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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

2,439 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 122

Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. Solid Half Year

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 3

The 58th half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Raymond Terrace, on Wednesday. There was a very good attendance and Mr. J…

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When Dipping Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 3

A convenient way of ascertaining the capacity of the bath when dipping sheep is to measure water into it from a tank of known capacity. First run…

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Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Coy. reports on 31st instant: At our opening sale on August 30th. we offered a catalogue of over 3,000…

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More or Fewer Butter Factories?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 2

"The remarks of Mr. MacInnes, director of dairying as reported in our land columns from Cowra recently, wherein he is reported to have advised…

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German Butter Duty. Australia Favoured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 4

Advice has been received that Germany has granted Australia the benefit of most-favoured nation treatment, which will reduce the duty on…

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Pastoral. the Rabbit Menace. an Insidious Pest

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 4

"Although the last drought reduced rabbits to a minimum, the good feed available of late has encouraged breeding to such an extent that on some…

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Drought Rations. Feeding Sheep in Dry Days

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 6

A paper of exceeding interest to pastoralists wasi read last week at the Science Congress. This was the joint work' of Messrs. F. Whitehouse and J…

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Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory, Ltd. Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 6

The twenty-seventy annual meeting of Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory was held on Saturday morning last. The Chairman of Directors (Mr. R. W…

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Wool Sales. Values Maintained. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— At auction and privately yesterday we sold 10,000 bales of wool. Values were fully maintained on best levels of the…

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Profitable Half-year Raymond Terrace Factory Butter Trade Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 2

A profit of £2892/2/5 on the operations of the company for the half year was disclosed by the semi-annual report of the Raymond Terrace Co-oprative Dairy and Produce Company, Limited, presented to the meeting of shareholders in the…

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The Muswellbrook Butter Factory Last Year's Progress. Effects of Change-over

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

Figures quoted by Mr. K. W. D. Humphries (chairman of directors) at the special meeting of shareholders of the local Dairy Company on…

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Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory, Ltd. Annual Meeting. to the Editor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 2

Sir,—At the annual meeting on Saturday I was asked whether it would take a two-thirds majority to carry the amendment proposed to the rules…

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Warning to Dairy Farmers. Grazing of Sudan Grass

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 6

Owing to a number of mortalities occurring during the 3931-33 season in cattle from grazing on Sudan grass, tho Department of Agriculture 'advises…

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Grazing on Sudan Grass Warning to Dairy Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 3

Owing to a number of mortalities occurring during the 1931-32 season in cattle from grazing on Sudan grass, the Department of Agriculture advises…

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For the Man on the Land Butter in England. Increased Consumption. Australia's Improved Prospects

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 6

The most remarkable feature of the butter situation in England, according to Mr. Frank Mills, of A. J. Mills and Co., Limited, of London, well known…

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Butter Factories Amalgamate. Raymond Terrace and Muswellbrook. Local Shareholders Keen for Transfer. Larger Schemes Foreshadowed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 3

The meeting held at the Muswellbrook Co-operative Dairy Company's premises on Tuesday last to deal with the agreements covering the amalgamation of the Muswellbrook and Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy Companies was the largest…

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DAIRYING. Waster—or High Producer Only the Tester Can Tell

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 6

Only an actual test can determine-tlic productive ability of a dairy cow. The truth of this is being continually proved, the disparity between the owner's…

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Dairying Waster—or High-producer? Only the Tester Can Tell

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 3

Only an actual test can determine the productive ability of a dairy cow. The truth of this is being continually proved, the disparity between the owner's Members of the Australian Olympic team visited the M.G.M studios in Hollywood and observed the filming of "Father and Son." Left to Right,—E. R. Perry, coach of the team; Frances Bult, Andrew Charlton, Claire Dennis, Jackie Cooper, Noel Ryan, Eileen Wearne,…

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Scone Dairy Co., Ltd. Annual Meeting. Successful Year's Operations

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 6

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Scone Dairy Co., Ltd., was held on Tuesday last. Present: Messrs. T. J. Towns (Chairman of Directors), W…

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