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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

2,439 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 122

Values Firm Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1932 · page 9

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney wool Exchange, Bridge-street when the quantity catalogued totalled 6235 bsles, and the sales…

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Pastoral. Damage to Wool From Dust. Points in Its Prevention

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 4

Dust is objectionable in wool for several reasons—it detracts from its appearance, it reduces the "yield," and it affects the character of the fibre,…

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Wheat Crops Favorable Conditions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 1

The monthly crop report of the Department of Agriculture states that the rainfall during the month was much below the average…

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German Butter Duties

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 2

The "vicious circle" is a term that can often well be applied to the effects of tariffs, and the recent increase of the butter duties in Germany provide…

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Butter Consumption in Great Britain

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 2

The following is extracted from a London trade report:— "Figures published in the Board of Trade Journal show a striking increase…

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Wool Sydney Sale Results

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 2

From July 1 to May 31 the sales of wool on the Sydney market totalled 1,147,249 bales, which realised some £12,501,108. The sales show an…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, June 10, 1932. War Debts and Russian Wheat. Noisy Interjectors. Answered by Mr. A. C. MARHALL

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 2

Mr. A. C. Marshall was subjected to considerable interruption at Mr. Malcolm Brown's meeting last night…

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Tobacco Growing Texas Crops Valuable. Interesting Facts

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 1

Interesting statistics and estimates of the tobacco crop in Texas (Q.) district were given in an address to Lismore Rotary Club on the value of the…

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Butter Equalisation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 9

The heard of directors of Tamworth Co-op. Dairy Society, Ltd., unanimously adopted the recommendation of the meeting of dairymen that the…

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Butter Goes Up SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 1

The wholesale price of butter was increased by ½d. a lb, from to-day. Choicest is now quoted at 142/6 a…

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Wool Clip Australian Estimate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 2

At the annual conference in Adelaide between the Australian Woolgrowers' Council and the National Council of Woolselling Brokers, it was…

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Butter Boxes Aust. Timber Used Minister's Report Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 10

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. C. A. S. Hawker), in a statement, invited attention to the fact that exhaustive investigations are being…

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The Man on the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes by Experts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 5

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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DAIRYING Unclean Utensils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 5

Of the various sources of milk contamination the unclean utensil is by far the most prolific, despite the fact that it is also the most easy to…

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Farm Home a Wholesome Sweet Honey As a Food

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 5

The virtues of honey as a food entitle it not only to a regular place in the diet as a preserve, but also to consideration for…

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Lower Figures Butter Production

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1932 · page 4

Butter production in Queensland for the January-April peried was 84,886 684th, a decline of 7.8 percent compared with figures for the…

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Dangerous Cattle Pest Australia Threatened

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 June 1932 · page 1

The danger of the ravaging Indian cattle pest, rinderpest, reaching Australia again is mentioned because of a series of epidemics in Ceylon…

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UNSATISFACTORY Butter Prices Export Trade Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1932 · page 6

The prides realised are un salt factory for producers, and Australian dairy interests would be in much more difficult…

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Wool Sales Season's Final Sales

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 June 1932 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Coy. reports on the 10th. instant:— At our sale on the 9th. June we offered a catalogue of 3,077 bales, made…

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Butter Up

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 June 1932 · page 3

The wholesale price of butter was increased a half-penny a pound form Saturday. Choicest is now quoted at 142/6…

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