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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

2,769 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 78 of 139

Sheep for Japan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1935 · page 6

Seven Japanese buyers for 1000 sheep for the Japanese Government arrived in Sydney by the Atsuta Marn during the week-end…

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Dairy Conditions Production in N.S.W. Weekly Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1935 · page 6

Prescott, Ltd., in their weekly review of dairy conditions, report that production figures in some' districts disclose a marked falling-off, whilst…

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Fly-blown Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 10

Scientists occupied in research work at Canberra have evolved a now dressing for the treatment of fly-blown sheep. It is expected that sheep will…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 2

At the wool sales 9993 hales were offered to strong Home and Continental competition, at full late rates…

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Wheat Inactive The Sydney Market SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 5

The local wheat market was inactive yesterday. In the parcels section there were buyers for bulk wheat, prompt, at 2/10 to 2/10½, but sellers…

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Wool Exports Story in Figures N.S.W.'s Total Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 5

Commonwealth wool exports for the 1934-35 season totalled 2,855,367 bales, an increase of 128,182 on the 1933-34, but a decline of 180,706 on the record…

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Dairying. 1/- Lb. for Suppliers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 6

Suppliers to the Denman butter factory received 1/- per lb. for butter manufactured during the month of June. This is the highest price…

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Cropley Shield

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1935 · page 3

The competition for the Cropley Shield, which is conducted on the Taree links' annually, is becoming more popular each year. On the…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 4

A London cable states that on July 13, the butter afloat to United Kingdom ports totalled 545.169 boxes, comprising 151,799 from Australia and…

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Record Butter Output

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 4

For the six months ended June 30 the Casino Co-operative Dairy Society manufactured 1585 tons of butter, beating the previous six months' record…

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Denman Butter Denman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 5

Suppliers to Denman butter factory received 1/ per lb, for butter manufactured from cream supplied for the month of June. This is the highest…

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Use More Wool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 3

For years graziers' associations have been endeavouring to encourage the greater use of wool. To this end "Use More Wool. campaigns have been…

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Butter for Britain Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 8

Britain is not expected to restrict Australian butter imports during the currency of the Ottawa Agreement, which has still two years to run, stated…

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Stop Press Disease in Cattle Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 7

In the course of his address at Richmond this afternoon, Mr. Rose, Southern District Veterinary Officer, said that the…

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Wheat Steadier The Sydney Market SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 4

The local wheat position was steadier yesterday on the advance in all overseas option markets and the paucity of offerings on spot, Wheat on…

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Greater Activity London Wool Sales LONDON, July 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 1

At the wool sales to-day 10,093 bales were offered, Including 651 from New South Wales. The approximate sales of Australasian wools were 8020 bales…

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London Wool Sales Full Rates Maintained. London, Tuesday. (Australian Press Assn. Message.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 1

At, the London wool sales to-day 10,093 bales wore offered. There was strong competition, and previous full rates were maintained…

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High Production Abingdon Farm Success Department Tests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 2

Messrs. Dutton and Scoble's (Lorn, West Mankind) junior four-year-old Jersey, Abingdon Patricia, ranked among the highest…

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Milk for Schools Help for Dairying "£10,000 a Week" Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1935 · page 8

A plan by which the Government would provide half a pint of milk daily to children attending State schools was placed before the…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1935 · page 4

Prescott Ltd. reports: Sydney:—Production figures in some districts disclose a marked falling off, whilst other areas the decline is slight…

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