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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

2,769 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 139

Sorghum As a Food for Cattle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 3

Mr Mark Reynolds, District Instructor of Agriculturoi writes:— Sorghum as a food for caltle is generally grown by dairy farmers for…

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London Wool Sales Late Rates Maintained (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 1

At the London wool sales to-day 9368 bales were offered, including 1495 bales from New South Wales. Approximate sales of Australasian…

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Farm Home for Disabled Soldiers Project in North Queensland

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 3

A proposal to establish a farm home for disabled soldiers was approved unanimously by delegates, to the Cairas district conference of the Returned…

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Rain in North Queensland Cane Crops Saved

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 4

Following general falls of from two to live inches over the north of the Queensland sugar belt, cane crops which had been greatly affected by…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

Prescotts Ltd. report:— Sydney:—There is a slight reduction in arrivals this week but production is likely to be well maintained as all the…

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Gang at Work Wool and Wheat Stolen ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 5

A gang of thieves operating with motor trucks in the past two or three weeks has raided stations and railway sidings and stolen wool and…

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Cattle Disease Contagious Mastitis Dairying Losses Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

The dairying industry in Australia suffers annual losses amounting to £600,000 by the disease known as contagious mastitis of cattle. This…

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Wheat Market Prices Unchanged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 10

The Sydney wheat market opened a shade quieter yesterday than the close on the previous evening, but values were unchanged. Later, more buying interest…

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Reliable Prices of Wheat"

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 1

The Central Executive carried the following resolution at its December meeting: "That the Minister for Agriculture be requested to investigate the possibility of…

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Wheat Options Chicago, January 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 11

Wheat options closed to-day on the Chicago Wheat Exchange as follows: May, 97½ cents a bushel; July, 88¼; September, 86 3-8. Durum wheat was…

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Homebush Sales Prime Cattle Unchanged SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 1

Pitt, son and Badgery's report: 59,800 sheep and lambs penned. The average quality was slightly improved. Prime sheep and lambs very…

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Wool Sales London, Jan. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

At the London wool sales 9368 bales were offered, including 1485 from New South Wales, 612 from Queensland 739 from Victoria, 993 from West…

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Dairy Industry Value to Nation Minister's Figures Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 1

Opening the annual conference of delegates of the New South Wales Co-operative Butter and Cheese Factories convened by the Producers'…

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RESTRICTION Dairymen Object P.D.S. Meeting Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

Addressing the annual meeting of the shareholders the chairman of the Producers' Co-operative Distributed Society (Mr. W. R…

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Dairy Produce Suppliers' Payments Qld. Comparisons Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 10

For a considerable time N.S.W. dairymen have been agitated by statements that the payments to suppliers by Queensland factories…

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Maize Crop Good Condition Monthly Review Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 10

From the Tweed River to the Hunter Valley the general average maize crop condition is particularly, good, according to a review issued by the…

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Thieves in Motor Trucks Wool and Wheat Stolen

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 5

A gang of thieves in South Australia operating with motor trucks in the past two or three weeks has raided stations and railway sidings and stolen wool…

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Cattle for Drafts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 5

The president stated that he was in touch with Stroud show president, as regards Dungog joining with Stroud and Bullahdelah in buying cattle for…

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Sheep Dipping Baths

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 8
Also in The Scone Advocate

Messrs. William Cooper and Nephews (Australia) Limited, Sydney, proprietors of Cooper's famous sheep dip, will be pleased to answer…

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