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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

2,785 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 140

Letters to the Editor Butter Crisis (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 8

Sir.—Australians generally will regret to find the present crisis in the butter Industry. It was apparent for some time past that the export of…

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Nearly Double Wool to Newcastle NEWCASTLE , Thursday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 7

Up to Saturday last over 71,000 bales of wool were received at Newcastle and this represents about 50 per cent increase on the…

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Limit Production! World-wide Wheat Move WASHINGTON, March 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 1

The United States Government is scoking a World-wide agreement with Canada Australian the Argentine and Russia to limit the production of…

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Junior Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 2

The election of Officers at the annual council meeting of Kirkton Junior Farmers Council resulted as follow:—President Mr. B.A…

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Rural Industries Assistance for Cropping

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Main. M.L.A.) stated that application for assistance from the Rural Industries Branch in Connection with…

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Electricity for Farms

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 1

Lying within reach of 150,000 people, is die enormous horse power of the waters of the mountains of our tablelands. What a magnificent opportunity for the…

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The Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. Factory Report for February

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 4

Markets:—Butter, closing rate ll½d per lb; cheese 6½d per lb. Board Milk 11¼d per gallon. Suppliers' Pay:—Butter 7½d per lb. net…

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Wheat Stocks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 8

Wheat stocks in New South Wales Government grain elevators on March 16 Comprised 14,748,000 bushels in country [?] and in transit, and…

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Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 3

The Formers and Graziers' Co op. Co. reports 8th inst.: At our sale on 7th inst. we offered a catalogue of 9147 bales, the selection…

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Low Price for Butter

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 6

The report of Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Co., Ltd. for February reflects a low price for butter. During that month suppliers were paid…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 2

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report 13th inst.: We offered a catalogue of 4957 bales to-day, which consisted of clips mainly from the later shearing…

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Closed Firm Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 5

Wool sales were hold yesterday at the sydney Wool exchange, Bridge street, When the quantity catalogued totalled 0235 balos, and the sales,…

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Pastoral Romance Warrah and Goonoo Goonoo. Progress of the A.A. CO

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 4

In Saturday's issue of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" appears a review of the outstanding events connected with the possession and…

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Assistance for Dairy Farmers. Purchase of Cows. Installing Irrigation Plants

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 8

Mr: B. S. B. Stevens (Premier) writes to Mr. Malcolm Brown, M.L.A., as follows: 'With reference to our recent…

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London Wool Sales (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 1

At the London wool sales to-day 9338 bales were offered, of which 3655 were sold. Brisk home and continental…

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Limitation of World Wheat United States Seeks Agreement Washington

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 1

The United States Government is seeking a world-wide agreement with Canada, Australia, Argentina, Russia, and the Balkans, to limit the production of wheat. The plan, broadly, is to fix quotas of the wheat which may be…

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Rural Industries. Lungworm in Sheep. "Cured by Drench" Success Claimed for Experiments

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 6

Thousands of sheep die annually from lungworm. Many thousands of others are weakened constitutionally, adversely affecting growth and wool…

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Raymond Terrace Co-op. Dairy & Produce Co. Factory Report for February

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 2

Butter closing rate 11½d per lb; suppliers' pay: Butter 7½d. per lb., net at farm. Manufacture for the month: 185 tons butter, cheese 27 tons, milk…

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Lucerne Crops

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 4

Several farmers out Spring Creek way are harvesting lucerne seed. As far as can be learned the crop will yield very fair results…

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Dairying. Feed the Dry Cow. a Vital Principle in Dairy Management

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 6

It cannot be repeated too often that the only time a cow gets a chance to store the materials required for the next season's milking is when she is dry…

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