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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 93

District Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: Included amongst our sales at Flemington on Monday were: Account Couplacurripa Station,…

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Australia's Wool

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 2

With 112,000,000 sheep to be shorn in Australia this season, this is 50 per cent, more than in the last war in 1915…

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Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle Dearer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 3

The market for fat cattle was 5/ to 10/ dearer at the Campbell's Hill saleyards, West Maitland, on Monday, buyers competing freely. Light…

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Good A.i.s. Butter-fat Yields

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 3

Australian Illawarra Shorthorns were well represented among high butter-fat producers to complete 273-day official tests in New South Wales…

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Pastoral Position "Very Depressing." Stock Inspector's Report to P. P. Board

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 1

The Stock Inspector to the Denman Singleton Pastures Protection Board, Mr. W. B. Harding, dealt with the very unfavourable pastoral and agricultural…

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New Firm Makes Start Wool Consignments for Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 1

Although Pitt, Son, and Badgery's £80,000 wool store will not be completed before the end of August, temporary storage arrangements have…

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£80,000 Wool Store Pitt Son and Badgery NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 2

The manager of the Newcastle branch of pitt son and Badgery [?] that[?] store [?]…

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Fodder Trials Varieties of Sorghum District Farms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 5

The results of the three sorghum fodder variety trials conducted in the district during the season were quite satisfactory in view of the dry…

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Irrigated Crop

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 4

Under irrigation at Whittingham, Iowa Silvermine gave the heaviest return of green fodder and, in the unirrigated trial at Seaham, Golden…

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Butter Donated Milk Suppliers Assist War Effort

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 4

Suppliers of the Bewthorne Cooperative Butter Factory, have formed a war savings certificate era. also assisting the…

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For The Man On fee Land Agriculture and Pastoral Notes

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 7

(Then [?] are [?]by [?] of the [?] and are based [?] on the [?] of the [?] nay farmer [?]…

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Loss of Men Women for Farm Work SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 1

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Sinclair, believes that women farm workers. will play an important part in the agricultural work of the state…

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Dairy Industry Production Shrinks Weekly Review

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 5

In a weekly review of the dairy industry, Prescott ply. Lad, report that production continues to shrink in all districts. In [?] very cold…

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For Success in Dairying Factors in Increased Returns

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 2

Discussing at a recent conference of farmers the methods by which he had increased his gross returns per year for cream supplied to the local…

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Pastoral Notes Improvement of Native Trees by Pruning and Lopping

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 6

The utility of such native trees as the farmer has had the foresight to spare in his general clearing operation's can often be increased by the…

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Market Notes Important Dairy Clearance Sale

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 6

On Thursday next, commencing at 11 a.m., on the property, "Leighton Park," an important clearance sale of dairy cows and heifers, horses, and…

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Small Wheat Crop for Europe What Forecast Reveals

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 1

The Department of Agriculture (U.S.A). states that on the basis of the advices available, Europe's 1940 wheat crop will be the smallest for a…

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American Wool Markets Crossbreds From South America

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report : The United States, though more or less isolated from European hostilities, cannot keep her markets…

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Farm for Use of W.A.N.S. SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 6

The Govern[?] of New [?] W[?] has [?] [?] at W [?] at the [?] of the Wen[?]…

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