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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 109

Lower Production State's Dairy Industry Weekly Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 8

Prescott, Pty. Ltd., in their weekly review state that extremely cola weather and slightly lower production is reported by most dairying…

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The Maize Crop Preparation of Seed-bed

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

No amount of after-cultivation can make up for insufficient preparation of the soil for maize, and the land should be given a deep ploughing in…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 1st inst.: The final wool auctions in the Commonwealth markets for the 1937-38…

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State to Help Farmers in South-West Wheat Areas SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 6

The Government will give financial assistance to farmers in the south-west wheat area of New South Wales who have fallen upon hard times…

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New Classes Sheep-Wool Instruction SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 1

Facilities for sheep and wool instruction in New South Wales have been further increased by the establishment of new classes or extensions…

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Butter Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 8

During the week ended July 3 Commonwealth graders examined for export 15 boxes of butter in Sydney. Butter exported for the week…

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New Rustless Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 16

At the annual conference of agricultural instructors and farm managers, Mr. S. L. Macindoe, plant breeder at…

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Sheep Lower Sales at Homebush

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: 2190 cattle yarded. The market was firm. Best vealers to 47/ 100 lbs…

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Show Cattle Hints on Preparation Good Publicity

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 16

There are two major ways by which a breeder may give publicity to his herd, namely, by means of (1) production records,…

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Farm Home Spotted Wilt of Poppies Control Measures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 12

Spotted wilt, well known as a serious disease of tomato crops, occurs on numerous other plants, including many of the…

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Science on the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 6

THE annual conference of agricultural instructors and Government farm managers now sitting in Sydney serves to focus…

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Fat Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 4

About 1200 fat cattle in the prime section and about 150 in the cracker section formed one of the biggest yardings for a. considerable time. The…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 3
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Fanners and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 1st instant:—The final wool auctions in the…

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Wool Cheque

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 2

There was a heavy decline in the value of wool sold in Australia in the 1937-38 season. Receipts amounted to £43,515,769, compared with £60,175,497…

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Store Cattle Increase at Maitland Sales

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 3

The drought in the north-west and other parts of the State during the past six months gave impedus to the sales of store cattle at Maitland…

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Maitland Stock Sales Heavy Fat Cattle Supply

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 4

A supply of approximately 1500 head of fat cattle formed one of the heaviest yardings for a considerable time at the Maitland stock sales on…

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Australia's Wool Cheque £43,515,769 for the Season

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 8

Australia received for her wool sold during the season just closed £43,515,769 or £16,659,728 less than in the previous year, although the…

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Farm Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 6

Mr. W. N. Dann reports having sold a dairying and agricultural farm of Eales Estate, Nelson's Plains, for G. and A. M. Cun[?]aingham, together…

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Share-farmers' Success

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 3

Referring to the success of Mrs. Gardner and her sons (Messrs. Edward, Vernon and Ivan Gardner), the writer states that the soundness of…

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