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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

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CEREZA For Farm Sprint Miss Nottava

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 9

The Heroic filly, Cereza, who has been withdrawn from next Saturday Challenge Stakes in favour of the Adrian Knox Stakes,…

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The Raymond Terrace Co-op. I Dairy and Produce Co., Ltd

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 2

Factory report for the month of December, 1935: Markets: Australia, butter, l5d lb., cheese 91/2d lb.; London, butter 91/4d lb.,…

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Loud Applause Selected to Win Warwick Farm Handicap. Limbohm and Tremayne to Fill Places

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 3

The Warwick Farm Handicap to-morrow will be nun over one mile and three furlongs. Journal heads the…

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Stalwart Selected To Win Novice Handicap at the Farm. Tuckier and Heracles Will Shape Well

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 3

Stalwart and Tuckiar are sure to be the best fancied of those nominated for the Maiden Handicap run over…

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PASTORAL Tanning of Hides

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 8

The following notes on the tanning, of hides by the wattle bark process (also called the vegetable process) are taken from the current issue of the…

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Wool Pioneer Dead LONDON, Jan. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 1

Sir James Hill, pioneer of the wool trade, and one of the biggest buyers of Australia and New Zealand,…

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Wheat Steady The Sydney Market SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 8

The tone of the city wheat market was a shade quieter yesterday, but steady, values being virtually unaltered from those of the previous day…

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Wool Sales The Sydney Market SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 8

Pitt, Son. and Badgery, Ltd., report that at their auction on thursday they submitted a catalogue of 4,458 bales, representative of the north and…

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Field Farm&dairy Notes by Government Experts Agriculture The Tomato Mite

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 8

The tomato mite (Phyliocoptes lycopersici) often causes severe damage summer and autumn crops. These mites are too small to be…

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My Dairy of the Week

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 6

All's well again in the "spirit" world. I'm not referring to mediums and seances but to plain ordinary motor spirit, better known as petrol…

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Crops Ruined Victorian Rains MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 11

Heavy rain and excessive humidity, followed by bitterly cold nights, have, caused extensive damage to the Ovens, Kiewa and King Valley tobacco crops…

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DAIRYING Objectionable Practice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 8

When newly-calved cattle are displayed for sale, it frequently happens that the owner, desiring to attract attention to the capacity of the udder,…

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Dairy Test December Productions Good Yields Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 8

More than half the cows to complete the Department of Agriculture's official production test for December were Jerseys. The Dairy Branch…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 1

Nenco hold a highly successful sale at Newcastle on the 16th instant., when the sixth catalogue of the season was submitted to keen and widespread…

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Butter Industry Maintaining Supplies Effect of Rains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 4

In their weekly circular Prescott, Ltd., state that the recent rains will have the effect of maintaining production, but it is unlikely that output…

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Singleton Pastures Protection Board Cattle Stealing Causing Concern

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Singleton Pastures Protection Board was held on Saturday morning…

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Wheat Bounty Altered Condition 1935 Payments Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 1

The Department of Commerce and announces that the conditions of payment of the bounty payable under the Wheat Bounty Act, 1934, have been…

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Sporting Warwick Farm Races

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 1

Following are results of the meeting at Warwick Farm on Saturday:— Maiden Handicap, 1 mile.—Stalwart, 8.11 (M'Carten), 1; Heracles, 7.11, 2;…

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Yesterday's Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 6

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report: —At Flemington yesterday 17,460 sheep and lambs were penned. There was only a small showing of good quality,…

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Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 6

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report:— At our auction sales on Thursday, we submitted a catalogue of 4,458 bales, representative of the north and…

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