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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Cattle Unchanged At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson's report: 19,770 sheep, of fair quality. Suckers and grown Iambs 5/ dearer, grown sheep 2/ dearer,…

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Wheat Sales Check

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 4

In recent weeks the main feature of all grain markets has been the increasing charter rates for ocean freight. The…

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Cattle Market Easier at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

A heavier yarding of fat cattle than anticipated was at Maitland saleyards to-day. This was brought about by several…

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Lower Estimate For Wool

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

Revlned estimate of the 1950-51 Australian wool clip Is 1116 million If., in the grease of which the quantity to-be-received into…

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High Average for Wool Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

Buyers paid £7,289,664 for 31,517 bales at the Geelong wool sales last week. The Geelong wool Broken'…

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Flood Damage Heavy on Bolwarra Farms Hunter River Receding More Rapidly To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

The Hunter River reached a height of 36ft. 6in. at Maitland on Saturday and remained at that level for some time. It commenced to fall during the night, but for quite a while the hourly rate was only a few inches…

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Agistment for Dairy Stock

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

Dairy farmers requiring agistment for their cows should contact the district dairy officer, Mr. J. W. G., smith as soon as possible…

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Social Service Payments for Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 1

The Mayor, of Maitland (Ald. J, Harvey) has been approached and has agreed to call public meeting in Maitland at the…

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The World of Farming Notes From All Parts

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 4

NEW TECHNIQUES, new designs, and far-reaching improvements could be seen on all sides by visitors…

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Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report that they sold 8475 bales of wool at auction and privately in Sydney on Monday. Prices for superfine Merino[?]…

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Estimate of Wool Clip

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

A revised estimate of the 1950-51 Australian wool clip by the National Council of Wool Brokers and the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, if…

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Records In British Wool Yarn

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

The output British wool yam and cloth is still making post war records according to an Au[?] Wool Board statement…

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South African Wool Still On The Rise East London

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

South Africa’s wool price record, of 202½d. per lb. was broken twice in quick succession yesterday. Two bales of fine super…

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Pay To Gloucester Dairymen Dairyman GLOUCESTER

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

A total of ££1,628 was paid to dairymen of the Gloucester district for milk and cross supplied during December…

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Wine Grape Crop Reduced, by Rain

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

Should the weather be fine for the next Jew days, grape sicking may commence at Pokolbin next week…

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School for Junior Farmers Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

The Bank of New South. Wales will again this year sponsor a 10 days’ school of instruction for 60 selected Junior farmers at…

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Phoenix Park Crops Again Ruined

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

The seventeenth flood since 3949 has left the Phoenix Park. Area devastated. Vegetable growers, recovering,…

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Early Blending of Farm Cream

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 6

Many dairy farmers keep the cream obtained from coach separation In different utensils, and only mix these together Just before…

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Dairy Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 2

On account of flood conditions the yarding was the lightest for some time. Values for the few good cows were…

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Sydney Wool

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson report selling 8,375 bales of wool at auction and privately in Sydney on Monday. Prices for superfine…

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