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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

2,193 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 110

Potato Growing Improvement of Crops Simpler Method

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 8

During the past few years the Department of Agriculture, together with the Potato Growers' Council, have had In operation a…

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Farmers' Tour Arrangements Fou New Zealand Visit. Splendid Opportunity

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 4

Arrangements have been made for a party of N.S. Wales farmers, members of the Primary Producers' Union, to tour the principal dairy centres of…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 21st instant. Nothing has transpired during the…

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Sheep Show Splendid Entries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 4

Very satisfactory entries have been received for the 43nd Annual Sheep Show of the New South Waled Sheep breeders Association, to take place…

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African Wool Exports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 4

The South African [?] wool exports in April totalled 31,788,000lb, of which the United Kingdom took [?]lb, the Continent [?]…

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Butter Supplies Seasonal Decline Weekly Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 8

Prescott, Ltd., in their weekly review of the dairy industry state that though the usual seasonal decline is in evidence in all quarters,…

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Butter Graders No Juniors in Training Needed in Future Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 5

The statement that the State had no junior butter graders in training was made by the Director of Dairying (Mr. L. T…

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OVER 40,000 BALES Wool to Newcastle NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 1

To date over 40,000 bales of wool have been received at Newcastle, being of the current season's clip. The season closes on June 30…

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Poultry Farmers Meeting of Executive

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 2

An executive meeting of the Poultry Farmers' Association of N.S.W. was held at Strathfield. There were present: Messrs, French (President),…

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Dairy Products Fixing of Quotas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, on the recommendation of the New South Waled Dairy Products Board, has decided upon the following…

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Expansion of Dairying Industry Remarkable Figures

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 2

The remarkable expansion of the dairy industry involving great increases in butter production, side by side with marked improvement…

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Homebush Sales Best Cattle Unaltered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report: 20,000 sheep penned. The market was weaker than last Thursday Molton 2d to 2½d lamba and hoggets 3½d to 5d…

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The Markets Wheat Values Easier SYDNEY, Thursday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 8

Following reports of more favourable Weather in the United States and Canada, and a drop in Chicago and Winnipeg options the Sydney wheat market…

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Missing Farmer Searchers Combed Scrub Story at Inquest Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 6

Evidence of searches by police civilians and a black trucker for six days through scrub, near Vacy, was given at Paterson…

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Butter Graders

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 1

The Director of Dairying (Mr. MacInnes), in an address to the conference, declared that any further reduction in the number of the State's…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 1
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby, Ltd., report: The market in Great Britain is firm, and top-makers are not inclined to give concessions. What…

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The Agenda Butter Price Increase

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 3

Mr. Archinal moved on behalf of Gloucester Branch "that this District Council of the Primary Producers Union co-operate with the North…

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Special Sheep Sale at Tamworth

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 7

Messrs Mahony and Co., report holding a special sheep sale at Tamworth municipal saleyards on Friday last, 21st May.Young sheep comprised a…

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Wheat Market. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 2

Reports of the sales of eight Australian cargoes and active demand for Australian wheat abroad produced an improvement in the local wheat…

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