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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

2,557 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 128

Denman Section Baerami Jerseys. Improving the District's Dairy Herds

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 6

Of interest to dairy farmers, and especially those who favor the Jersey breed, are some notable performanes under the official herd testing scheme,…

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Butter Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 10

A London cable advises that on February 29 the butter afi[?]at to United Kingdom ports totalled 981-560 boxes, comprising 351,370 from…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 10
Also in Singleton Argus

Details are announced in our advertising columns of Messrs, W. J. Hawko and Co.'s sale of 1600 New England bred cattle at Armidale on…

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First Day of Show Maitland's 76th DISPLAY Array of Dairy Cattle Big Increase in Entries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 3

With Heavy rain at the Week-end, which gave the district a thorough soaking, followed by two days during which further rain seemed likely, prospects yesterday for Maitland Show were far from bright, However, the show opened to-day in sunny weather and,…

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Wheat Market Quiet in Sydney SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 10

Quiet conditions continued to rule on the local wheat market yesterday Bulk parcels were offering at 3/8,and there was an occasional buyer at…

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Wool Sales Market Very Firm SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 10

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge St., when the quantity catalogued totalled 12,415 bales and the clearance,…

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Wool Sales The London Catalogue LONDON, March 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 1

The second series of the London wool sales for 1936 will commence on Tuesday next, and conclude on March 24. Bales available for auction total…

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Dairy Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 7

Box of butter 561b local consumption, the Bowthone Co-op. Butter Factory Ltd, Morpeth 1: Singleton Central Co-op Dairy Co. Ltd. 2. Box of…

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Junior Farmers Seed Collecting Helpful Advice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 5

The seed collecting project is one designed especially for younger members of clubs. Though very easily carried out, it is of great…

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Junior Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 5

The Royal National Agricultural Association of Queensland has invited ton boys from tho N.S.W. Junior Farmers' Clubs to attend the…

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Petrol Mistakenly Used Fire Damage on Farm

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 2

The accidental filling of a hurricane lamp with petrol instead of kerosene caused a heavy explosion on a farm at Whittlesea North (Vie.) on Sunday…

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Fat Cattle Maitland Show Show pales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 9

Local buthcers and Newcastle Abattoirs bid freely for the show cattle offered by E. W. Sparke, Ltd., yesterday, F. Hector, butcher, West…

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Wheat Quiet The Sydney Market SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 9

The local wheat market was inactive yesterday, but steady. Holders of bulk wheat wore asking 3/8 1/2 for paroels, February basis, and there was…

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Wool Sales General Competition Sydney Market Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 9

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catal[?]ed totalled 10,485 bales, and the…

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Dairy Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 4

Box of butter, 561b, local consumption the Bowthone Co-op. Butter Factory Ltd, Morpeth 1; Singleton Central Co-op Dairy Co. Ltd. 2, Box of…

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DAIRYING Students' Training Federal Aid Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 8

To encourage the production of a uniform quality of butter throughout Australia, the Australian Dairy Produce Board and the Commonwealth…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 4

In moving the adoption of the report and Financial Statements of the Company at the meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, 27th February last, Mr. A. J…

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Farm Butter and Factory Returns

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 3

A letter received, from the Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee, Ltd., refers to two matters brought before the committee by direction of…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 3

Messrs. Waiter J. Hawke and Co., Armidale announce a splendid quality yarding of 1800 New England bred steers and young bullocks, for…

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