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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 5

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports on 15th inst.: We submitted our appraisement catalogue No. 67 (the 16th of the…

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State of Butter Industry

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday.—There has never before been a more serious position confronting the butter industry in the State. This…

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Wool Appraisements Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 5

Nenco reports: A catalogue of 5320 bales was finalised on January 16, the wool being drawn principally from the…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

On Friday, 16th January, Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., Newcastle, submitted to appraisement approximately 2700 bales of wool drawn…

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Wheat and Oat Varieties Upper Hunter Trials

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 5

Variety trials with wheat for gral[?] were again carried out on the properties of Mr. A. C. Ingham. of Parkville, and Mr. A…

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Milk and Cream to Be Taken to Roadside. Order to Dairy Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

The chairman of the Milk Board (Mr. R. H. Nesbitt), who is acting also as chairman of the Dairy Produce Petrol Rationing…

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DAIRYING Pasture Needs of Milking Cows Grassland Management on the Dairy Farm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 1

Milking cows require rich, palatable feed. Grasses, therefore, should be fed off when short, as it is the leaf or blade which is most nutritious. As…

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Farm Inspection

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 3

Mr. Alison moved that the Central Executive approach the Minister with a view to having the inspection of the producing area of the city milk…

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Local Dairymen Prepared to Fight Deliver Ultimatum to "The McKELLY Gang" Will Strike on Wednesday If No Price Rise

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 3

Every one of the seventy dairymen present at the meeting of the Primary Producers' Union at Dungog on Saturday morning was determined to…

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Petrol Rationing Applied to Dairy Industry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 2

The chairman of the Milk Board (Mr. R. H. Nesbitt), who is acting also as chairman of the Dairy Produce Petrol Rationing Committee…

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Review of Dairy Output

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 5

Prescott Pty. Ltd. reports that a few points of rain has fallen in some dairying centres on the far North Coast, but nothing except…

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The Feeding of Dairy Cows

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 2

Rations for dairy cows must not only be “balanced” (contain The elements of nutrition in desirable proportions), but they…

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Farmers Plan for Invasion

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday.—Messages from the South Coast state that as a precautionary measure dairy farmers are already, planning a…

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Skirmishes in Luzon Farmers Evicted

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 1

WASHINGTON Jan. 18 — Ground operations in the Philippines in the past 24-hours have been desultory, says, the United…

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"Nenco" Wool Sales Appraisement Catalogue No. 37

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 4

On the 15th/16th January, Nenco submitted Appraisement Catalogue No. 37, being the tenth of the 1941/ 42 season and consistiong of 5,230…

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Relief For Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 2

AS from Monday next producers under the control of the Metropolitan Milk Board will receive an additional 4d per gallon…

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To-day’s Leader: Relief for Farmers AUSTRALIAN V.C. to Wed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 1

LONDON Jan. 20. — Wing Commander Hugh idwal Edwards, V.C., D.F.C.. of Western Australia is to be married in London…

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Singleton Suppliers Would Have Withheld Milk Decision Readied By Meeting of 100 Dairy Fanners Urgent Telegrams Conveyed Intentions to: Premier and Minister for Health

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 1

Milk suppliers of Singleton and district yesterday reached a decision to withhold supplies in the event of the increase to 1/4 per gallon not being granted by the State Government…

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Farmers' Intentions to Withhold Milk Was Not Action of Strike

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 1

At the conclusion of yesterday's meeting of milk suppliers, the chairman (Mr A J. Dorsman) said, he could, not…

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Appeal for Unity Amongst Farmers Reviewing the Year's Activities of the P.p.u

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Singleton Branch of the Primary Producers Union, which was held to the Masonic Hall yesteerday…

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