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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 85

Farms Must Not Be Neglected

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 3

If, however, agriculture does make a contribution in this way to the war effort by turning over all non-essential resources to other industries…

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Dairying in Western Australia

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 3

Dairy farming in Western Australia might be described as the Cinderella of our agricultural development, for it is an industry which, in the course…

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AGRICULTURAL. Waste of Farm Machinery Saving by Co-operative Purchase

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

Much waste of farm machinery could be obviated by a system of co-operative purchase pointed out Mr. L. Judd, senior agricultural instructor of…

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Rain in Some Dairying Districts

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 3

Prescott, Pty., Ltd.. report that further useful rains have fallen on most of the northern river dairying centres, and some parts…

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Wool Sales Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 4

On Friday, 27th February, Messrs Pitt, Sen & Badgery, Ltd., Newcastle, submitted to appraisement, approximately 1300 bales of wool,…

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Protection, of Tomato Crops

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 6

Shortage of vegetable crops, combford with nursed markets should make it more worth work while that ever for s[?]owern to…

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Protecting Late Tomato Crops Method of Controlling Pests and Diseases

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 2

The short supply of vegetable crops at [?]he present time makes it more important than usual that every precaution should be taken against waste…

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Britain's Vegetable Seed Crop Record Set-up in 1941

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 4

Great Britain's extensive sugar beet war crop has been harvested this year entirely from seed grown at home. Before the war almost half of the…

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Make Best Use of Farmyard Manure Compensation for Superphosphate Shortage

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 4

"Dairy farmers would be well advised to make the best use of farmyard manure now that rerestrictions have been placed on…

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“Victory Suits” to Save Wool

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

WASHINGTON, March 4.—The War Production Board has decreed that only cufflens, pleatlese and unfrilled “Victory Suits” will…

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Text Book of Dairying

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 1

With a view to publication, the Primary Producers' Union of New South Wales has decided to secure the services of a suitable person to compile a 'text book or…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 3

At the half year meeting on February 25th last the question was asked regarding the sale of milk powder, and Mr. J. Scarr stated that the sales had doubled…

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Junior Farmer’s Success

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 3

George H. Bennett, of the Muswellbrook District Rural Sctip[?] a junior farmer has been awarded the department of…

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Sheep and Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 7

Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report a yarding of 47,697 sheep and lambs yesterday. Prime wethers and ewess were 1/- to 1/6 lower, others 2/…

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Butter Price Up Penny

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 1

A rise in the retail price of butter of a penny a pound throughout Australia was announced last night by the Commonwealth Prices…

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Dairying. Dehorning of Dairy Cattle. Treatment Op the Calf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

Horns of dairy cattle serve no useful purpose, and are a source of much danger and annoyance. Only in the case of high-class animals that are…

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Butter Up a Penny

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA. Friday— The Commonwealth Prices Commissioner (Professor Copland), last night announced a rise in retail price…

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Butter Price up a Penny

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

A rise in the retail price of butter of a penny a pound throughout Australia was announced on Wednesday night by the Commonwealth…

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Evacuating Coastal Cattle As the West Sees It

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 3

A public meeting was held at Collarenebri, out West, the other night, to make arrangements for the reception and care of dairy cattle from the…

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WOOL And War Insurance Shearing the Clip

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

Under the National Security Regulations, war damage insurance is now compulsory on wool awaiting appraisement in brokers' stores…

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