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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 93

Dairying Maintenance of Quality in Cream

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 4

[?] washing of [?] by far the most common cause of [?] as other than [?]…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Grain, Insurance, and Agency Co. Ltd. reports on the 7th February, 1940:…

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Wool From Ellerston

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 4

The Zanzibar clip from A. R. and D. S. Pinkerton, Ellerston, was appraised in Winchcombe Carson's Sydney catalogue last Friday. The…

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Bishop’s Appeal Intercessory Prayer Lenten, Pastoral

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 4

The Lenten pastoral of the Bishop of Newcastle (Right Rev. F. do Will Batty ) was read at all [?] in St, Paul’s Church yesterday by the…

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Dungog Butter Figure For January DUNGOG

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 8

The production of batter at the Dungog Co-operative Batter Factory last month does not compare favour ably with that of the previous month…

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Wethers Cheaper Sales At Homebush. Cattle Unchanged

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 1

Pitt, Son and Budgery, Ltd, report: 21,005 sheep lambs penned, principally medium quality. Ewes and lambs were firm end wethers a little…

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Farms Seized For Government Factory 7000 ACRES (From a Special Correspondent) (By Air Mall) LONDON, .January 23

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 2

Twelve Lancashire farmers and their employees have to sell their stock and find new homes. They must clear out, because the…

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Upper Hunter Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 6

The Zanzibar clip from A. R. and D. S. Pinkerton, Ellerston, was appraised in Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney catalogue last Friday, the wethers…

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Manufacture Higher Dungog Butter Factory January Figures

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 3

The quantity of butter manufactured at Dungog Butter Factory during the month of January was about 6 1/2 tons in excess of the amount…

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Price of Butter P.p.u. Seeks Increase

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 3

The Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union decided, at a meeting at Singleton on Thursday, to ask the Central…

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Wool Report. the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Co., Ltd. Reports on the 7th FEBRUARY, 1940

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 4

Our Appraisement Catalogue No. 13, comprising 10,900 bales, was submitted on Friday, the 2nd instant, and finalised the following Monday, the…

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Interest in Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 3

So that women may he able, should the necessity arise, to manage the affairs of the farm, they should get as much information as possible in farm…

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Opportunity for Farmers Expansion of Pig Industry Milk Not Essential

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 1

Because of the climatic conditions with which New South Wales wan favoured, it had excellent opportunity for development of the pig industry…

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Dairy Cows Poisoned Grazed on Japanese Millet

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 3

Hr. H. Ward, who is dairy farming on the Cliflands Estate, Scone, had the misfortune to lose nine of his fine daily cows last week-end…

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Dairy Industry Rains on Far North Coast Output Increases

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 8

In their [?] review of the dairy industry, Prescott Pty, Ltd. [?] that further rains have fallen on the far north [?] and [?] other…

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Below Normal Apple and Pear Crops

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 4

The State Marketing Bureau of the Department of Agriculture advises that the adverse weather prevalling thronghout the greater pan of the…

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Factory Report Raymond Terrace Co-o[?] Dairy Co

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 6

The Raymond Terrace Co-op. Da[?] and Produce Company, Limited, [?]ports that for the month of Jan[?] suppliers were paid 1[?]d per lb [?]…

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Pastoral Outlook "Extremely Unfavourable."

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 3

The Stock Inspector, Mr W. B. Harding, submitted his monthly report to the meeting of the DenmanSingleton Pastures Protection Board…

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Cattle at Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report Sales at our Homebush suction on Monday included 20 bullocks from H. H. W. Andrews, Mr. George, which…

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