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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 109

Fat Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 4

A good yarding of about 900 fat cattle in the prime section and about 120 in the cracker section; included were a number of good bullocks and…

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Dehorning Cattle

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 3

There is every reason to favour the practice of dehorning cattle while the animals are in the calf stage, One of the latest methods is the application of…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 3
Also in The Scone Advocate

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

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Premier's Optimism Survey of Pastoral Outlook

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 1

An optimistic note was so[?]ded by the Premier, Mr Stevens, at the Royal Show luncheon yesterday when he stated that the dry conditions in…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 1

Schute, Bell, Madgery, Lumby, Limited, report:— Wool auctions are suspended for the Easter reces, and will resume on…

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Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle Firm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 4

Although there was a number of good bullocks and heifers forward in the cattle section at the Maitland stock sales on Monday, the quality…

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Butter Gradings 13,447 Boxes for Week

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 6

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended April 8 13,447 boxes…

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Butter Payments Manning River Co-op. TAREE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 4

For the month of March, the Manning River Co-operative Dairy Society, Ltd., paid 784 suppllers 1/0¼ per pound for choicest, 11¼d per pound for…

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The Royal Show. Cattle Awards. District Breeders Share Prizes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 6

District cattle breeders who were successful exhibitors at the Royal Show on Monday were:—SHORTHORNS…

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Brutal Attack Farmer Battered CHRISTCHURCH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 5

David McIntyre, a well-known farmer and threshing mill owner, of Ashburton, was brutally assaulted three miles from the town while he was…

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Gloucester Dairy Company

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 2

For the month of March the Gloucester Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. manufactured 428,876 lbs. of commercial butter, and suppliers received…

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Local Resident's Farm Invention

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 1

The "Manbus" Aurotiller, the local invention of Mr. J. J. Bell, of "Inverness" Owens Gap. This machine, which can be worked by one man, has a five horse power engine and hills both sides of a row in the one operation. It may be seen next door to A. C…

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Cattle Eat Cards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 6

Some of the winners in a cattle section at the Royal Show yesterday aped the goat by chewing the prize certificates…

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Agriculture Agricultural The Early Tomato Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 4

The ability of a tomato grower can always be judged by his work in the seed-bed, observes an article in the current Agricultural Gazette. The…

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Young Farmers Criticism of Show Not Truly Rural Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 4

While praising many features ot tile Royal Easter. Show, the nine young farmers from New Zealand voiced several interesting points…

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Gresford Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 2

At East Gresford yards on Friday, April 22, at 1 p.m., Brooker and Linde-man will offer 200 good quality Hereford store cattle and 200 mixed…

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Wool Exports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 2

Greasy and scoured wool exported from Australia during the nine months ended March 31 realised £37,879,787, in Australian currency, or £13,500,000 less than the exports of the…

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Stock Sales Fat Cattle Dearer Pigs Firm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 7

With a brisk demand for fat cattle, prices increased 10/ to 15/ at the Maitland stock sales to-day. Cattle were fairly well supplied…

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Local Cattle Market To-day's Prices

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 3

Messrs Grainger and Falkiner Pty. Ltd. report having sold at the Shire yards to-day fat steers to £7/12/, cows to £7/18/, heifers to £7/13/6, vealers…

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