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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 109

Local Cattle Market To-day's Prices

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 3

Messrs Grainger and Falkiner Pty. Ltd. report having sold at the Shire yards to-day fat cows to £8/8/6, heifers to £7/3/, vealers to £4/16/, store…

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Wool Report Market Rules Firm

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., reports:— We submitted our first catalogue of the concluding series of sales in…

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Good Support Sydney Wool Market Firm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 4

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday 8096 bales were offered at auction, and 6350 were sold. An additional 1562 bales were sold privately. The…

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Explosion in Butter Factory Two Men in Serious Condition

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 1

In an explosion in a butter factory at Kingaroy (Q.) on Monday two employees, Fred Sorenson, 25, and Xavier Sorrell, 26, were injured. They…

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State Wide Rainfall Breaks The Drought Parched Crops Revived Steady Soaking Showers SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 7

Splendid falls of rain, the heaviest being 330 points, were recorded in the dry north-west and western districts of New South Wales during the 24 hours ended 9 o'clock…

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Farms at Millfield and Congewai Fodder Competition And Pastures Improvement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 8

Farms at Millfield and Congewai were, judged yesterday in the fodder conservation and pastures improvement competition conducted by the Raymond Terrace Co-operative…

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Maize Crop Official State Forecast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 6

From estimates of prospective yields furnished by Agricultural Instructors (Field Officers of the Department of Agriculture) and Honorary…

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Butter Outlook

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 3

Prescott Ltd report: N. S. Wales:—Production of course, continues to decline, arrivals this week being substantially lower than those of…

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Wool Market Sydney Prices Firm SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 17

An average selection of 7762 hales was submitted at the wool sales. Of these, 5390 were sold by auction and 1173 bales were disposed of privately…

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Dairying in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 1

Due to the fact thai Dominion butler is selling in England well above the guaranteed price, it is estimated that when the season ends the…

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Butter Grading

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 5

Dealing with the subject of butter grading, Mr. Dorsman said that it was hoped ultimately to bring all factories under the same grading…

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Fat Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

A fair average supply of about 920 fat cattle in the prime section, and about 100 in the cracker section was forward. The quality throughout was…

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Fat Sheep

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

A lighter yarding of about 1200 fat sheep, comprised mainly of medium quality sheep, with a few pens of prime quality. A good attendance of…

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Price of Butter

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 5

Dealing with a recent suggestion that application would shortly be made for an increase in the price of butter, Mr. Dorsman said that this…

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"Some" Sheep Dog

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

To "Copper," a sheep dog owned by Mr. Bert. H. Fisher, of Neinby, Gulargambone, the penning of sheep is one of his lesser accomplishments…

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Dairy Farmers Demand A Fair Price For Butter "Prices of Primary Products Should Not Be Regulated by Political Experience"

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

A price for butter, more, commensurate with the cost of its production was the general demand of Hunter Valley farmers at Cessnock yesterday when delegates to the Central Hunter District Council of the P.P. Union discussed many important rural…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 2
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle, The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 24th instant:— We submitted at our sale on…

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Wool Reports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 19th instant as follows:— The wool auctions were resumed in…

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