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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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Yesterday's Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

The sixth series of Sydney sales was resumed yesterday, when Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., offered a total of 8945 bales at auction. With the exception…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 1

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., offered at auction on Tuesday 661 bales. The market for all superfine fleece was fully 5 per cent. above our last sale for…

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Price War Brisbane Butter Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 4

A butter war is in progress in Brisbane, owing to five city firms importing heavy supplies from Victoria. These firms have been selling butter at 1/1½…

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Price War. Brisbane Butter Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 3

A butter war is in progress in Brisbane, owing to five city firms importing heavy supplies from Victoria. These firms have been selling butter at 1/1½…

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Rates Maintained Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 4

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8939 bales, and the clearance…

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French Wool Demand. a Welcome Revival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 8

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. report:— When wool buyers on behalf of one particular country are outstanding operators at the sales, fears are…

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Soldiers' Settlement Cattle Stealing Case Magistrate Shows Leniency Remand Granted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

Leniency was exercised by the Police Magistrate (Mr. E. A. Mahony), at the Kurri Police Court on Wednesday, in a case in which Clifford…

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Plashett Pastoral Co.'s High-Producing Cows Plashett Gertie 7th's 595lbs. IN 180 DAYS

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 3

Mr. F. L. Crane, of "Moonbira," Gundy, and incidentally a director of Plashett Pas. Co., Ltd., has supplied us with some details concerning the…

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Crop Prospects Beneficial Rains Lucerne Hay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 7

The recent bounteous and beneficial rains are bringing wonderful results in growth and never in the history of the older farmers…

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Raymond Terrace Co-op. Dairy and Produce Co., Ltd. Factory Report for January

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 4

Markets: N.S. Wales butter 1/ per lb.; cheese 6½ per lb.; Board milk, 11¼d gallon. London, butter, 63/ per ewt.; 8d per lb retails…

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Dairy Products Board Inaugural Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 4

A meeting of the N.S. Wales Dairy Produce Board was held on Monday. The board was recently const[?]ted under the Dairy Products Act, 1933,…

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Yanco Welfare Farm Evidence at Inquiry

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 7

Clement Day, a plumber, formerly employed at the Yanco Welfare Farm, said at the inquiry on Wednesday that Major Parsonage, the suspended…

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Fresh Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 4

If you are doubtful as to whether butter is quite fresh it can be made as good as ever again by putting as much as you wish to use to soak for…

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PASTORAL Clovers and Lucerne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 8

In a pamphlet on clovers and lucerne in pastures the Agrestologist of the Department of Agriculture emphasises the value of leguminous…

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Field Farm & Dairy Notes by Government Experts Agriculture Fallow Cultivation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 8

The rains which have been experienced throughout the wheat bolt during the harvesting period, states the Chief Instructor of Agriculture, have…

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N.Z. Wool Sales Best Quality Firm Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 7

At the Wanganul wool sales prices for best quality were firm. At Napier sales of inferior lets showed a weakening tendency…

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Dairy Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 2

At a committee meeting of the Delagate Board of the Federated Milk Producers in Miss Edwards' Rooms, High-street, West Maitland, last…

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N.Z. FARMS Visitors' Impressions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 3

A large party of New South Wales farmers and graziers, who have been touring new Zealand Studying farming methods, returned to Sydney by…

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DAIRYING Fodder Conservation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 8

As a menus of conserving fodder, ensiling has many advantages, and where funds are limited, the pit silo has much to commend it. This type…

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Wheat Inquiry Commission Sits SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 1

The sittings of the Commonwealth Royal Commission on wheat commenced to-day, when evidence was entered into. Under the terms of…

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