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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

2,439 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 122

Coloured Wool for Hospital. District Appeal (To the Editor)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 2

Sir,—Having heard of one district receiving quite a substantial donation as the outcome of a suggestion from a local grazier that all wool-men be…

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Freight Cut. Wool and Livestock Saving to Pastoralists Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 2

A 10 per cent, reduction in wool and livestock freight announced to-day will mean a direct saving of approximately £200,000 a year…

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30,000 DEAD Manchurian Disaster Crops Destroyed Tokio, Aug, 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 1

The Sungari River, in Manchuria, has risen 25 feet. Thirty thousand people are believed to be dead, while 25,000,000 acres of land are…

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The Farm Home (Supplied by the Department of Agriculture). the Farm Garden. a Point for Flower Growers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 4

As soon as garden seeds are sown it is advisable to shade the boxes or beds with, hessian or a few bushes such as tea-tree, to prevent the surface…

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Dairying. (Supplied by the Department of Agriculture) the Pit Silo. Cheapest Means of Fodder Conservation

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 3

There is no cheaper or quicker method of ensiling fodder than by "pitting" it, points out the local senior agricultural instructor at the…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference Economic Difficulties Discussed

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 4

At the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, the secretary (Mr W. C. Cambridge), in his annual report, stated that the…

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The Man on the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes by Experts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 4

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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Magic Passing De Valera'a Name Farmers Hit London, Aug. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 1

The "Daily Telegraph's" special representative after a tour of Ireland, says that the magic is passing from president De…

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Empire Trade Farmers' Conference Lively Discussion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 2

A motion by Mr. Coster (Bogan Gate) at the conference of the Farmers and settlers' Association which opened yesterday,…

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Rural Loan Available to Farmers the Conditions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 8

The secretory of the Maitland Pastures Protection Board, Mr. V. Treacy, has received a communication from the Under…

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DAIRYING The Pit Silo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 4

There is no cheaper or quicker, method of ensiling fodder than by "pitting" it points out the local senior agricultural instructor of the…

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Farm Home The Farm Garden

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 4

An soon as garden seeds are sown it is advisable to shade the boxes or beds with hessian or a few light bushed such as tea-tree, to prevent…

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Butter Manufacture

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 4

To meet the case of farmers producing cream who were not in a position to deliver to a dairy produce factory a modification of the requirements of…

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Commercial Singleton Markets. Special Dairy Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 4

Messrs Grainger and Falkiner Ltd. report having conducted a special sale of dairy cattle at the Shire yards on Friday last. The quality of the cattle…

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Dairy Industry Production Stationary Dry on Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 2

Prescott's Ltd. report that dry conditions prevail in most dairying centres of the North Coast and production is just about stationary. In other…

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Mass Farming Modern Tendency Ford's View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 4

Henry Ford once wrote: "Large corporations whose sole business it will be to perform the operations of ploughing…

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Dairying Industry Carries on Depression Defied

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 1

It can be truly said, that the dairy industry has defied the depression. Undeterred by lower commodity prices, dairymen have striven for increased…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference Matters for the Government. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 2

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference to-day urged the Government to facilitate the hearing of claims for the reappraisement of capital values; also…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 3

During the week ended August. 13. the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export 3942 boxes of butter, of which 3833 were salted…

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Dairying at Cowra Butter Factory to Be Built

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 1

The Advance Cowra and District Organisation has obtained sufficient promises of support to warrant tie establishing of a butter factory, and steps…

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