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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 109

Chief Farm Output in Britain. Whole Milk

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 1

In the United Kingdom the value of whole milk exceeds that of any other farm commodity. In the United States, and even in Canada…

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Empire Farm Clearinghouse. Proposal for Intelligence Service

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 2

At the present time we are in the dark as to what farmers in other countries of the Empire are doing," said Major F. Waite, M.L.c., a…

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Pastoral Shade Trees for Sheep Planting Time Approaching

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

The summer months will again have demonstrated to the observant sheepowner the value of shade trees in the sheep paddock. There is no…

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Important Cattle Sales

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 2

Mr. Tom Hicks will conduct a sale of 200 head of registered and purebred cattle, including the whole of the well-known "Cooreei" Hereford…

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Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 23rd instant:—We submitted at our sale on…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

Goldsborough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report:— Competition at this week's Sydney wool sales has been well sustained…

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Scone Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., submitted a catalogue of 5431 bales at their wool sale on the 24th inst, when a firm market ruled for those parcels…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co., Ltd., reports on the 23rd instant: We submitted at our sale on…

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Butter for Export Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 2

In the week ended March 26 the Commonwealth graders examined for export the following quantities, in boxes, of butter.—Sydney: Salted…

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Royal Easter Show Cattle Entries

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

Regardless of the fact that the Royal Agricultural Society decided to restrict exhibits in the dairy cattle section to three entries in any…

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Keen Competition Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 5

Under very keen all-round competition, the market for wool at yesterday's auctions ruled firm at the peak prices obtained at the previous week's…

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£1,000,000 for Wool Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 2

Wool sold in Auckland this season lias realised a little more than £1,000-000. compared with £1,500,000 last year when peak price riled Grow…

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Dairy Farms. Coastal Championship. Attracts Interest

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

Several entries have been received already for the coastal dairy farm competition, organised by the "Farmer and Settler" in conjunction with…

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Crops That Went Bad Injured Farmer's Claim for Compensation. Echo of Assault Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

Echoes of an assault case which came before the court early in February last, in which the Complainant was…

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Dairy Industry Decrease in Production Dry Weather

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 5

Prescott Pty. Ltd., in their weekly survey of the dairy industry, report that dry weather and much lower production is reported from most inland…

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Store Cattle Sale at Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 2

E. W. Sparke Pty. Ltd. report a good attendance of buyers at the special store cattle sale on March 29th. Buyers were present from the…

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Local Cattle Market To-day's Prices

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 3

Messrs W. Bailey and Sons report having sold at the Shire yards today fat steers to £6/12/, cows to £7 11, heifers to £7/2/, vealers to £2/16/,…

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School Work A Feature at Musewellbrook Annual Show Junior Farmers' Fine Display Sheep Best for Years Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 7

Exhibits by pupils of the district schools make up a big part of the display in the Exhibition Building at Muswellbrook's 54th show, which opened to-day…

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Farmers Seek Aid Inverell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 5

The Inverell branch of the Farmers and Settlers" Association has decided to approach the Government for assistance for the 28 district wheat…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 4

Prescott Ltd. report: N. S. Wales: Dry weather and much lower production is reported from most inland districts. Useful rains have fallen…

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