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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Shortage of Cattle Fodder English Farmers Complain (From a Special Correspondent) (By Air mail) LONDON, December 20

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 2

English farmers, who are being asked to grow more food and to breed more cattle, are complaining that because of the shortage…

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South-african Wool London, Dec, [?]

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 3

At the South African wool sales for the week ended December 23, [?] averaged [?] per lb. Competition was [?]. The principal…

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Dry Weather Decline In Butter Production Weekly Review

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 6

Prescott Pty [?] report that a [?] of dry weather is many districts is [?] his for a [?] production. Reports from several…

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Sheep Experiment Japan to Try Out Mongolia TOKIO, Dec. 31

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 6

The Oriental Development Company is preparing to send in the spring from Korea in Inner Mongolia 4000 to 6000 sheep bred on…

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World Achivement The Farmer’s Glass House

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 2

An old proverb says that people in glass houses should not throw stones. It does not say that people in glass houses should not plough land and it Is as well, for in the Lea Valley there are glasshouses so big that the laud under Item requires…

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Sheep From Merrwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 2

Improvement in sheep and lamb values was experienced at Homebush last Thursday, only 29,388 being offered. C. C. Bradly, Merriwa, obtained…

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Wool Appraisement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 1

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report that the first half of the appraisement season is over. In Sydney alone something like 615,000 bales…

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Stock Sales Cattle 10/Dearer Large Supplies

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 5

Because there have not been any sales at the Campbell’s Hill [?]. What [?]land, for a fortnight. all have [?] to do…

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Local Cattle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 4

Sales of district cattle at Homebush last Thursday include J. and W. Reynolds. Ravensworth, 12 bullocks at £11/3/; Bailey Bros.,…

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Cattle and Horses

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 5

The stock for the various events were supplied by Messrs. F. W. Croaker, J. P Abbott, F. B. Haydon, and M. E. Wright, except in the case…

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Choicest Butter Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 7

The Director of Dairying (Mr. Ball[?]sen) announced that during the week ended December 2[?] per cent. of the boxes of butter…

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Falling Away Dairy Production Due to Drought

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 4

[?] castle [?] in good [?] dairy cattle [?]…

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Melon Crop Destroyed Hospital's Loss

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 2

Indignation is felt in Moree at the work of vandals in destroying a splendid crop of melons in the garden of Moree District Hospital…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 4

Prescott Ltd. report: N. S. Wales:—A continuance of dry weather in may districts is responsible for a decline in production. Reports from…

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Gresford Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 4

Any change in cattle values at Homebush last Thursday was upward. Jupp Bros., Gresford, secured 30 steers to £10/2/, average £9/16/6;…

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10 Sheep to the Ache

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 1

"In the case of permanent pastures, under efficient management, embracing effective subdivision, the regular use of adequate quantities of…

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Guernsey Cow’s Record Butter-Fat Production Splendid Test

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 5

A victory for the Yarr[?]view Currency Stud, Victoria, has been achieved by the imported Ro[?] Gum of [?] Lodge in…

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Wool Needs Clothing Empire Soldiers Huge Supplies

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 3

The claim is now made that the British soldier is now the best clothed soldier in the world. Empire wool supplies have…

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Heavier Clip New South Wales Wool Season Far West Lambing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 6

When the final figures are announced it will be found that, both wool yield and sheep numbers in New South Wales have been…

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