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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 109

Mr. Farmer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 3

You are cordially invited to submit a list of your requirements in farm and grass seeds, such as: Greenfeast Seed Peas; N.Z. Contract Grown Peren[?]ial…

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Butter Examined for Export

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 1

During the week ended February 12, 1938, the Commonwealth graders examined for export the following quantities in boxes of butter:—…

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Local Cattle Market To-day's Prices

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 3

At the Shire yards to-day Messrs Grainger and Falkiner Pty. Ltd. report having sold fat cows to £7/13/, heifers to £7/10/, vealers to £4/18/6,…

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Keen Competition Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 4

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 9951 bales were catalogued, The clearance, including private sales of passed-in and fellmongered wools,…

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Testing of Herds for Tuberculosis Position of Local Farmers Explained

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

There are many local dairy farmers who are greatly concerned over a current impression that they will be required to have…

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Manilla Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 8

Eight hundred good store cattle will be forward for V. J. Byrnes' special sale at Manilla on Wednesday next, 23rd instant, commencing at 2 o'clock…

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Butter Market London, February 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 2

The butter market is firm, Quotations: Choicest salted. Australian and New Zealand, 113/ per ewt., unsalted, New Zealand, 115/- Australian 114/…

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English Praise Australian Butter SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 1

Best known in England as one of the lending wholesale and retail dairy produce merchants, Mr. H. G. Baxter arrived to-day full of praise for…

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More Butter Production on Clarence GRAFTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 8

The directors of the Grafton Cooperative Dairy Company in their annual report, stated that last year's butter output, 1050½ tons, showed a…

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Better Average Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 5

At the wool sales in Sydney, 11.288 bales wore catalogued. The clearance, including private sales of passed-in and fellmongered wools,…

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Wool Exports Figures for Seven Months

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 10

Australia's greasy wool exports for the seven months up to the end of January were 1,236,086 bales, valued at £23,373,913, compared with…

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Drafting Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 3

It was resolved to again purchase the cattle required for the cattle drafting competition. It was stated that the cattle used at last year's…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 5
Also in Singleton Argus

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd.. reports on the 11th instant:—We submitted at our sale on…

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Maitland Stock Sales. Fat Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 6

A big yarding of over 1000 head was forward in the prime section, and about 120 in the cracker section at Maitland saleyards on Monday…

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Annual Meeting Primary Producers Dearer Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 3

The report presented fcy the secretary (Mr. G. V. Ralston) to the annual meeting of the Raymond Terrace branch of the…

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DAIRYING Dehorning of Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 4

Horns of dairy cattle serve no useful purpose, and are a source of much danger and annoyance. Only in the case of high-class animals that are…

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Butter Supplies In Military Camps LISMORE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 4

The Minister for Defence, Mr. Thorby, in a letter to the Richmond District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, stated that, during 1937…

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Field, Farm & Dairy AGRICULTURE Bad Germination in Peas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 4

In recent years many instances of [?]efective germination in peas have seen experienced by growers in different parts of the State. In some…

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Stove Exploded Elderly Farmer Burnt BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 4

While James Mitchell, 85, a former Registrar of Titles, was lighting a spirit stove at his home, it exploded and his clothing caught fire. He…

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