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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

2,785 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 140

AMALGAMATION Butter Factories Denman Company Ray. Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 2

A meeting of the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co., Ltd., yesterday agreed to a proposal for amalgamation…

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Confidence in Wool Market Hopes of Better Trade

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Values for all commodities have recently moved upwards. Wool, cotton and metals have all shared in the…

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Heavy Sales Wheat Prices Jump Profit-takers Chicago, April 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 1

Wheat Jumped 5½ cents a bushel on opening, and all other gains followed, as a result of the decision of President Roosevelt to go off the gold…

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To Amalgamate. Denman Dairy Co. and Raymond Terrace Co. SHAREHOLDERS'—DECISION

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 2

As a result of a meeting of the shareholders of the companies concerned at Raymond Terrace yesterday and Denman this…

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Small Debts Court Share Farming Case

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 10

In the Small Debts Court at Denman on 13th. April, William Garnham, of Mayfield, share farmer, sued Herbert Duck, of Oakville, Hilldale, for £12/6/5…

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Will Make his Son a Farmer. Premier Talks to Junior Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 8

"I have only one boy in my family; but my wife and I always say, it" we can manage it, we will make this boy a farmer," said the Premier, (Mr…

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Serious Damage New Hebrides Blow Crops Suffer London. April 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 1

The Colonial Office received advice that a severe hurricane passed over the northern and of the central Islands of the New Hebrides last week,…

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Dairy Breeding and Production Records Methods of Marking Progeny

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 3

It is astonishing how few dairy farmers keep any permanent and reliable record of the breeding and production of their stock, observes a…

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Raising of Dairy Stock Rules for Feeding and Housing

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 3

Becauae of the risk of introducing disease with purchased animals, there was much to be said for the raising of one's a own dairy stock, observed a…

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Water for Dairy Cows Value of Concrete Troughs

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 3

There is nothing to pull down the dairy fanner's cheque quicker than poor drinking water for the herd. The effects are immediately reflected in…

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Wool Average Market Fluctuations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 5

The average price of wool in Sydney this week provides a striking illustration of how utterly unreliable average prices are as an indication…

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DEPRESSED London Butter Market Dominion Supplies London, April 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 8

Butter importers are generally disappoint at New Zealand's and Australis's refusal to agree to the quota scheme…

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AGRICULTURE Notes by Experts Maize Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 4

There are Several reasons why selection of maize for seed should commence with selection in the field. By this means large ears…

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DAIRYING Raising of Stock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 4

Because of the risk of introducing disease with purchased animals, there was much to be said for the raising of one's own dairy stock,…

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Prime Dearer Sheep at Homebush Cattle Dull Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 5

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report that 30,277 sheep and lambs were penned, with a small showing of prime lots. These were a little learer,…

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Wool Sales The Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co. reports:—

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 4

At our sale on the 19th instant we offered a catalogue of 5,796 bales, drawn mainly from the northern, southern and western tablelands, with…

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Heavy Increase Export of Butter Victoria Leads Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 5

Returns made available by the Minister for Commerce indicate that from July 1, 1932, to April 15, 1933, 3,707,482 boxes of butter were…

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Butter for United Kingdom No Restriction of Exports Federal Government's Decision

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 1

Intimating that, following the re commendation of the Dairy Produce Export Control Board, the Commonwealth Government had decided that the unrestricted export of butter to the United Kingdom should continue, the Prime Miniate [?] (Mr J. A. Lyons), In on official…

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Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 5

The Farmers and Graziers' Co. report:— At our sale on the 19th. instant we offered a catalogue of 5,796 bales,…

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Butter Exports Board Chairman's Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 2

Interviewed at Brisbane, on his return from Sydney, Mr. T. F. Plunkett, M.L.A., chairman of the Australian Dairy Produce Export Board, stated…

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