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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 85

Man-Power for Dairying Official Schedule

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 4

After protracted negotiations between the Primary Producers' Union and the Director-General of Man-power, Mr. Wurth, a schedule…

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Cattle At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 5

T. K. and E. P. Higgins Glorester. secured £15/1/ per head for 12 bullocks and .1. N. Laurie. Glouester to £14:6/ [?]…

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Butter Market Production Easing

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 5

Prescott Pty. Ltd., report: New South Wales production is beginning to slacken off in most dairying centres. Arrivals during…

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Sales at Flemington Cattle Cheaper

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 3

Scbute, Bell, Badgery, lumby, Limited, reports as follows, on sales at Flemington:— Sheep: A very heavy supply…

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Greatly Improved Pastoral Outlook Excellent Feed and Water on All Holdings

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 2

Good rains, probably the best the Hunter Valley has experienced for many years, have greatly improved the pastoral…

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Farmers Called Up Mr. Howarth’s Question

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.—In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Howarth, U.A.P., Maitland, asked the Minister for Agriculture if it was…

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Sheep and Cattle. Yesterday's Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 7

Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report that 53,149 sheep and lambs were penned at Flemington yesterday. Sheep were 1/- lower, and lambs…

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Australia's Sheep Record Number

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 3

Because of the rise in working costs, a higher average price for the Australian wool clip is needed to provide adequate profits for…

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Straying Cattle Shire To Prosecute

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 3

SINGLETON Friday.—Mr. B. G. Doyle was empowered at the meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council to obtain the…

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Protection of Sheep Against Fly Strike

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 2

Mr. H. R. Cowdery, Chairman of the Scone branch of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales, writes to the Editor:…

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122,000,000 Sheep in Australia

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 4

The number of sheep and lambs in Australia is now on a record level, being over 122,000,000. Twenty years ago the total was…

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Wool Export Trade Shortage of Labour

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 5

Wool appraisements have been taking place in the Sydney market this week reports Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd. Subsequent…

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The Farm Home. Mound and Bulldog Ants. Method of Eradication

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 8

The common mound or meat ant frequently causes annoyance by forming its nest in or near gravel paths, [?] tennis courts and on other clcared…

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DAIRYING Milk Fever Method of Treatment

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 4

With a more complete understanding of the real nature of so-called , "milk fever" (it is not actually a fever, for it is not associated with any…

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Small Farms Secret of Denmark's Success Independence of Ownership Valued

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 5

"I spent about a year in Denmark before the war and worked for a summer on a Danish farm. Denmark produced more butter…

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Preserving Dairy Stock

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 3

A suggestion was put before a meeting of the Ayrshire Cattle Herd Book. Society of Australasia by Mr. C. G. F. Grant…

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Store Cattle Sales

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 3

E. W. Sparke Pty. Ltd. reports a good demand at three special store cattle sales held at Maitland Gloucester and Long Flat during…

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De-horning of Cattle Temperament in Dairy Cows

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 3

Some cows are naturally aggressive, while others are timid. The aggressive beast is a menace in the assembly yard, and may…

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Record in Sheep Australia’s Flocks

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 5

Arrivals of [?] from the country in Australia to date this season show a small increase compared with a year previously,…

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Wheat Growers Issue of Licences

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 5

Canberra Saturday.—The Wheat [?] Stabilisation Board has [?] that [?] in all [?] Western…

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