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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

1,661 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 76 of 84

Young Wheat-growers Put Merriwa on Map Gain Place in Northern Zone R.a.s. Field Wheat Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 4

A Merriwa crop gained 3rd place in the northern zone with a magnificent crop of Gabo, estimated by the…

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Tablelands Express' Accident Struck by Bale of Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 9

A Muswellbrook resident told the "Chronicle" that the glass on the windows of several carriages of the…

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Wool Report N.z.l. & M.a. Ltd

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. submitted a catalogue of 4382 bales for the third series of…

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"It's Colossal": 32,000 Cattle Fed in One Yard at Phoenix, U.s.a

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 6

"At Phoenix, Arizona, I saw the biggest cattle feeding yard in the world. At present it is hand-feeding 32,000 cattle. Words cannot describe it. It's colossal."…

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The Dutch Farmer-and You

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 4

Recently I had occasion to visit the Hunter River Valley, and again I was struck by the similarity on…

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Kerosene Emulsion Is Valuable Farm Insecticide

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 4

To keep the place free of fleas, fowl ticks, and fowl mites—a problem for many farmers with the arrival of…

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Future Milk Supplies Board to Tell Dairymen

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

An Executive meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on the 13th November, Mr. J. A…

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Wool Production Increase Estimated

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 2

WASHINGTON: World-wool production, should Increase about 140,000,000 lb. this year, the United [?] foreign Agricultural Relations Office estimated to-day…

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Famous Fine Wool Clip Sold at Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 4

striking scene on Dal[?]ty's show floor at Newcastle this week, the [?] clip of [?] from Mores, sold to 128½d. for 24 bales, and 612 bales resi"sed over 100…

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TAMWORTH Dairy-Lucerne Farm

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 6

34 ACRES FREEHOLD. Rich alluvial Eats—26 acres under Lucerne, well established dairy, new yards, feed stalls…

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Tree-growing By Junior Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 2

QUIRINDI News has been received that Ma[?] of Brigade, Quirindi been awarded fifth-place…

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Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: A catalogue of 7000 bales was brought forward by us last week, when the market, under…

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To-day's Interstate News Wide Search for Missing Farmer—Sydney Bakery Loses £150—-Frederick Lincoln McDermott's Future—Sister Kenny's Condition Improved

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Sister Kenny, world famous for her poliomyelitis treatment, was reported to be improved this…

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[?]Ter Scheme on Farms [?]Cers to Confer with [?]Mers at Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 1

The attention of farmers directed to an advertise[?] in our business column's the visit to Muswellbrook…

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Conference on Problems of the Dairy Industry C.S.I.R.O. Leaders' Findings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 1

C.S.I.R.O. research leaders discussed the results of the C.S.I.R.O. dairy research with representatives of the…

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Record World Rice Crop Forecast

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 4

A record-breaking world rice crop for the 1962-53 season is forecast by the United States Agricultural Department…

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Disease In Sultana Crops

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE: Sultana crops in the Murray Valley have been hil by the worst [?]break of disease in the…

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St. George Disease Affects Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 3

Recently a suspected outbreak of St. George disease was reported by the Department of Agriculture Stock…

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Wool Report Winchcombe Carson

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 2

We sold 9300 bales wool privately at our Sydney auction yesterday, values for better class spinners wools…

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Cattle Pup in Snake’s Diet

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 5

BRISBANE: A promising four-months-old cattle pup was lost yesterday, and its owner, Mr. E. A. Howard, of…

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