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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Farmers Seeking Part Of Range

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON : The Upper hunter Divisional Conference of Agricultural Bureau will ask the Department of the…

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Move to reform Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 4

A meeting will bo held at the High School on Monday, May 4 to re-open (he activities of the Junior…

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New Non-shrink Wool Process

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1953 · page 6

A new and effective method of shrink proofing wool, known as the Belmont process, has been developed by…

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Rubber Troughs for Farms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1953 · page 1

An all-purpose rubber livestock trough designed to replace the wooden ones now in use on farms throughout…

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Cattle and Sheep Cheaper

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 3

About 900 fat cattle yarded at Maitland today, but the quality was the worst for some time…

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More Sheep

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The United States Agriculture Department yesterday estimated the world sheep population increased…

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Rain Is Needed in Wheat Areas

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Lack of rain is causing a big delay in the sowing of wheat, agricultural authorities say. Immediate seeking rains are needed to [?]ow farmers to sow wheat, which should have been in the…

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The Week in Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 5

IN a manifestation of unexpected strength, the wool market entered its last lap of the season last week, with values…

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New Non-shrink Wool Process

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 3

A new and effective method of shrink proofing wool, known as the Belmont process, has been developed by C.S.I.R.O…

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Taking Cows for a Holiday a Hint for Local Dairymen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 5

What woman going on holiday would take seven cows with her so that they could have a change too? It seems an unlikely…

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Junior Farmers Form Own Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 2

Junior farmers is the Hunter Valley have formed their own district council which will meet quarterly and pass on its recommendations to the Control Hunter District Council…

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Hunter Council Asks Government To Help Junior Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 2

The Central Hunter District Council , of the Junior Farmer Mover tent is urging government assistance in formulating a scheme to place selected trained young people from the movement directly into…

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Dairy and Beef Cattle Praised Gloucester's Outstanding Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 2

Pride of place at Gloucester's 39th Annual Show last Thursday and Friday was definitely taken by the outstanding display in the dairy cattle section…

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Wool Fashions

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 8

Irene of California tailors this suit in fine black and grey novelty stripe, and check wool. (This suit was shown in…

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Special Field Day for dairy farmers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 1

The Department of Agriculture with the co-operation of the Hunter Valley Herd Recording Advisory Committee has arranged to hold a field day on the Dairy Production Grant demonstration farm of Mr…

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Milking Machine Field Day District Farmers Invited

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 1

The Department of Agriculture with the co-operation of the Hunter Valley Herd Recording Advisory Committee has arranged to hold a field day on the Dairy Production Grant…

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Have To Sell His Farm, Trainee Said

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 4

A young dairy farmer applying for deferment of his national service training told Mr C. A. Blackmore S.M.,…

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Inland Potato Crop Condition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 4

Conditions experienced during the season for the resin inland potato erne have been Somewhat variable and…

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Getting started in farming

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 1

The second edition of the Department of Agriculture book, "Getting Started in Farming," is now available…

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New farm machinery agent for district

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 2

Mr. Keg Day Who has been Buzacott Wolsley, Pty. Ltd. district representative for the past fifteen years is…

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