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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 71 of 85

Seventy-Five Sheep to the Acre

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1942 · page 4

Some of the best fat lambs in the State are produced on the fertile Lachlan River flats, and now much of the valuable land is also…

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Junior Farmers' Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 October 1942 · page 4

This week it is my pleasant duty to acknowledge a handsome donation from the A.C. and F. Co. Ltd., Aberdeen. This company has…

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Almost a Century Grey Family's Connection With Dairying on Illawarra FOUNDATIONS Of GREAT A.I.S. HERD

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 October 1942 · page 4

Next year will mark the centenary of the connection with the land in the Illawarra district of the family of Grey of Greyleigh…

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Hessian Wanted—farmers Please Note!

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 October 1942 · page 3

The State Salvage Offifce is anxious to secure as much hessian as can be collected. A special appeal is made, to farmers and graziers not to…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 October 1942 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on the 26th Inst.: We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 89 on Thursday, 22nd…

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Wool and Fibres European Position Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 October 1942 · page 4

At one period those engaged in issuing propaganda for artificial fibres made claim that products had been manufactured which provided all the…

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Careless Methods in the Dairy

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1942 · page 3

Temperature plays an important part in the occurrence of bacterial defects in milk and cream…

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1,000,000 New Soviet Workers Large-scale Mechanised Farming

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 October 1942 · page 4

Over 1,000,000 new workers; have entered Soviet Industry in the first, six months of this year, declares the Moscow newspaper, "Pravda," in…

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Hessian Wanted-farmers Please Note

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 October 1942 · page 1

The State Salvage Office is anxious to secure as much hessian as can be collected. A special appeal is made to farmers and graziers not to…

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Dehydration Plant at Morpeth Farmers Form Company

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 October 1942 · page 1

Hunter Valley Co-operative Dehydrators Ltd. was formed by 15 farmers on Monday night last to operate a factory at Morpeth…

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Sheep's Milk

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1942 · page 4

The chief dairy animal in Iceland is the sheep. Sheep's milk butter, cheese and "skyr" (a kind of joghur) are made. In 1934, there were 699,100 sheep and 34,600…

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Further advances for wheat

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1942 · page 2

Sydney Thursday — An announcement was made last night by the minister commerce (Mr. scull ) that further…

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Hessian Wanted—farmers Note

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1942 · page 3

The State Salvage office is anxious to secure as much hessian as can be collected. A special appeal is made to farmers and graziers not to discadr old hessian…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 5

THE FARMERS AND GRAZIERS' CO.-OP. CO. LTD. reports on the 26th inst.:—We submitted our Appraisement…

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Wheat Pool Advance

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—The Minister For Commerce Mr. Scrilly; said that some misunderstanding had arisen regarding the latest…

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Sydney Wool Appraisement

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd, report that their Sydney appraisement catalogue No 89, which was [?] on Monday…

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New South Wales Wheat Crop Preliminary Forecast of 48,000,000 Bushels

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 4

The first or preliminary forecast of the current season's wheat yield in New South Wales, having in mind crop conditions and prospects as at…

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Wool and Fibres. European Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: At one period those engaged in issuing propaganda for artificial fibres made claim that products had been…

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PASTORAL The Old Lesson Need for Conservation of Feed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 1

The relief of the long dry period in coastal districts, coming as it does at the commencement of the warmer weather, is peculiarly timely, and…

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Farmers to Pool Resources Meeting Manpower Shortage. War Agricultural Committees Formed at Muswellbrook, Denman and Aberdeen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 1

War agricultural committees have been formed at Muswellbrook, Denman and Aberdeen. The aim of the committees is to…

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