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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Junior Farmers’ Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 5

RAYMOND TERRACE; Rain throughout the morning flas not dampponed the enthusiasm of Raymond Terrace Junior…

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The Week in the Store Cattle Market

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 2

The stronger one of the store cattle market becomes more evident each week. This week the dominating factor…

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Farmer Guilty of Assault

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 3

Albert Reeves, 43, farmer, at Maitland Quarter Sessions on Monday, pleaded "Guilty" to four charges of indecent assaults on girls aged eight to 10 years at Stroud Road last year…

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Three Dairy Cows Electrocuted

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 7

Three valuable dairy cows electrocuted on Mr. Len Thompson's property at Singleton, during a…

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Cattle Market Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 3

The market at Maitland saleyards today opened at price 20/ to 30/ dea[?] for bullooks, and 10/ to 20/ higher…

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Cattle Cheaper A Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Radgery report: 25.881 sheep penned Lambs. 3/ ,to 7/.cheaper, cheep easier to 4/ cheaper…

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Prime Cattle Again Dearer

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

2054 cattle were yarded at Homebush yesterday, comprising 1779 fats, and 275 stores, the quality being mixed. All…

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"Hornless cattle are on the way"

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

Mounting interest in beef cattle breeding in New Zealand is bringing significant changes in breeding policies,…

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Department’s Publications For Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

Departmental of Agriculture literature, issued free to formers and market and home [?] now include the…

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Electricity Is Safe for Farm Needs

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 3

Electricity to safer than aft other sources of power that can be used on a fares, declares the Department of…

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Junior Farmer Shield Won By Hollowtree

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

RAYMOND TERRACE : Hollowh[?] won the Thomson Shield few the junior farmer district exhible on the Raymond ferrance annual show. The club gained 448 points…

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Snort working life, short lactation is dairying defect

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

Two of the greatest economic defects in N.S.W. dairy herds were the short working life of the cow, and the short lactation each year, said the principal dairy officer of the Department…

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Farmers adopt demonstration methods

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 3

"Dairy Prduction Grant demonstrations — particularly pasture improvement, with liming and…

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Merriwa Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

A consignment of 102 shorn crossbred suckers, from G. L. Hawke, Merriwa, realised 78/1 per head at Winchcombe,…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Ltd., report 17th February,…

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Store Cattle Sale At Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 4

SINGLETON: Tee greatest number of bullocks ever yarded at Singleton was said at the Shire yards on Friday…

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Programme To Bolster Cattle Prices

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON: a four point programme to bolster stagging cattle price including temperature [?]…

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Toll of Floods Thousands Of Sheep Killed Or Trapped

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Official estimated to-day that the floods have killed or trapped about 250,000 sheep in the Richmond Macintyre and Upper Barwon districts The officials said the floods had [?] away…

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Payment to Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: The dairy farmers’ cheque for January as £78,551. Cream and Burning milk…

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Cattle Dearer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 8

Only a light supply of 1,589 cattle were yarded at Homebush, comprising 1,391 fats and 198 stores, the…

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