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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Gust of Concentrates Hits Dairy Farmers

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 2

MILK production in the Maitland District is expected to fall as winter, advances, an important factor being that prices of high-protein content concentrates are excessive and supplies appears to…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs District Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 5

The annual meeting of the District Council of the Junior Farmers' Clubs was held at Muswellbrook on the 17th inst., when the following delegates…

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British Save Persian Crops

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 3

LONDON: A pest control expert, Mr. William Jenkins, said that British scientists have saved Persia from a locust…

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Nation’s Richest Farmlands Still Scene Of Desolation Maitland Properties Display Scars Of Sores Two Years Old (By e Staff Reporter)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 4

It has to be seen to be believed, but more than threequarters of Maitland’s farms, agreed in many circles to be made up of soil as fertile as anything in Australia, are still desolate and idle, baring the scars thrust upon them by devastating floodwater…

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Potatoes V. Dairying

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 2

There was a marked swing from potato-growing to dairying in Tasmania at present, Mr. G. Lyons told a recent conference…

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One-day Cattle Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 2

Some informal discussion took place regarding the matter of holding a one-day cattle show. The matter of having a Dog…

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New Vaccine to Cure Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 1

Commonwealth Scrum Laboratories were experimenting to produce an effective vaccine to combat an outbreak of blackleg disease in young cattle in…

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Rumanian Reds Withhold Farm Produce

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 1

BELGRADE: Not only collective farms in Rumania but individual Communists’ as well are refusing to fulfil their obligations…

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Cattle and Sheep Prices Drop at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 3

Prices paid for cattle and sheep eased considerably at Maitland. saleyards to-day. About 110 tat cattle were…

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Panic Butter Buying, But Stocks Not Short Shops Confining Trade To Regular Customers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 3

Panic buying of butter, which started a week ago, has been accentuated in recent days, but shopkeepers and suppliers said to-day that if this rush buying ceased there would be sufficient stocks to go round…

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Farm Youths Build Church to Serve Community

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 3

Community-minded young Australians may find inspiration in a report from the American town of State…

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Market Report. Pigs, Calves, Dairy Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. (Scone) report having conducted their monthly sale of pigs, calves and dairy cattle at the…

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District Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 4

Sales conducted by New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd. included: H. L. Worfolk, "Murrumbo," Kerrabee, via Denman, HW/MURRUMBO,…

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Died in His Sleep. Well-known McCULLY'S Gap FARMER

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 1

Mr. John Joseph Carey died yesterday at his home at McCully's Gap. Deceased, who was 77, was last seen alive about 7.30 o'clock on the…

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Dairy Company Payments

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: Gloucester Dairy Co. paid £38,911 to suppliers for cream and milk for the month of April…

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Milk Bars To Have Own Dairy

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: Milk bar proprietors, who have been badly hit by milk rattoning, plan to establish their own co-operative…

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Scone Pig, Calf and Dairy Cattle Sale

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 6

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Scone, report having conducted their monthly sale of pigs, calves and…

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Merino Sheep To Strengthen U.S. Breed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 3

The Australian Government has sent 12 of Its blue-blood merine sheep to the United States to help American scientists…

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New Top Quality Cattle Bred in U.S.

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1

A new breed of beef cattle suitable for the northern areas of Australia, as been developed in the State of Kentucky, United States. The new…

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Australian Pure-Bred Sheep to Strengthen U.S. Breed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 2

The Australian Government has sent 12 of its blue-blood Merino sheep to the United States to help American scientists produce a better breed…

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