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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 109

District Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

Cattle values were firm at Homebush last Thursday. A draft of 24 steers from Mr. G. J. Champain, Gresford, made to £10/10/, averaging £10/…

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Pastoral Notes Property Sale

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 1

Messrs. Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby, Ltd., report the sale of "Larnock," in the "Clermont" (Q.) district, on account of Messrs. A. J. and A. R…

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Judges' Comments Jersey Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 3

Mr. C. L. Scobie, part-owner of Abingdon Jersey Stud, Maitland, whose quality cattle are well known, judged the Jerseys and remarked that the…

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Falling Off State Butter Supplies Week's Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 5

Prescott, Ltd., report that butter production is rapidly falling off in many quarters. Arrivals are higher, but these figures include some…

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Stock Sales Fat Cattle Unchanged Pigs Dearer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

There appeared to bo sufficient supplies in all sections at the Maitland stock sales to-day to meet the requirements of the…

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N.Z. Wool Cheque Auckland (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 8

The Now Zealand wool cheque for the current season is estimated at £9,000,000. The cheque for the previous season was £14,000,000…

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Dairy Farm Competition Milk Board Section

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 3

To encourage the adoption of improved methods on farms within the Milk Zone, the Bilk Board has decided to conduct a competition in…

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Denman Tragedy. Farmer Found Shot Near Home. Coroner Opens Inquest

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 1

John Killalea, 58, widower, a share farmer, of Martindale, Denman was found' about 300 yards from his home on January 16 with a, wound on the…

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Dairy Herds Value of Recording Need Stressed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 9

There is a pressing economic need for dairy herd yields to be placed on a profitable basis. This can be best accomplished by the…

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Winter Schools for Farmers at Hawkesbury Agricultural College

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

It is proposed to hold the usual winter schools at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, from 21st June to 1st July. The schools will…

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Farm, Garden and Orchard

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 3

Mr. L. M. Stitt, who judged exhibits of farm, garden and orchard produce, highly praised the maize exhibits. Competition was keen and some of the…

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Butter Export Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 4

Australia exported 145.436 cwt more butter to Britain in the eight months ended February 28 than during the same period last year—an increase…

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Wheat Shipments Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 7

The S.S. Kostis will complete to-morrow the loading of the second shipment of the second shipment of bulk wheat to leave Newcastle. A third steamer the Neon,…

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Local Cattle Market To-day's Prices

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 3

Messrs Grainger and Falkiner Pty. Ltd. report having sold at the Shire yards to-day fat cows to £7/11/, heifers to £6/18/, vealers to £4/9/, store…

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Butter Gradings Sydney and Newcastle SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 1

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during last week 16,733 boxes of butter…

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Heavy Losses Eczema In Sheep AUCKLAND

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 4

The outbreak of eczema among Waikato sheep and cattle is still causing a disastrous death roll. Hundreds have been sent to the…

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Wool Dearer Sales in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 5

Wool sales were resumed in Sydney yesterday. The quantity catalogued totalled 9249 bales, and the clearance, including privates sales of passed-in…

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Best Features Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 4

The Sydney wool market ruled firm and reflected all the best features of the previous day's auctions. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers'…

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Wheat Stocks Purchases By Britain Cause of Rise Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 1

Comment was made to-day by Mr. George Walker of the Lindley Walker Wheat Co.; Ltd., on the cabled information that the British…

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Oyster Farmers

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 4

At the New South Wales Oyster Farmers' Conference held at Dolls Point last Wednesday week in the presence of 115 members, the problems of the trade were…

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