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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

2,413 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 121

Not Registered Dairymen and Milk Vendors Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 4

The first cases in the Newcastle district brought by the Milk Board against persons carrying on business as milk vendors and dairymen…

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Way to Success Pig Farms in Aberdeen District. Modern Enterprise

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 2

"The major part of last week I spent between Aberdeen and Maitland, where conditions are extremely dry and feed scarce, especially in the…

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Wheat Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 8

The latest adjustments in the estimated wheat yield strengthen the forecast of the Commonwealth Statistician that the production in…

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Butted by Sheep Tumut

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 2

A pioneer of the Tumut district, Mr. Hugh McLeary, 74 of Mundongo was handling a sheep on his property when it [?]tted him in the stomach…

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BUTTER - CHEESE The London Market LONDON, Jan. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 9

The butter market is firm and active. Quotations: Choicest sailed, New Zealand [?] per cwt. Australian 122/, unsalted, New Zealand 126/…

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World Conference on Wheat London, Jan. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 1

The concluding session of the wheat committee appointed a world conference preparatory sub-committee, consisting of a chairman yet to be…

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Field, Farm and Dairy AGRICULTURE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 4

HINTS ON THE USE OF LIME In everyday language the term "agriculturally lime" may be applied to any one of, or to mixtures of, the…

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Warwick Farm Maiden to Ripley Melrose Wins Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 7

The meeting at Warwick Farm this afternoon proved an attraction for very few racegoers, the crowd being one of the smallest…

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Dairy Output Exports Curtailed Due to Weather

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday. In view of the continued hot, dry weather and serious decrease in production throughout the…

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Dairying Cause of Taint in Milk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 4

During the present season, states the Agricultural Gazette, many ininstances have come under notice in which taint in milk has followed the…

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Nazi Grip in South Africa Control of Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 1

"Germany's almost monopolistic control of the wool sales in South Africa is perturbing, British Continental and local…

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Bush Fires Mittagong Damage Farms Destroyed Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 5

It is estimated that £100,000 damage was caused by bush fires in the Mittagong district. Scores of farms have been destroyed and…

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Wheat Steady Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 1

Sydney wheat market was steady to-day. Bulk new season's parcels were quoted at 2/5½, bagged new lots 2/6¼…

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Errand of Mercy Relieving Cattle of Pain MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 1

A party of experienced men, with veterinary equipment, left Melbourne this morning for tho cattle country to relieve from pain as many animals…

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Values Firm Brisbane Wool Sales BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 5

An average to good selection of 11,617 bales was offered at the fourth series of the Brisbane wool sales. Strong and general competition ruled,…

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Cooling Milk on Farms Dungog Dairymen Object to Proposed Cooling System

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 4

Dairy farmers of Dungog and district are keenly incensed by the recent order of the Milk Board that all dairies throughout the milk zone…

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Heavy Losses Poultry Farmers Seek Grant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 1

The executive of the Tenambit Poultry Farmers' Association to-day decided to co-operate with the Sydney Poultry Farmers' Association in an effort…

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Dairy Industry Effect of Dry Weather Supplies Decrease

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 10

Prescott, Pty. Ltd., in their weekly review, state that arrivals are a little heavier than the week before, but this is partly brought about by the…

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Farm Home Concentrated Food Dried Fruit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 10

Fruit when dry is a concentrated food, and a pound of dried fruit is the equivalent of several pounds of fresh fruit, as shown by the…

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FARM-HOLIDAYS Attraction for Maitland Worthy Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 4

Although Maitland might not possess tourist attractions in the generally accepted sense of the word, an opportunity exists to…

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