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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby, Limited, report: The improved demand for wool referred to in our last week's review…

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Dairy Farms Coastal Championship Attracts Interest

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 4

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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Dairy Industry Drought in Riverina Decreased Output

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 4

In their weekly review, Prescott, Pty, Ltd., state that further heavy rains had been received on the far Northern Rivers, while inland and on…

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The Crop Hunter River District Official Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 6

Mr. G. T. Dawson, newly-appointed Agricultural Instructor to the Hunter River District, forwards a copy of his report regarding crop…

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Farm and Garden Produce

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 3

As mentioned above, there was a paucity of exhibits of farm ana garden produce, but a pleasing compensation for this disappointing factor…

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Butter Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 10

Butter gradings for the week ended April 2 were 4622 boxes of salted and 162 unsalted in Sydney, and 3731 boxes or salted and 1268 unsalted in…

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Sheep Disease "Quacks" Valueless Remedies

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 4

At a meeting of Inverell P.P. Board the stock inspector referred to people travelling the country offering for sale specifics for the treatment of…

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Local Cattle Market To-day's Prices

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 3

Messrs Grainger and Falkiner Pty. Ltd. report selling at the Shire yards to-day fat cows to £7/15/, heifers to £7/8/6, vealers to £4/6/, store…

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Values Firm Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 10

Prices remained firm at the Sydney wool sales yesterday. The Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association reported that dirty burry…

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Poison in Butter Dog's Death Leads to Inquiry SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 10

A dog belonging to Alfred James Day, 25, a labourer, died after It had forced open a safe and eaten some butter at Wagga on March 27. The…

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Artificial Wool Not Serious Competitor of Genuine Article

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 1

Despite the fact that most of the civil population of Germany is clothed in garments made of Zellwoole (artificial wool), Professor R…

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Wool Sales Market Unchanged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 7

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday 9842 tales were catalogued. The clearance, including private sales of passed-in and fell-mongered wools,…

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Rapid Growth Junior Farmer Movement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 7

The Junior Farmer Movement, since its inception nine years ago, has grown beyond all expectations. There arc now 325 clubs in country…

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Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 6

Jerseys, Mr. R. W. Alison. Illawarras, Mr. H. C. Barnes…

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Jersey Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 6

The Jersey judge, Mr. R. W. A[?]son, of Dungog, expressed disappointment with the lack of competition. The dairy farmers should show a…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 5

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd. report: 'For our final sale prior to the Easter recess, we brought forward a…

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Cattle Disease Berlin, April 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 1

Foot and mouth disease, which previously seemed to be declining, has greatly increased in Prussia and Bavaria. Last month 3669 parishes and…

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Good A.i.s. Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 6

The A.I.S. cattle exhibited by Mr. R. Paterson of Bunyah were of particularly fine quality and were admired by many critics of the breed…

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Agricultural Suitability of Wheat Varieties

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 6

Owing to some conflict of opinion in regard to the value of certain varieties of wheat, particularly in regard to quality, the Minister for…

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Wool and the Seasons Dual Effects of Industry

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— Weather has been a bugbear to the Australian sheep industry this year. Over a wide area of the…

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