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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

2,557 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 128

Field Farm&dairy Notes by Government Experts Dairying Treatment of Mammitis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 8

Although from time to time many and varied remedies have been recommended for mammitis, the best results are obtained from a…

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Died on Farm Body for Post Mortem PERTH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 1

A post-mortem examination is to be made of the body of Emil Anderson, 66, who died last Monday at Jardee, near Manjlmup, after a week's…

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MUSWELLBROOK Farmers Jubilant Splendid Rain Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 4

Following a period of intense oppressiveness, steady rain commenced to fall on Friday morning, and at intervals continued…

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Wool, Wheat, Cars Increased Figures Interesting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 5

How deadly accurate are figures! How often is a heated and lengthy argument cut off by the Year Book, just like the swish of a knife!…

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Show Entries Sections Filling Dairy Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 7

"It seems as though we are going to have a good general entry." This remark was made to-day by Mr. M. A. Brown, secretary of…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 1

The Farmers and Graziers Cooperative Co. reports on the 11th instant:— We submitted at our sale on Monday, 10th instant, a catalogue of 8902 bales,…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:— Our second catalogue of the present series of sales was brought forward on…

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Butter Exports Australian Figures SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

Butter exports from Australia for the period July 1, 1935, to February 1, 1936, totalled 58,052 tons, as compared with 71,371 tons for the…

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Dairy Farms Competition Arranged Milk Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

The Milk Board announces having set aside 25 guineas as prize money for a Dairy Farm competition. The objects are to…

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Junior Farmers Top-dressing Comp. Rural Bank Prize

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

To encourage the interest of Junior Farmers in pasture top-dressing, the Rural Bank is awarding an annual trophy for the State…

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Inquiry Fixed Cattle Stealing Case Minister's Direction Grafton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 4

Charles Fitzroy Bayley, a well known grazier in the Glen Innes district was, convicted in July last before Mr. C. G. Carr Boyd, P.M., of cattle…

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Vast Herds 30,000 Cattle on Road. Pastoralist's Properties

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 3

Mr. H. Talbot Sanderson, one of the best-known men in the Australian cattle and sheep industries, is on a visit to Sydney. One has to talk with…

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Wool Record Parcel from Walcha Sydney Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 4

The record wool price at the Sydney sales this season was established yesterday, when a Bradford buyer paid 33¼d for five bales of superfine…

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Milk Board Dairy Farm Competition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 1

The Milk Board announces having set aside 25 guineas as prize money for a Dairy Farm competition. The objects are to encourage the…

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Graziers' Association of New South Wales Upper Hunter Branch Wool Levy Discussed Move for Closer Settlement Mr. Allen (General Secretary) Gives Interesting Address

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 3

An important meeting of the Up­per Hunter branch of the above was held in Scone on Friday last, the purpose of which being the reception…

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Farmer Fined Ill-treated Horse "Brutal" Said P.M.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 6

Describing the treatment which the animal had received as brutal Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., yesterday afternoon at the East…

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Plague of Cutworms In Dungog District Damaging Crops and Grass

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 3

Something in the nature of a plague of cutworms has made its appearance in the Dungog district and is causing grave concern to people on the land…

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Butter Export Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 5

A London cable states that on February 15 the butter afloat to United Kingdom ports totalled 1,058,608 boxes, comprising 312,044 from…

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Wheat Quiet. The Sydney Market SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 5

Conditions were very quiet in the city wheat trade yesterday, and the sentiment of the market wan inclined to be a shade easier on the tone of…

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Market Firm Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 5

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 12,047 bales, and the…

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