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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

2,173 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 109

Butter Rebate Whittingham Bureau Banquet a Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 4

A rebate of three farthings per lb on butter produced for the last year is shortly to be paid to the producers who supply the Singleton Co-operative…

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Field, Farm and Dairy AGRICULTURAL Building Up Fertility

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 4

With the approach of spring conditions, renewed interest will be taken in the garden which should bo a feature of every farm home. Most soils can be made to produce successtul…

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DAIRYING Feeding of Calves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 4

Success in calf rearing depends to a very large degree on the human element. Carelessness, impatience and indifference on the part of the feeder…

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Tax Proposed Coursing Dogs Unpopular With Farmers SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 8

At the Farmers and Settlors' conference, .Mr. W. D. Lavis (Dubbo), said that there were 160 coursing dogs in training in the town. He declared that…

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Factory Report Raymond Terrace Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 4

The factory report of the Raymond Terrace Co. op. Dairy and Produce Company, Ltd., for the month of July is as follows:…

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Wheat Question Premiers' Conference SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 1

The Acting Minister for Commerce, Mr. Cameron, said the Commonwealth would not be represented at the Premiers' Conference on August 26,…

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Cotton Bounty Opposed by Graziers Competitor with Wool

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 2

Wool men in Queensland do not look with favour on the cotton bounty. The United Graziers' Association executive council decided to…

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The Wheat Question Reference by Acting Minister for Commerce. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 2

The Acting Minister for Commerce (Mr Cameron), referring to the wheat question, said the Commonwealth would not be represented at…

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Effect of Science on Farming Less Effort for Larger Output

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 3

The number of people engaged on the land in Australia shows a tendency to decline, while the rate of production steadily…

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Special Income and Wages Tax Views at Farmers' Conference

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 2

"It is the most iniquitous imposition ever inflicted on the people," said Mr E. Field, a member of the executive, at the conference of the…

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Sold Adulterated Milk Dairyman's Frankness

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 4

In pleading guilty in the Bulli Police Court to two charges of having sold adulterated milk which contained 14 per cent, of added water in…

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Denman Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 6
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

Suppliers to the Denman Butter Factory received payment at the rate of 14d per lb for butter manufactured during the month of July…

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Sheep Killing Case

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 5

Patrick Mullins sought to recover damages from Joshua Bowd and David Harold James, when dog allegedly belonging to the defendants killed…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 12th instant:—The clip is now coming forward…

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Crows Attack Sheep Pilliga

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 10

Hordes of crows have invaded the district and are causing considerable trouble among lambing ewes. Besides picking the eyes out of sheep which…

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Wild Passionfruit Suspected Cause of Cattle Poisoning

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 2

Mr. Neville Drummond, of Red Hill, Coffs Harbour, is a heavy loser through the recent deaths of five head of valuable dairy cattle. The cause…

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Turnips for Cattle Good Results at Gloucester

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 1

Turnips for cattle have been grown in the middle rivers district for many years. Whilst there are still many farmers who absolutely ignore them…

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Cattle to £17/16/- a Head. Sydney Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 4

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., had, a particularly good yarding of cattle at their sale on Thursday last. The yarding consisted of 642 head,…

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Australia's Oldest House. Elizabeth Farm House, Parramatta

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 3

Built in 1793, Elizabeth Farm House, the oldest existing house in Australia, looks little the worse for the battering of the storms of one hundred and…

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