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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

2,785 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 140

Potatoes From Frosted Crops May Be Used As Seed

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 3

"Many potato' crops have been frosted during. the past season," and the question has cropped up. in more than one quarter as to' whether, the immature…

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Farm Book-keeping a Seasonable Reminder

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 3

The farmer who starts a system of book-keeping with, his capital in cash, and then purchases the farm, stock, etc., has a much simpler task than the…

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Wheat Silo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1933 · page 5

A start is to be made immediately with the construction of a wheat silo at Quirindi, having a capacity…

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The Man on the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes by Experts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1933 · page 8

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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Junior Farmers the Scone Branch SCONE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1933 · page 5

Three caps have been donated by M. Campbell and Co., Ltd., for competition amongst members of the Junior Farmers Club. The…

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Butter Supplies Steadily Declining Effect of Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 June 1933 · page 3

Prescott, Ltd., report that butter production is steadily decllsing, an din some districts, owing to the recent heavy rains,…

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Butter Export Latest Figures Big Increase . SYDNEY, Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 June 1933 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce, Mr. F. H. Stewart, reports that from July 1, 1932, to June 3, 1933, 3,950,130 boxes of butter, equal to 98,753 tons, have…

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Butter for Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 10

During the week ended June 10 the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney 1248 boxes of butter for export, of which 1154 boxes were salted…

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Australian Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 3

Woolgrowers' and brokers' representatives estimate that the Australian wool clip for 1933-'34 will total 2,942,500 bales…

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Values Rise Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 8

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange. Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,730 bales and the sales…

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Higher Values. Wool Sales. Keen General Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 2

A rise of from 15 to 20 per cent. in values was experienced at yesterday's Sydney wool sales, compared with the prices ruling at previous local auctions…

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The Improved Wool Outlook. Various Factors Responsible

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 4

The rise in wool values, which commenced two months ago and has shown more marked development during the past month, is…

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Wool Values 20 Per Cent. Higher, Merino Fleece, l6ld

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 2

There was spirited competition at the resumption of the Sydney wool sales yesterday, and values showed an increase of from 15 to 20 per cent…

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Loan Council To-day's Meeting Handling of Wheat Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 1

The Loan Council reassembled to-day before the sitting of the premiers' Conference. Yesterday an agreement that…

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Pastoral Eradication of St. John's Wort. Subterranean Clover Will Choke It Out. (Supplied by the Department of Agriculture)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 4

For the destruction of small patches of St. John's Wort, spraying with a solution of sodium chlorate can be recommended, but experiments carried…

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Farmers' Lively Debate

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 1

Spirited exchanges marked a debate at a meeting of the C.R. District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, at Graf ton, on a motion…

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"Boys on Farms."

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 2

In every part of this State to-day, from the Coast to the Darling, and from the Murray to the Queensland] border, are to be found farmers and…

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Butter Afloat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 8

On June 10, 615,242 boxes of butter, comprising 142,223 boxex from Australia, 466,350 from New Zealand, and 6669 boxex from the Argentine, were…

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Freight on Sheep Skins

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 1

Up to the present graziers desiring to send or two of sheep skins to market with their wool have boon required to consign the kins separately…

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Sale of Butter Premiers' Discussion MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 4

A marketing scheme for butter was considered by the Premiers' Conference yesterday afternoon. The yesterday from the proposal…

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