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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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Field Farm & Dairy Notes by Government Experts Pastoral Subterranean Clover

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

During recent years Subterranean clover (Trifollum subterraneum), when periodically top-dresses (in the autumn of every year or at least…

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Butter Advances Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1934 · page 5

From the commencement of business to-day, the price of butter in Sydney was [?] per lb dearer at 119/2 per owt. Firmer overseas…

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Homing Sheep Lithgow

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

The mystery which surrounded the disappearance of 160 sheep from [?] has been solved by the discovery that they had endeavoured to…

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Low Quality Victorian Butter Experts' Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1934 · page 5

The senior Commonwealth butter grader of the Department of Commerce (Mr. F. Wigan), speaking at the annual convention of the…

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Pit Silo Ensilage for Sheep Best Method

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

In the wheat-growing districts, especially where the silage is intended for sheep, the pit method of ensilage is undoubtedly the…

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MYSTERY! Farmer's Death Poison Found Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1934 · page 1

An inquest into the death of Gerald Nixon, 68, a retired farmer, whose body was found in the bed of the…

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DAIRYING Care of the Herd

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

Absolute cleanliness and care at all points are necessary for the ensurance of quality in milk and cream. Following are some important precautions…

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Cattle Sale Armidale Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 6

Walter J. Hawke and Co. report at their cattle sale at Armidale on Tuesday last they yarded about 1800 head of fat and store cattle…

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Butter Exports Drop in Quantity SYDNEY

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

From July 1 to March 17 butter exports from Australia totalled 80,240 tons, of which 18,505 tons was exported from New South Wales, 27, 487…

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Commercial Singleton Markets. Special Store Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 4

Grainger and Falkiner Ltd. report having conducted a special store cattle sale at the Shire yards on Friday last. The offering consisted principally of…

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Sales Campaign Consumption of Butter "Drive" Necessary Sydney

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

Declaring that a vigorous campaign for business would result in a huge increase in the sale of Australian products in Britain, Mr. Fenton, Who…

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Small Stocks of Wool in America United States Will Want More. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 2

Sir John Vicars, who returned to Sydney to-day after a trip to California, said that only small wool stocKe were on hand in the United States. He…

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Homebush Sales. Prime Cattle Firm; Sheep Unchanged

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 6

Pitt, Son and Badgery, report:— 42,753 sheep and lambs penned. The general condition was about equal to recent supplies. Ewes and lambs were…

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Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 4

This section made a good show both in quality and numbers and provided good competition among a number of breeders in the more…

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Butter Quotas

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 1

Opportunity was taken to discuss with members of the Dairy Export Control Board, Messrs. King and Fraser, the present position with…

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Beef & Fat Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 4

Practically the whole of this section was a splendid exhibit and something like one would expect to see in the Gloucester district, said…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report 22nd inst.: With the exception of Albury, where sales were held on Wednesday and Thursday last, every other…

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Royal Show Northern Successes Cattle Awards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 2

Northern breeders were well represented in the cattle awards at the Sydney Royal Show, which were made yesterday…

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Homing Instinct. Sheep Seek Old Quarters

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 4

The mystery of the disappearance of 160 sheep from Capertee has been solved by the discovery that they had endeavoured to return to the paddock…

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Sales Campaign. Consumption of Butter. "Drive" Necessary

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 6

Declaring that a vigorous campaign for business would result in a huge increase in the sale of Australian products in Britain, Mr. Fenton, who…

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