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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

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Active Demand London Wool Sales Full Current Rates London, January 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 1

The concluding stage of the first series of the wool sales was hold to-day. The catalogue totalled 8,549 bales, of which 7015 Were sold. Approximately…

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London Wool Sales First Selling Series Closes. (Australian Press Assn. Message) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 1

Now South Wales submitted 5515 bales at the concluding sale of the first series of the London wool sales, which were hold to-day…

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Crops Ruined Damage by Crows GLOUCESTER

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 2

Writing to the Gloucester Pastures Protection Board, Mr. G. R. Everingham drew attention to the trouble being caused to farmers by crows…

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Found Shot Manilla District Farmer MANILLA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

Shortly after drinking a cup of tea with his wife at 4 a.m. yesterday, Aubrey Percival Cummins, 54, a share-farmer at Rockvilla, 11 miles from…

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PASTORAL Efficient Management

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 8

The principal object of improving pastures is to increase the carrying capacity of the holding, and once improvement work has been undertaken…

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Cattle at Homebush

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 4

Sales at Winchcombe, Carson's Homebush auction last Thursday included estate K. Kennedy, Aberdeen, 11 bullocks to £10/19/, avg. £/3/8;…

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Silo Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 8

The quantity of wheat received at country silos for the 1935-36 season amounts to 24,763,000 bushels. In addition, 296.000 bushels were trucked…

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Field Farm & Dairy Agricultural Land for Lucerne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 8

The first matter to be considered by the farmer proposing to grow lucerne is the question of weeds. Young lucerne plants grow comparatively…

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Wool Publicity World-wide Campaign Levy Suggested Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 1

Pleasure at the decision of the Woolgrower and Graziers' Council to support a world-wide publicity campaign for wool was expressed by…

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SETTLEMENT Farmers and Settlers Views Expressed Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 6

At a meeting of the Farmers aud Settlers' Association, the State Government was commended for what it had done so far in regard to closer…

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DAIRYING Safeguarding the Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 8

Most of the diseases of dairy cattle which cause extensive losses are infectious. Discussing the problem of prevention, a departmental leaflet…

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Butter Supplies Arrivals Fall Off Hot Weather

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 3

Prescott, Ltd., in their weekly review state that hot weather has, in some districts, counteracted the benefit of the earlier rains. but reports…

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Butter Export. Australia's Total July to January Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 1

Exports of butter from Australia between July 1 last year and January 25 this year, totalled 55,946 tons compared with 67,089 tons in the…

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Local and General News Dairy Farm for Sale by Tender

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 2

Mr W. Woods' farming property of 487$ acres at Bulga is for sale by tender, and not for lease, as stateu in advertisement in last issue. Tenders close…

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Butter Export Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

During the week ended Feb, 1, the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 25,536 boxes of butter, of which 23,978 were salted and…

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Stock Board Bridge Over Hunter Cattle Route

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 6

The chairman of directors of the Maitland Pastures Protection Board, Mr. W. Reynolds, presided at the monthly meeting yesterday…

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Wool for Japan Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 7

Carrying 21,518 bales of wool, the steamer Acsuta Maru, has left for Japan. The consignment was one of the largest carried in a single ship…

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Fully Firm Sydney Wool Sales Fleece Higher

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridgestreet, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,679 bales, and the…

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Australian Trade With Japan Prospects Good for Wool

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

The Australian Trade Commissioner to Japan (Mr. Longfield Lloyd) said on Thursday that the report from Osaka on January 18, that Japanese…

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No Barter Germany Disappointed Notor Parts-wool Berlin, February 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 1

There was keen disappointment in official circles hero over the Australian Government's refusal to allow a barter deal by the exchange of motor…

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