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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

2,413 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 121

Junior Farmers Year of Progress 1400 New Members Sydney

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

During 1938 the Junior Farmers' Club movement made progress in almost all its activities. At the quarterly meeting of the…

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Farmers' Outing Jerseys on The Dorrigo Cattle Admired

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 5

The fine Jersey herd and pastures, which have contributed to the success of the Wattle Park Stud, owned by Mr. S. B. Bartlett,…

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Publicity Scheme For Guernsey Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 5

With a view to giving additional prominence and publicity to the Guernsey breed a sub-committee was appointed by the New South Wales…

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Butter Prices The London Market LONDON. Jan. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 3

The Commercial Editor of the "Daily Herald," commenting on the high price of New Zealand butter (J27 per cwt., compared with 113/ in 1934…

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Relieving Cattle of Pain Sufferers in Recent Bush Fires

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 2

A party of experienced men, with veterinary equipment, left Melbourne yesterday morning for the cattle country to relieves from pain as many…

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Sheep Killed Three Boys Involved Wanton Destruction Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 1

Three boys are said to have killed or maimed 281 sheep out of a flock of 1000 at Newmarket cattle yards late last night…

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Death From Heat Cessnock Dairy Farmer CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 7

Last week's heat claimed its first victim when Albert Vile (56) died in the Cessnock District Hospital to-day. Vile, who lived at West Cessnock,…

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Wholesale Destruction of Sheep Three Boys Said to Be Responsible. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 2

Three boys are said to have killed or maimed 281 sheep out of a flock of 1000 at Newmarket cattle yards late last night…

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London Wool Sales Continental Buying Limited. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 1

The wool sales opened with a strong demand, but there was an undercurrent of caution and some withdrawals of merinos…

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Junior Farmer's Success Kiama

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 9

Douglas Blow, who was recently awarded the State championship of junior farmers for vegetable growing, won the garden plot competition of the…

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Butter Markets

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 1

Prescott Ltd. report: N. S. Wales:—Arrivals are a little heavier than the week before, but this is partly brought about by the dislocation…

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Wheat Steady Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 7

The Sydney wheat market was quietly steady to-day. Bulk new season's parcels were quoted at 2/5½, bagged new lots 2/6 bushel…

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GLOUCESTER Manufacture of Butter Shire Vacancies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 9

The Gloucester Dairy Co. manufactured 258,104Ibs of choicest butter and 7541Ibs of second class last month, for which suppliers…

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Keen Competition Brisbane Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 4

The Brisbane wool sales were continued yesterday, when 13,384 bales were submitted. The selection was a good to average one Competition was…

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Smaller Return Half Year's Wool Exports CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 9

A statement prepared by the Commonwealth Statistician, Dr. Roland Wilson, shows that although the quantity of the exports of greasy wool…

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Maize Crops Season Worst On Record State Reports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 4

An analysis of replies to questionnaires by Agricultural Instructors and honorary correspondents discloses that the general outlook during the early…

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Farm Home Clarifying Muddy Water Domestic Use

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 5

Clayey matter which is too fine to settle. and which causes water to appear muddy, can he removed by adding to the water small…

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Singleton Dairying Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 9

The magnitude of the industry controlled by Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd., is shown in the following production figures for the 12…

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Crops Fail This Year's Millet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 6

The great hent of the past month, and the drought conditions prevailing for the past six weeks have been responsible for the great failure of the…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. Factory Report for DECEMBER

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 4

Markets:—Australia: butter 1/5 per lb cheese 10 1/2d per lb. London: l2 1/2d and 7 1/2d Equalisation quota: Butter 69 per…

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