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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 92

Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 3

Few good cows close to their work were included in a yarding of about 60. The yarding was mainly plain to…

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Wool, Wheat and Stock Truckings From Merriwa

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 4

MERRIWA, Wed. — During the past year the Merriwa district has again upheld its reputation as one the safest pastoral and…

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Sheep Killing at Aberdeen

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 2

ABERDEEN, Wed.—Killing operations on the mutti... side of the Aberdeen abattoirs have greatly increased during the past…

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Milk Will Be Graded Factory Payment Based On Butter Fat

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Milk supplied to factories win in future be graded in the seme way as cream is now graded and paid for in according with the gellenage based on the butter comment…

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Junior Farmers’ Competition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 5

Tile Junior Farmers’ Inter-district exhibit competition was at Mainland Show (his afternoon by Raymond Terrace…

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Dairymen To Ask For Lifting of Cream Ban

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed. — The Milk Producers’ Association has demanded immediate legislation on cream sales…

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Larger Wheat Silos At Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The capacity of the terminal wheat elevators at Newcastle is to be Increased from 800,000 bushels…

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Praise for Junior Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 6

Judge of the general section of the junior farmers’ Inter-district exhibit at this year’s Maitland show, Mr. R. Richardson, of…

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Butter Decline

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

Butter production is beginning to show a decline, and a drop of 28 tons had taken place during a recent week, it was…

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Butter Factory Closes

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

The butter factory at Swift Australian Company's works at Blayney will be closed down at the end of March…

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U.k. Cattle Exports

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

In 1938, Britain exported 888 head of cattle for breeding purposes. In 1948, the number was 2002, valued at £500,000…

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Sydney Wool Auctions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: We sold 9700 bales of wool at our auction on Tuesday. Values were maintained to keen competition from…

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EDITORIAL The World’s Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

LAST week's news from Canada to the effect that all the 1948-49 wheat (293 million bushels) had been sold, or committed for sale, will be read with a great deal of interest in this country; more particularly so…

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Wool Prices Expected to Rise

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

Wool auctions resumed in Sydney yesterday with bright With the end of current clip in prospects of still higher prices…

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Milk Will Be Graded Factory Payment Based on Butter Fat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1
Also in The Scone Advocate

Milk supplied to factories will in future be graded in the same way as cream is now graded, and paid for in accordance with the gallonage based on the butterfat content. This is the effect of legislation approved by the New South Wales Cabinet to amend the Dairy Industry Act…

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Beef Shorthorn Cattle Important Reducing Sale of Well Known Studs

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

A sale of great significance to breeders of quality cattle is announced for the Scone Saleyards on Tuesday next, commencing at…

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Wool and Its Price Supply Shortage And Currency

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— Recent demand for wool and the value ruling for it, inadequate raw material supplies is exerting on consumers abroad. It is doubtful if any millmen are pleased…

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Wool and Its Price. Supply Shortage and Currency

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Recent demand for wool, and the values ruling for it, indicate the pressure which inadequate raw…

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The Menace of Mint Weed a Plant Poisonous To Sheep and Catte

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 6

Although mint weed has been gradually spreading in New South Wales during recent years, observations have shown that in the…

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