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Farming & the land, 1934

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POSTPONED Proclamation of Act Dairymen Wait Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 10

A representative deputation from the dairying organisations in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria, waited upon the…

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DAIRYING Winter Production

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 8

Where proper shelter is not provided for stock, not only is their resistance to disease reduced, but much food materials is wasted in "warming…

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Pig Raising Suitable Crops and Feeds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 8

Lucerne, either for grazing or for cutting and feeding in the sty, is the best green feed for the boar, sows and young pigs. Wheat, eats, rye,…

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Fodder Crops Competition in North Hastings River

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 5

In order to encourage lucerne growing in the Hustings River district, the local agricultural society, in conjunction with Mr. H…

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Wheat Crops French Scheme for Reducing Production

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 4

Rome, Saturday.—The Wheat Advisory Committee spent the morning discussing the French proposal that the countries reducing their production…

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Butter Exports Drop in Tonnage SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 1

A statement made by the Minister for Commerce shows that from July 1, 1983 to March 31, 1984, Australia exported 85,581 tons of butter,…

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Butter Supplies Production Declines N.S.W. POSITION

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 6

Prescott's, Ltd., in their weekly circular report that arrivals of butter this and last week were somewhat irregular owing to the Easter holidays…

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Will Wool Prices Retain Their High Level? in Doubt! Graziers' Chief Exchange Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 1

Delivering his presidential address at the annual conference of the Graziers' Association to-day, Mr. James…

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MORATORIUM Maitland Court Cases Farmers' Relief Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 5

An application by Joseph James Wethered and Mary Susannah Wethered if "Fairview", Branxton, what the Commissioners of the Government…

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New Dairy Products Act Proclamation Postponed

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 4

A deputation representative of dairying organisations in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria, waited upon the Minister for Commerce (Mr F. H…

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Winners of Dairy Company's Prizes

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 2

Recently the Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Co., Ltd., offered prizes for the most suitable design and name to be used on the wrapper for butter…

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Dairy Science Extraordinary Experiments

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 3

Extraordinary experiments in dairy science conducted in the United States are described in a letter received from Mr E. Berry, of Blythe, California, by…

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Kirkton Junior Farmers

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Advisory Committee was held at the residence of Mr S. Stranden on the 4th April. The attendance was fair, and…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 8

During the week ended April 7 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 15,561 boxes of butter, of which 12,607 were salted and…

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Menace of Farm Butter. Amending Legislation Proposed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 1

Speaking recently at the half-yearly meeting of the butter factory at the Murrumbidgee Irrigation scheme the P.P. Union general president made…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 8

Commonwealth wool sales to the and of March represented a turnover of £49,995,092, as compared with £28,371,341 during the corresponding…

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U.k. Butter Imports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 5

Although Great Britain produces a vast amount of butter, it is not nearly enough for the wants of its 40,000,000 people; last year it imported no less…

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Cattle Drafting at Royal Show

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 2

In the men's camp drafting competition, at the just-concluded Royal Show in Sydney, Queensland defeated New South Wales by 1347 points to 1273,…

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Butter Regulation. Issue of Proclamation Deferred

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 5

A deputation representative of various interests in the dairying. industry, in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland waited upon the Minister…

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"Demoralising." Country Wool-buying. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 2

At the Graziers' Conference today a letter was read from the chairman of the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association (Mv…

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