter Committee advanced the price of butter by 6d per lb to 151/10 per cwt to-day, including 2/6 per cwt for boxes, plus cartage. This…

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Cattle From Gresford

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 April 1932 · page 3

Good to prime beef sold from 22/- to 20/- per 1001bs, good to prime yearling beef 30/- to 32/-, good to prime cow beef to 23/- on the heef at…

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