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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 93

Warwick Farm Races at Randwick Acceptances, Post Positions and Starting Times

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 4

Farm Novice Handicap, 1 mile (1.15).—Guinness (6) 8.13, Bluebeard (13) 8.10, Cyron (10) 8.7, Macduff (2) 8.5, Vulpine (1) 8.4, Moorilak…

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Local Butter Qu[?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 2

The Director of Dairying, Mr. [?] Ballhauesen, report that test [?] 90.7 per cent. of the boxes of [?] examined by the New South[?]…

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More Butter (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, March 15

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 1

Butter rations will be doubled on March 25, owing to the supplies being favourable…

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Dairying When Pasture 16 Short

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 4

It is again seasonable in remind dairy farmers that for sustained production consistently [?] feeding of cattle is necessary, and that the…

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Agricultural Free Information for Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 4

Not every for[?] is ewarn that there is a free information [?] at his disposal. Local experiment and [?] that of…

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Record Wool Cup Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 March 1940 · page 6

The chairman of the Central Wool Committee. Mr. A. F. Bell, says that the Australian wool clip for 1939-40 is likely to be nearly 3.400,000…

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BULAHDELAH progress as Dairying Centre Show Opening Bulahdelah

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 March 1940 · page 8

Officially opening the 191h Bolabdeiah show on Saturday afternoon Mr. W. E. Sparks, president of the Maitland show society…

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Rations for Dairy Cows Must Be Balanced, Palatable and Economical

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 March 1940 · page 4

Rations for dairy cows must not only be "balanced" (contain the elements of nutrition in desirable proporftions), but they must be…

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Royal Show Cattle Championships Takings Better

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 4

Caste belongings at the Royal shire yesterday [?] with cell last Year The [?] improved from 11 [?]…

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Slightly Easier Denman Cattle Values DENMAN

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 5

Edward Higgens Parkinson and Co. report, having a fair yarding of cattle at their usual weekly sales. There was a good attendance of buyers, and…

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BUTTER — CHEESE Shortage in N.S.W. SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 8

An official shortage of butter and cheese was declared for New South Wales at the beginning of the New South Wales committee of the…

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New Use for Old Tyres. Feed Troughs for Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 4

Old motor car tyres are at a premium in the district since farmers have discovered that they make ideal feed troughs for sheep…

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Advances to Assist Dairy Farmers

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 4

Mr. H. C. Carter, M. L. A., has revived the following letter from the Premier (Mr. Alex Mair):— "With reference to your personal…

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Our Industries a Romance in Hats. New Market for Wool and Rabbit Fur. No. 2

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 3

How a young man's curiosity to see how things were made led ultimately to the establishment of the Empire's biggest hat…

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"The [?] Chronicle" Tuesday, March 19, 1940. P. P. Board Rates. Same as Last Year. Board Budgets For a Loss. Bather than raise the rates on large stock and sheep at such an unfavorable time, and in the hope that pastoral conditions will soon improve, the Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board decided to budget for a deficit in respect of the following 12 months' operations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 3

The rates will be the same as last year, viz., 3d per head on large stock and three-eighths pence on sheep. The Board budgeted for a deficit of…

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Relief for Distressed Farmers Treasury Official. To Visit Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 5

An official of the New South Wales Treasury will meet farmers at Denman to-morrow at 11 a.m. for the purpose of tailing…

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Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers' Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 1

With great obstacles staring them in the face, the Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers' Club decided that they would push on with the show…

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