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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Stud Cattle Rom England

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 2

The first herd of stud cattle to arrive in Australia from England since the serious outbreak of foot and…

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Wheat Yield “Phenomenal”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Wheat Board announced to-day that the wheat crop this season was expected to yield nearly…

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Wool Trucked From Walcha

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 2

WALCHA: Wool worth more than £2,000,000 was tracked tram the Walcha Road railway station this…

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No Holiday For Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: New Year celebrations were cast aside by many farmers in the Singleton district to-day to taics…

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Enthusiastic Support for Beef Cattle Contest

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 6

The Beef Cattle Breeders' Competition, which is being conducted by the Agricultural Bureau of New South Wales in conjunction with the Rural Bank, has attracted an exceptionally…

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Restrictions On Dairy Imports

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 2

WASHINGTON: President Truman said he did not approve of additional restrictions on imports of…

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1952 Was Good Dairying Year

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 4

Leaders of the dairying industry agreed this week that 1952 had been a successful and progressive year. Seasonal conditions had been good, and there had been increased enthusiasm…

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New Sheep Branding Fluid

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 6

Still further improvements to the successful L.B.E. sheep branding fluid are-announced by the C.S.I.R.O. Wool Textile…

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New Potato Price Speeds Harvesting Still Unpayable return To Maitland Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 2

The new wholesale price of £36 a ton for potatoes would still not be a payable, price for growers in the Maitland district; due to the high cast of production, Mr. M. Tobin, of Bolwarra, sold this…

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Decreased Exports Of Farm Produce

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The Agriculture Department yesterday-reported a 25 per cent, drop in exports of. American…

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Control Of Weeds On Farms

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 2

Landholders will be interested in the visit, on Thursday next, of Mr. E. Devlin, a field representative for…

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New Dairy Breed

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 1

Jamaica has developed a new breed of dairy cattle. It has been officially named "Jamaica-hope," according to…

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Plan To Give Spare Time To Dairymen

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 2

An experiment which will be made this year at Gresford by the Milk Board and Hunter Valley Cooperative Dairy Co. Ltd. may do much to give that unheard of facility to a dairy…

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Drought Broken In Cattle Country

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 2

Cattle districts of Queensland and the Northern Territory have had heavy rain, and many centres report the…

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Synthetics May Help Wool Trade

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Synthetic fibres might stimulate a greater consumption of wool, according to a report issued to-day…

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Textile Trade Still Needs Wool

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 2

The trend of events in the world textile trade sines she war Illustrates how urgently the world needs Wool, while…

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De Horning Of Dairy Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

The district dairy officer (Mr. R. G. McLaren) states that a check on the number of dairy cattle dehorned in the…

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Rise In Cattle Rates Expected

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: Singl[?] butchers relied on better [?] viccs and shop apperance[?] to create competition [?]…

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U.K. Butter Imports More Than £90½ Million S'tg

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 2

Two recent items of news from abroad are of interest to the dairying industry. The United Kingdom butter ration…

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Would-be Farmers Frustrated

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Restricted opportunities to study advanced agricultural subjects was “frustrating” young…

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