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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

2,769 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 139

One-Man Farm in New Zealand. 857 Sheep on 157 ACRES

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 6

One man sheep farming on an area of 157 acres has been so systematised by Mr, M. S. Collins, of Hawkes Bay, New, Zealand, that it has paid him…

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Vacuum Churn. Value for Butter Making

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 3

The value of vacuum churn as a means of uplifting the butter quality through improvement in texture, spreadability and salt and mosture…

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Dungog Co-op Butter Factory Ltd

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 3

Mr. W. E. Searl, manager of the above factory has favored us with the following reports for the month of April:—…

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Butter Surplus Director's Figures Big Increase Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 7

Addressing the conference of the Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries Association to-day, the Director of Dairying, Mr. L. T…

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Working of Butter Plan P.P. Union Views

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 3

Suggestions have been made that this State, because of its greater percentage of high quality butter, should withdraw from the Commonwealth…

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Worms in Sheep Enemas Valueless for Some Types

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 4

Inquiries from stockowners have brought to light the fact that very considerable misunderstanding exists regarding the application of the…

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Drought Western Queensland. Heavy Cost of Feeding Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 4

Witnesses in the Land Court at Blackall on Friday emphasised that, owing to the poorness of the rainfall, the flow from artesian bores generally…

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Cattle Stealing Young Man Sentenced Judge's Comment Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 1

Staling that stock stealing was rife in the Moree district, and that he did not feel disposed merely to scold first offenders convicted of this…

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Wool Sales Five Per Cent. Rise Brisk Demand Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 4

A further rise, amounting to five per cent, on the closing prices of last week, was recorded at the opening of the second week of the Sydney sales…

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The Wool Market Market Firms 5 Per Cent. "Albano" Clip to 19d

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 3

A rise of 5 per cent on last week's prices marked the opening of the second week of the concluding series of Sydney wool sales, which commenced…

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A Fight with a Bull Grim Struggle Farmer's Adventure

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 6

A grim fight followed when a Jersey bull owned by Mr. O. Tomqnist of Goultmrn River, attacked him on his farm a few miles from…

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Junior Farmers. Dartbrook Facilities

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 4

In his last report, Mr. G. Blacklock, in charge of the Juaior Farmer's Clubs movement in the north, says members of the Dartbrook. Club will…

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Recovery Act U.S. Court Decision Farm Mortgages Washington, May 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 1

The provisions of the Recovery Act, giving the President the right to proclaim, a Code to rule over private industry—the power regarded as the…

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Denman Farmer Attacked by Bull Severe Injuries Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 1

Severe injuries were received by Mr. O. Tornquist, of Denman, when he was attacked by a Jersey bull on his farm. Mr. Tornquist was taken to…

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Miller's Forest Rain Badly Needed Farms Bare

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 8

Dry weather still continues at Miller's Forest, and although the district has been very near rain within the last few days and…

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Dairy Products Act Amendment in Victoria

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 2

An important amendment was made in the Dairy Products Act on Wednesday night by the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It decided that…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1935 · page 8

A London cable states that on M[?] 25 the butter afloat to United King[?] ports totalled 728,312 boxes, comp[?]ing 335, 618 from Australia, 33[?]…

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Coastal Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1935 · page 3

Some good figures were secured for coastal consignments at last Monday's Homebush cattle auctions. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report that they…

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Fat-tailed Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1935 · page 10

Fat-tailed sheep, the oddest domesticated animals in the world, are bred by the farmers of Shantung Province, china. These queer animals are…

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Restriction Lifted on Export Butter

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 May 1935 · page 1

During the week ended May 25, the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 1812 boxes of butter, of which 1538 were salted and 274…

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