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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 85

Lucerne As a Grazing Crop Only Light Rate of Sowing Necessary

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 4

During recent years there has been developed a conception of lucerne as a crop to be utilised for grazing almost entirely, and…

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Vegetable Farming for Army Wide Area Methods Introduced

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 4

The change-over from present-day vegetable market gardening to wide area farming methods introduced by the Ministry of Supply to meet the…

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District Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 2

The Booroomba Pastoral Co., South Gundebri, Gungal, secured wethers 15½d, 14¼d, 13d, and E. Holder, Bunnan, ewes and wethers 15d, at…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 5

The Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., report Apart from a sprinkling of fine wools from the New England district, the bulk of…

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Great Trek of Cattle Possible

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 1

South Coast farmers are already planning a "scorched earth" policy in case of invasion. The plan is to evacuate as many…

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Cattle Fed on Straw Pulp Excellent Results

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 3

Britain’s farmers are obtaining excellent results with the fodder now being produced by the new casutic soda straw-pulping…

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Stud Beef Cattle Exhibition and Sale at Easter

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 3

Subject to the endorsement of the affiliated beef breed societies, the United Stud Beef Cattle Breeders' Association of…

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The Wool Clip Two-Thirds Appraised Exports to China

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 6

Over two-thirds of the 1941-42 Australian clip has been appraised to date this season (writes Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd.). The…

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Vegetable Farming for Army Wide Area Methods Introduced

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 6

The change-over from present day vegetable market gardening to wide area farming methods introduced by the Ministry of…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on the 10th instant: We submitted our Appraisement…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson report: 1417 bales of wool were offered at our Newcastle appraisment yesterday Results included H E. Belfield,…

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Singleton & District News Pastoral Outlook Not Bright

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 6

SINGLETON Wednesday.—The stock inspector, Mr. F. E. Trevitt reported to the February meeting of the Pastures Protection Board…

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Impact of War on Denmark Dairying - Poultry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 5

Since die German oc[?] of Denmark in April 1940 [?] been tacitly assumed that woul[?] largely liquidated because [?] own…

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On the Land Agricultural Notes Care of Farm Machinery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 6

One of the most serious disabilities abilities under which the primary industries labour is the excessive cost incurred in the depreciation…

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Pastoral. Rabbit Destruction

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 6

In inland country, where water is scarce and holdings so large that most of the methods of rabbit destruction practised in the Eastern and Central…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on 10th instant: We submitted our appraisement…

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Central Hunter P.P. UNION Fodder Needed for Dairy Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

SINGLETON Friday.—The annual meeting and quarterly conference of the Central Hunter Primary Producers Union was held at Singleton yesterday. Representatives from Singleton, Mt Olive, Wollombi-Cessnock, Glennie’s…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 5

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that 1417 bales of wool were offered at their Newcastle appraisement on Tuesday. Results included:…

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Evacuation of Cattle at Elderslie

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

ELDERSLIE Friday.—A well attended meeting was held in the school room In connection with the evacuation of cattle In an…

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