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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 77

Cattle Dull At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday—Fitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report.—51, 893 sheep and lambs penned, the average quality fair Prime…

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Appraisement of Wool In Country Centres

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA Thurs—The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully stated in the House of Representatives that the Government was…

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Rubber for Farmers

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 4

The District Council meeting agreed with the Raymond Terrace Branch and carried a resolution asking the Government to make available rubber for the…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 6

Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. report having held their usual fortnightly sale on Tuesday last, highly satisfactory prices being realised…

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Singleton Cattle Trespassed on Reserve

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 6

SINGLETON Friday.—At Singleton Court to-day, before Mr. J. McElroy. PM, William Gardner was fined £12 with £[?]…

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Special Store Sheep Sale at Scone

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 1

Messrs. Stan. G. Keene and Co. and New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd. will hold a special store sheep sale at Scone yards at 1 p.m. on…

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£7727 Profit for Halfyear. Raymond Terrace Butter Factory

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 1

For the half-year the Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. Ltd. showed a nett profit on trading of £7727 compared with a loss of £2470 for the…

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Appraisement of Wool in Country Centres

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, stated in the House of Representatives that the Government was determined to proceed with its…

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Outsider Crops Up

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 6

When George Dean, a well-known Parkes resident, decided to recommence bookmaking after three years at the carpentering trade, he did not…

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More Milk Wanted For The City Trade a Chance for Our Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 2

On the occasion of the visit of representatives of the Milk Board to Dungog, the shortage of supply for the city trade was discussed. The…

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Co-operative Farming Successful Australian Experiment

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 1

A great deal has been heard about co-operative farming in Russia, and the growing kinship between Russia and Australia gives added interest to…

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The Farm Home To Preserve Tomatoes Three Seasonable Recipes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 3

Medium-sized, firm, ripe, red tomatoes should be selected for preserving. Remove the stems carefully so as not to break the skin, pack in the jars…

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DAIRYING "Disinfectant Flavour" a Common Cream Taint

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 3

One of the more common defects in cream is that which is referred to as "disinfectant flavour." The cause of this taint, in most cases, is…

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Dairying in Russia

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 1

Some figures now available (to Overseas Farmers' Federation) from the Soviet Union present an interesting picture of the dairying…

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Farmer's Creed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 2

This creed, typical of the American farmer's attitude to the war, was published by "Hoard's Dairymen."…

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Free Holiday on Farm Boy of 10 Years Selected

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 4

John Hughes (10), of Mascot, has been selected by Mrs. E. Hyman to spend a free holiday on her poultry farm at Wyong…

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Mineral Needs of Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 3

The only minerals likely to be deficient for cattle in New South Wales are calcium, phosphorus sodium anidchlorine, the latter…

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America’s Record Wool Clip

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 4

WASHINGTON March 5—The Department of Agriculture has reported a record in wool production for 1042 of 459,000,000lb. The…

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Wool Worth £21,000,000 Appraised

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Saturday — Appraisement is of wool this season in Sydney and Newcastle now total 1,052,440 bales worth…

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Profit of £1933 for Half-year Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 2

The directors of the Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory Ltd. reported to the half-yearly meeting yesterday afternoon that after providing for all know expenses, including depreciation, the accounts disclosed a profit of £1933/0/5 on…

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