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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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London Wool Sales Recent Rates Maintained. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1

At the wool sales 10,777 bales were offered, of which approximately 9364 were sold. A good selection of merinos and…

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Inspection of Dairy Stock

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

The Chief Veterinary Surgeon, in to Board's letter asking that the Stock Inspector be relieved of dairy cattle supervision or at least…

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Punishment at Yanco Welfare Farm Evidence of Ex-inmate

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 6

Details of punishment meted out to inmates of the Yanco Welfare Farm who attempted to abscond, from the institution were given at the inquiry…

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Pigs and Pork Stud Boars on Terms. Assistance to Pig Farmers

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

In order to enable pig farmers to secure pure-bred boars for the purpose of improving the quality of their stock, announces the Minister for Agriculture…

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Dust in the Dairy Yard a Source of Cream Contamination

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

Dust and mud due to neglect to give proper attention to the surface of the dairy yard are not only a nuisance, but a menace to cream quality on account…

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Field Farm&dairy Notes by Government Experts Pastoral Grasshoppers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 8

For the control of grasshopperS, swarms of which have been observed in several district, two methods are recommended by the Entomologist of…

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Store Cattle Sale at Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 8

Special attention is directed to the advertisement of Messrs. A. H. McArthur and Coy's cattle sale in our current issue. The firm will offer at…

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BUTTER—CHEESE London Market LONDON, January 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 8

The butter market is quiet, Danish is quoted 88/ per owt,: choioest salted New Zealand 68/, and Australian 95/ per owt. Unsalted makes command a…

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Steady Rates London Wool Sales Some Withdrawals London, Jan. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 1

At to-day's wool sales there was sustained home and Continental competition. Steady rates were maintained, although there were some…

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MURRURUNDI The Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 2

I am glad to say that the country from Maitland to the Page looks beautiful, Wheat is most luxuriant in its appearance, and grass is in great…

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The Farm Home Cambating White Ants

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 8

When white ants have gained access to a building the first step recommended, states a pamphlet of the Entomological Branch of the…

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DAIRYING Diseases of the Udder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 8

Since the udder secretes the milk which is the staple product of the dairy farm; its health is of prime importance to the farmer…

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New Butter Act Stabilisation Scheme Boards Created

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 6

When the compulsory butter stabilisation scheme comes into operation shortly, the Peterson plan, which was on a voluntary…

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Butter Supplies Some Easing Off Export Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 6

In their weekly butter circular, Prescott, Ltd., report that productions has cased in some quarters but in other centres recent figures are being…

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Horse Bolted Farmer's Death Thrown From Sulky

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 5

When his horse bolted while entering the home paddock on January 16, William Peter McEnearney, 66, a farmer, of Buchanan,…

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Wool Exports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 5

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. F. H. Stewart), reports that the value of wool exported from Australia for the first five months of…

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Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 5

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Coy. reports:— On 24th instant we offered 9,278 bales attractive spinners' wools from…

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World's Wheat Situation Reviewed European Crop London, Jan. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 1

After reviewing the world situation during the past three years, the Wheat Advisory Commission states that in 1935 the harvest must be…

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Better Tone Eggs and Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 6

Eggs were moving out fairly freely in Sydney yesterday, in London the market last week was reported to have shown a firming…

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Wool Sales Prices in Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 8

Some attractive clips from the Stanthorpe and Dalveen districts were offered at the Brisbane wool sales yesterday, but many of the central…

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