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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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P.P.U Demands Butter Rise Immediately

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Fri.-The Primary Producers Union yesterday decided to seek an immediate rise in the price of butter. The annual meeting of the…

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McCULLY'S Gap Farmer Fined £5

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

Ronald Duncan Hardy, of McCuily's Gap, wan fined £5 and £3/15/- costs at the Police Court on Wednesday…

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Dairyman's Wife Has 22nd Child

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

PARIS: Madeline Devoid, wife of a village dairyman at La Gorc, in western France, has given birth at-42 to her…

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Farmer Remanded

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 5

A 20-years-old farmer yesterday afternoon was remanded by Mr. V. E. Jenkins, J.P., to Monday on a charge of breaknging…

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Rain Needed Urgently To Save Crops

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

Farmers in the Singleton district arc anxiously waiting for rain to ensure the survival of crops which were planted after the last rain Reports from Bulga…

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Two Schools For Junior Farmers

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 6

Two schools for junior farmers would be held a Yanco sExperiment Farm at a cost of £2/10/- a head, the…

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Stud Beef Cattle Display for Muswellbrook Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1952 · page 5

An outstanding display of beef cattle is expectd at Muswelbrook Annual Show on 26th and 27th March. Studs to be represented are:—…

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Back From The Inland, Sawtell Says: "I Was Shocked by the Number of Poor Class Cattle"

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1952 · page 2

That great enthusiast and visionary, Michael Sawtell, has returned from another trip to his beloved Inland. He studied the cattle industry in the Northern Territory and Queensland, and he insists:…

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Two Junior Farmers' Schools at Yanco

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1952 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture the Hon. E. H. Graham MLA, said that a Junior Fawners' School for boys would be held at Yanco Experiment…

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Two-way Plows Reduce Erosion on U.s. Hillside Farms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1952 · page 3

A two-way plow which throws furrows up hill instead of down is being used by Wisconsin farmers to help stop erosion on hillside farms…

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Special Dairy Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 2

A Special Dairy Cattle Sale will be held by W. Bailey and Sons. Auctioneers on Friday 18th April, and not…

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Wool Consumption Lowest Since War

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 4

World consumption of wool last year fell from 2,652 million pounds in 1950 to 2,150 million pounds, the…

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Rain Insufficient, But Very Welcome Boost For District, Vegetable Crops

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 2

Rein which fell at the week-end in the Maitland area was not nearly sufficient to ensure winter prospects, nor was there enough to lay claim to a breaking of the drought…

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Farmer Remanded

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 2

Robert Edward [?] 20, a termer of[?] was remanded in the Maitland court this morning until April…

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Farm Hand Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 2

William Koith Kidd a [?] years-old farm hand of [?] Paterson was admitted to Maitland Hospital this [?]…

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Local Junior Farmer To Attend Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 2

Among those Junior Farmers selected to attend the Sydney Royal Show Camp and Junior Farmers' Day in…

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Rains Worth Fortune To Farmers

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday. — The drought breaking rains over the weekend were worth a fortune to men on the land…

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Store Cattle Market Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 1

New Zealand Loan and Mercanile Agency Co. Ltd., Scone, report having conducted their first store cattle sale for 1952…

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Butter Not Likely to Increase

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 3

Recent rain is not expected to cause milk production to increase to any extent in either the Maitland or…

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Store Cattle Sale at Scone

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd, Scone, reports having, conducted its first store cattle…

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