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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 85

Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on the 17th instant: We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No 70 (the…

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New Cattle Fodder Good Liveweight Increase Straw Pulp

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 4

Britain's farmers are obtaining excellent results with the fodder now being produced by the new caustic soda straw-pulping process…

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Plans to Evacuate Cattle Conference in Sydney Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 2

A conference of inter-State parties, presided over by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) is to-day considering plans to remove nearly…

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Feed Shortage on Dairy Farms Statement by Mr. J. L. Shute

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 1

Unless the Federal Government makes available immediately offal and other stock foods to dairy farmers, there will be a further…

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Phenothiazine for Nodule Worm in Sheep Effective When Given As a Drench

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 4

Phenothiazine is the only drug known 'to be effective against the nodule worm when given as a drench. It is scarce and expensive,…

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Purchase of Fodder for Dairy Stock Mr. Rose's Letter to Premier and Mr. McKELL'S REPLY

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 2

Following is a copy of a letter addressed on February 3 by Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A.; to the Premier: During a visit to Singleton on…

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Local Butter

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2

The high quality of butter in New South Wales may be gauged from the fact that of the quality that has passed through the…

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Evacuate Million Head of Cattle

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2

Upwards of 1,000,000 head of cattle will be affected by plans for the emergency evacuation of cattle from coastal to inland areas, to be co-ordinated at a…

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Denmark's Dairy and Poultry Industries

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 4

Since the German occupation of Denmark in April 1940 it has been tacitly assumed that the Danish livestock industries would be largely liquidated because of…

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Collective Farming in Russia

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 3

A typical farm is administered by a Board elected at a general meeting of the membership. Any single member, or the whole Board for that matter can be…

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Sheep and Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 7

Mess[?]s Pitt, Son and Badgery report that 24,774 shep and lambs were penned at Flemington yesterday. Prime sorts were dearer, and others…

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Butter Price Campaign

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 5

Mr. Taylor stated that he had written to municipal and shire councils, and chambers of commerce, seeking their co-operation in urging…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 17th. instant:—We submitted our Appraisement…

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Feed Shortage on Dairy Farms

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 1

Unless the Federal Government makes available immediately offal and other stock foods to dairy farmers, there will be a further…

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Losses From Sheep Blowfly Could Be Reduced by 80 Per Cent

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 4

If Australia's sheep and wool industry is to overcome or avoid the dangers which beset it, no factor which tends to lower efficiency or…

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Phenothiazine for Nodule Worm of Sheep. (Issued by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 5

Phenothiazine is the only drug known to be effective against the nodule worm when given as a drench. It is scarce and expensive, and the…

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POULTRY Green Feed For Poultry Suitable Crops

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

March and April are two of the best months for planting lucerne and clovers, and where it is intended to sow such crops the land should now be in…

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Waste of Farm Machinery Saving by Co-operative Purchase

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 4

Much waste of farm machinery could be obviated by a system of cooperative purchase, pointed put Mr. L.Judd, senior agricultural…

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Cleanliness in Dairying Important Points Which Should Be Followed

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 4

Milk is perhaps the most complete and the most nourishing of all foods, but its nature is so complex and delicate that it is easily susceptible to…

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