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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Junior Farmers Star Competition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 2

District winners m the "star" Junior Farmer Competition conducted toy the JF Movement and sponsored by…

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Gloucester Dairy Company's Progress

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 2

At the annual meeting of Gloucester Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd. on Monday, the directors' report revealed…

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Fat Cattle Cheaper at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 3

A small supply of fat tattle Maitland saleyards to-day, about 750 being yarded. The quality was fair…

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Cattle On Lower Hunter Wintered Better Than For Years sp

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 3

Stock on the Lower Hunter came through this winter in much better condition than Has been the case for several years, states the district agronomist (Mr. F. D. Mackenzie)…

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Sale Of Phoenix Park Farm

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 2

H. S. Mason, Maitland salesman, reports the sale by private treaty, of Mr. Mick Whybin’s agricultural farm at…

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Crops Damaged By Hailstones

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 2

Hail stones, stated to be “almost as big as hen eggs,” damaged vegetable crops and home gardens in the…

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Milk Production Is Holding But Farms Need Good Rainfall

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 2

Lack of follow-up rain since the latter, part of July has had an adverse effect on practically all postures and crept throughout the district. Very few parts have received as much as one tech and some…

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Dairy Industry Survey This Month

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 1

An Australia-wide survey of the dairy industry will be started this month. The Minister for…

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Demonstration farm field day

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 3

District officers of the Department of Agriculture are making arrangements to hold a field day on the Dairy Production Grant Demonstration farm of Mr. V. A. Dillon at Glen William,…

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Wheat Decision Deferred Again

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE: The Victorian Cabinet has again deferred a decision on a home consumption price of wheat,…

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Field Day On Demonstration Dairy Farm

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 2

District officers of the Department of Agriculture are arrangements to hold a field day on the dairy…

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Survey of Dairy Industry to Begin This Month

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, has announced that arrangements were in hand…

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Girl Wins Hunter Valley Section of Junior Farmer Comp

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 4

The Rural Bank has announced the district winners in the 1953 "Star" Junior Farmer competition, being conducted by the…

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Dairy Production Grant

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 4

Dairy officers of the Department of Agriculture are making arrangements to hold a field day on the dairy…

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Pet Dog Found Killing Sheep

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 1

A pet sheep dog was caught killing sheep on. Mr. R. McCowen's property at Bolivia last Thursday…

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Ms week's wool report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 3

Further hardening of values at Sydney this week has confirmed confidence that the wool market is set for another season of price stability. British buying power is steadily rising…

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Home Consumption Price For Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 5

MELBOURNE: The Victorian Government has tentatively agreed to the Commonwealth plan for a home…

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Information for Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 7

New supplies are now available of the following revised publications, issued free to farmers on application to…

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Junior Farmer Backing For Hunter Valley Development League

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 2

To further support Already promised by the Central Hunter Council of Junior Farmers to the Teachers’ Federation in its move to form o development league for the Hunter Valley, a special prize…

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Junior Farmers For New Zealand

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 3

A council of New Zealand Young Farmers’ Clubs has issued an invitation to 12 junior farmers to attend the…

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