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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

2,413 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 121

Butter for Export Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 8

During the week ended February 18 the Commonwealth graders examined for export 4330 boxes of salted and 100 boxes or unsalted butter at…

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Wool Sales Firm Keen Competition In Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 8

An average to good selection, comprising 11,175 bales, was offered at auction at the Sydney wool sales yesterday. Of this number 10,210 were…

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Dairy Factories Amalgamation Scheme on North Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 5

Representatives from the butter factories at Bellingen, Bowraville, coffs Harbour, Orara, Dorrigo, Nambucca, and Raleigh, at a meeting at…

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Leeton Rice Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 5

A meeting is to be held at Leeton on Thursday when ricegrowers will out line their plans of operation to mature the greater part…

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Butter Substitutes

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 3

At the P. P. U. meeting on Thursday night last, Mr. G. V. Ralston referred to the increase in the manufacture of butter substitutes mainly to made from…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 7

The Sydney wheat market was somewhat steadier to-day. Bulk new season's parcels were quoted at 2/5 [?] bagged new lots 2/5[?]…

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HOMEBUSH Best Cattle Firm: Others Weaker SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: 28,000 sheep penned. The market opened unaltered: Ewe mutton to 2 1/2d, wethers 2 3/4d, hoggets 4d, lambs 5d…

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Butter Prizes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 2

The prizes in the butter classes were awarded as follows: Bentley trophy, for highest aggregate points scored: Camden Haven…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 3
Also in The Scone Advocate

A further catalogue of 5496 bales was brought forward by this Company on 21st instant Offerings were chiefly drawn from the…

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Denman Cattle Market Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 8

Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co., Denman, report having only a small yarding of calves on Tuesday last. The market, however, was an…

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Maitland Stock Sales Cattle Dearer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 4

The quality of the yarding of fat cattle at the Campbell's Hill saleyards on Monday was the worst for some time, there being very few…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 7

The Sydney wheat market eased a farthing a bushel to-day. Bulk new season's parcels were quoted at 2/5 and bugged now lots 2/3¾…

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All Lines Firm Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 4

At the wool sales in Sydney 10,692 bales were catalogued. The clearance, including private sales of passed-in and fellmongered wools, amounted to…

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Wool Exhibit Display. Easter Show Proposal. To be Staged If Time Permits

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 4

A conference, widely representative of wool inter[?]sts, woollen manufacturers, retailers, and wool selling agents agreed on February 16 to stage an…

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Fodder Conservation Competition. Junior Farmers' Section

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 8

At the Show meeting on Saturday the president (Mr. J. F. Leitch) briefly reported on the R.A.S. Fodder Conservation conference held at…

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North Coast Dairy Factories Big Amalgamation Scheme

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 2

A meeting of the Raleigh District Butter, Bacon, and Cheese Factories' Association, at which representatives were present from the butter…

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Self-employed and Farmers Insurance Problem in Australia About 250,000 Concerned

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 4

In Australia it is estimated that about 250,000 small farmers, small shopkeepers, etc., would be eligible for voluntary insurance if a scheme…

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Pastures Following a Cereal Crop

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 8

It will be found that land which has grown a cereal crop the previous year requires much less working to provide a seed bed for pasture plants. A…

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Farmers' Relief Board Debts Adjustment

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 3

By a recent amendment of the Farmers' Relief Act the period for receipt of applications for stay orders from farmers desirous of availing…

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