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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 109

Dairying Broadcast

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 4

The Victorian Division of the Australian Broadcasting Commission has arranged a dairying broadcast almost, if not quite, unique in its…

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Butter Shortage Maintaining Prices CASINO

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 6

Declaring that indication were that the present prices for butter would be maintained the district secretary (Mr. R. Pilgrim) told the Casino branch of the…

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Wool Sales Strong Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 4

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 11,212 bales were catalogued. The clearance, including private sales, of passed-in and fellmongered wools,…

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Higher Wheat Yield CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 4

Owing to the unexpected higher yield obtained in New South Wales, wheat production for Australia for the 1937-38 season is finally…

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Empire Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 6

THE information relating to the progress of dairying throughout the Empire which is contained in the recently published summary…

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Injured by Cows Farmers' Badly Hurt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 10

In two separate instances at Casino this week farmers were seriously injured by cows. While Harry Carmont was branding…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on the 3rd instant:— We submitted at our sale on…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 3
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New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. reports:— The catalogue brought forward by this Company on Tuesday, the 8th…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 5

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 3rd instant:— We submitted at our sale on…

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January Figures Bowthorne Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 3

During January, 97 tons 14cwt of butter was manufactured at the Bow thorne Butter Factory, and 203,276 gallons of milk were treated. This is…

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Sheep Killed by Lorry

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 9

Frederick Austin was charged at the Glen Innes Police Court with having driven a lorry in a negligent manner. It was alleged that he ran…

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Present Prices of Butter Indications of Maintenance

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 1

Declaring that indications were that the present prices for butter would be maintained the district secretary (Mr R. Pilgrim) told the Casino…

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Pastoral. a Factor in Weed Control. Extermination of Rabbits

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 3

Even where the rabbit does not immediately show its harmfulness on ordinary pasturage by eating it right out. it has a most deleterious effect…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes For the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, by direction of the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly oh the experience of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the…

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Good Pastoral and Agricultural Outlook Reports to P.p. Board

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 4

"The pastoral and agricultural outlook can be classed as 'good,' thanks to the beneficial falls of rain," said the Inspector of Stock…

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Wool Demand and Supply. Influencing Factors

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 8th February: The advantage of a more widely distributed demand has been evident…

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Farm Tragedy Man Found Stabbed BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 3

John Dalrymple, 23, single, was found stabbed to death on the lonely farm of his uncle, Harry Geiger, in the hills outside Milford, six miles…

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Australian Dairy Produce Board. Official Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 1

A special meetings of the Executive Committee and Victorian members of the Australian Dairy Produce Board, under authority from the full Board…

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Dairying. Rations for Dairy Cows. Must Be Balanced, Palatable and Economical

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 3

Rations for dairy cows must not only be "balanced" (contain the elements of nutrition in desirable proportions), but they must be…

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