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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 85

Barrington Not Suited For - "Evacuee" Cattle -

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 3

A suggestion that Barrington Tops be used as a reception area for the evacuation of stock from the coastal areas has met with…

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Sheep Show Will Not Be Held

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY Saturday — The Council of the N.S.W Sheep breeders Association unanimously decfded yesterday not to proceed…

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Agriculture Waste of Farm Machinery

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 5

Much waste of fixed [?] could be oh lated to a lye are [?] purchases planned Mr.L. Judd. senior agricultural in…

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Green Crop Manuring of Orchards Coastal Districts

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 3

Because they make lead demand on the soil nitrogen than go other drops legumes are preferred as a Green manure crop, but all crops…

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Protect Late Tomato Crops

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 3

The short of vegetable crops, at the present d[?], make It more important than usual that every precaution should be…

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Food Distribution in Britain Farmer Underpaidconsumer Overcharged

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 2

Before the war the United Kingdom paid her farmers about £250,000,000 a year for their produce and about £400,000,000 a year for…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 4

The Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., report: For our appraisement No. 70 we submitted approximately 3700 bales…

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No Sheep Show This Year

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 3

The council of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association unanimously decided on Thursday not to proceed with the promotion of this year's…

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WOOL The New Clip Improved Outlook

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

Seasonal prospects for the growth of the new Australian clip and for the autumn lambing are now appreciably more favourable…

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No Sheep Show Sales May Be Held in Country

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

No sheep show will be held in Sydney this year. That was decided by the Council of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders'…

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Junior Farmers' Club. Muswellbrook Boys' Enthusiasm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 4

Mr. F. J. Purkis, Supervising Teacher of School Agriculture, reporting on the activities of Junior Farmers' Clubs in the north, states that at…

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DAIRYING. Dairy Yards Should Be in Sound and Sanitary Condition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

All approaches to dairy yards should be metalled and graded to prevent bogging. The first yard into which the cattle are drafted (the…

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Purchase of Fodder for Dairy Stock Mr. Rose's Letter to the Premier

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 4

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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Junior Farmers Activities in Northern Districts Effect of Dry Season

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

At last rains have fallen over a very large area of my district. Practically the whole of it has received soaking rains which were very much…

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Drought Has Its Effect Raymond Terrace Butter Factory

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 3

Operations for the half-year resulted In a loss of £2470/2/9, it was revealed In the report and balance sheet of the…

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Labour for Farm Work Maintaining Production

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 5

The general secretary of the Primary producers’ Union (Mr. J. L. Shute), speaking at the meeting of the Lower Hunter and…

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Bran and Pollard for Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 2

SYDNEy Wednesday — Supplies of bran and pollard in large [?] to leased in a few days for dairy…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. Ltd

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

The half-yearly meeting of the Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. was held in the offices, Hexham on Wednesday morning The Chairman of Directors, Mr. L. B…

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PASTORAL Jetting for Sheep Blowfly Effective Programme

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 3

Jetting, or the spraying of the crutch (usually) so as to "fill the wool" with a mixture poisonous to blowfly maggots can, if used…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Coop. Co. Ltd. reports on the 25th inst.:—We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 71 (the 20th of the…

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