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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 109

Dairying Hopeless. The Margarine Menace

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 3

"I consider that dairying is hopeless until we block margarine from being produced," said Mr. W. C. Parkes at the annual meeting of…

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Dairy Produce Awards

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 2

The awards for butter in the dairy produce section were given as foll[?] Canteen of cutlery for the factory scoring the highest number of points…

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Dairying. Feeding of Dairy Cows Three Main Needs

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 3

If dairy cows are to be profitable they must be adequately fed—adequately, that is, not merely in the sense of bulk but in relation to…

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Primary Producers' Union District Council Meeting. Trading Agencies. Bacon Factory Proposal. Liens on Farmers' Cream Cheques. Water Conservation

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at Muswellbrook on Friday last…

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Wheat for Russia Trader's Cautious View SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 6

A prominent Sydney wheat trader to-day said that Russia's entrance into the Australian wheat market as a big customer must be regarded with a…

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Field, Farm & Dairy AGRICULTURE Farming Methods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 4

It was a remarkable and an equally regrettable fact that very few farmers in Australia realised how young their country was in respect to…

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DAIRYING Feeding of Dairy Cows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 4

If dairy cows are to be profitable they must be adequately fed—adequately, that is, not merely in the sense of bulk but in relation to…

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Sheep Brighter Best Cattle Unchanged SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report; Cattle: 2720 yarded, prime were unchanged, others 5/ to 10/ cheaper, Best vealers to 42/ hundred 10, steers…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., reports:— We brought forward a catalogue of 5933 bales on 24th instant, which…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 22nd instant. We submitted at our sale on…

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Stock Sales Store Pigs Cheaper Cattle Firm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 7

Maitland stock sales were again conducted to-day, and the supplies in all sections seemed to be satisfactory. Buyers were well…

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SIR F. McMASTER Opening of the Show Wool Pioneer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 5

Sir Frederick McMaster, of Dalkeith, Cassilis, who is to perform the official opening of the show, is one of the best known…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 22nd February:—We submitted at our sale on…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 22nd instant: We submitted at our sale on…

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"PORTREE" Home of Good Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 4

Mr. L. J. Shearman, of "Portree," Nelson's Plains, belongs to a family which has been connected with rural pursuits for a generation. The…

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Tobacco Crop Australia's Increasing Production

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1

Australia's production of tobacco is rising steadily and the crop this year is estimated by experts to be about one-half of the total amount of…

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Far-Sighted Farming Methods Reproach of Our "Worn-out" Areas

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1

It was a remarkable and an equally regrettable fact that very few farmers in Australia realised bow young their country was in respect to farming, and…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows. Three Main Needs

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 3

If dairy cows are to be profitable they must be adequately fed—adequately, that is, hot merely in the sense of bulk but in relation to definite…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 3

The attention of cattle buyers is drawn to the special advertisement appearing in this issue regarding the cattle sale to be conducted by Messrs…

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Further Awards at Maitland Show Horse Sections Splendid Dairy Cattle Fine Pavilion Displays

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 7

Mr. C. Greentree, who judged the draught horse sections, said that while he regretted the entries were not as numerous as on previous occasions, he was very satisfied with the…

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