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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,443 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 73

Outlook For Wool Confident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 4

NEW YORK: The Wool Bureau, reviewing the world wool trade outlook, said it was in a firm stra[?]tical position…

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Prices Hold At N.Z. Wool Sales (AAP-Reuter)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 3

WELLINGTON, N.Z.: Improved prices for crossbred wool established at Napier last week were maintained at the…

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Co-operative Farms In East Germany Fail In Production Target

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 6

BERLIN: Inefficiency and muddle, leadership, and lack of community spirit are blamed by the East German Communist press for the continued failure of many co-operative farmers to produce what is…

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Wider Tread To Better Farming Brings Results

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 3

An all-round improvement in forming technique since the war was a trend likely, to continue, the acting principal agronomist (Extension) of the Deportment of Agriculture (Mr. G. Nicholson) said this week…

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Research in Wool Uses

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:— New research discoveries in the printing of wool have…

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U.S. Wool Scheme Bonus for Quality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson. Ltd. report:— Further information now to hand on the subject of…

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Second Biggest Cotton Crop

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 4

The United States Agricul[?] day that world cotton output for 1953-54 would be the…

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North Coast Farmers Hit By Drought

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: Most farmers in the Far North Coast and Lismore areas had been badly hit by drought, the general…

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Rain Damaged Currant Crops

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE: Heavy rain has caused thousands of pounds damage to currant crops in the Mildura…

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Financial Aid to Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 2

Any farmer who is in financial difficulties and unable to meet his commitments or make arrangements to obtain…

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Bank Help for Junior Farmers

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 4

The Bank ow N. S. W. has announced its programme of financial support of the Junior…

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Agronomist Says Further Rain Needed For District Crops

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 2

Good rains over the new year period brought relief from threatened drought but the remainder of the month was dry, hot and humid, until fair rain fell on the last days of the month. During the latter part…

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Cattle Disease Is a Mystery

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

PRETORIA (South Africa): A mysterious cattle disease which last winter killed about 450 cattle in the Hluhluwe…

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Too Much Wheat Produced ?

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

LONDON: Australia’s wheat crisis was an extraordinary situation, Labour member (Mr. Hugh Gaitskell), a…

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The Week in Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 9

With buyers from Iron Curtain countries dominating the Continental bidding at Brisbane on Monday, and at Geelong on Wednesday, the values of all fine to broad wools reasonably free…

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"Save the Wheat" Industry Says Mr. Manning

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 12

Speaking at Narromine recently, Mr. Alan Manning strongly advised wheat farmers to support the…

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A Junior Farmer in Chicago Joyce Schofield's Impressions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

N.S Wales Junior Farmer, Miss Joyce Schofield, took part with two American 4-H club members and a young Belgian…

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Dairy Produce Board Election

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

Nominations of candidates for election as members representing butter and cheese factories on the Australian…

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Dairy Officer’s Advice To Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 2

The district dairy office (Mr. E. G. McLaren) [?] that the general quality of the cream betas recelyen at…

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Australian Dairy Produce Board Election

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

Nominations of candidates for election as member to represent the butter and cheese factories on the Australian Dairy…

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