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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

2,439 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 122

Quality Sheep Breeders' Organisation Border Leicester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 9

Breeders of Border Leicester Sheep have formed a publicity organisation, membership being restricted to breeders whose…

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Market Firm Sydney Wool Values

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 4

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,805 bales, and the sales,…

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Wheat for Russia Consignments From Australia

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 3

The-partial failure of the Russian wheat crop is indicated by the action of the Soviet in chartering two steamers, to carry Australian wheat to…

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Junior Farmers' Club Schedule and Prizes Discussed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held in the Hunter-street School on Monday night. There were present: Mr J. Moss in the chair, Messrs Robinson,…

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Butter Report

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 2

Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report under date 7th May. 1932:— Sydney:— Mild weather s being experienced in most dairying centres…

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Generally Firm Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 2

Values generally were firm at the Sydney wool sales, when an average selection comprising 7212 bales was offered. Of these 1804 were sold by…

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Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 6

The butter market in Sydney yesterday was steady and the local demand fairly good The present price in extremely low for this time of…

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Cattle Sale

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 4

A sign of old times was revived by the holding of a cattle sale last Saturday, conducted by the well-known auctioneers, Messrs. Carlton and Callow…

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Commercial News Record Sale of Dairy Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 2

E. W. Sparke, Ltd., West Maitland, report having held another successful sale of dairy cattle on Thursday of last week. Some 2100 head were sold,…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 2

The attention of cattle buyers is directed to Messrs. W. J. Hawke & Co.'s sale of store cattle at Armidale on Tuesday next. Although the yarding…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., report:— At our sale on the 10th. inst. we offered a catalogue totalling 8,076…

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Pastoral. Points in Lamb-raising. Prevention of Infection

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 5

There is considerable diversity of opinion among sheep breeders as to the age at which the operation of lamb-marking should be performed,…

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Lost Identity. Australian Butter on London Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 6

Mr. Alexander Nathan, a New Zealand business man, who returned from London on Tuesday, declared that Australian butter did not realise the…

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Strong Demand Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 6

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange Bridge st., when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,288 bales, and the sales,…

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10 Per Cent. Fall Wool Warehousing Charges

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 1

It was officially announced by the Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association this week that, after consultation with the National Council of…

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Agricultural. Feeding-off Growing Wheat. Some Important Precautions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 4

Autumn weather conditions will have made the feeding-off of the wheat crop necessary in many cases, but certain precautions are essential if the…

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Dairying. Trees on the Dairy Farm. a Seasonable Reminder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

It seems a far cry from trees to the size of the cream cheque, but there is a connection. Where trees are so lacking that stock have insufficient shelter…

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Australian Dairy Council Pasture Improvement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 6

The Australian Dairy Council, having an all Australian outlook, at its meeting in Melbourne in August, 1930, gave careful…

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Glut of Oranges Citrus Crop Prospects Larger Lemons

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 5

A glut of oranges is likely unless adequate marketing facilities are provided but mandarins and lemons should not be in very heavy supply,…

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