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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

787 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 40

Anglican Boys' Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1926 · page 6

A proposal to provide a farm for the training of boys from St. Alban's Boys' Home, Morpeth, was the subject of a conference, presided over by the Bishop of…

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BROADCASTING To-day's Programmes Farmer's Service

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 July 1926 · page 7

0.0: Time signals, chimes, talk to children, 6.45: From Hotel Australin: Orchestra, 7.5: From studio: News service, weather information. 7.20: Market…

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New Glands on Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 7

A message from Paris states that experiments in grafting new glands on sheep have proved to increase wool production by one-third, and added a…

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Farmlets for Sale A. Rickard & Co.'s Offerings

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 7

Arthur Rickard and Company, Ltd., the real estate firm, of pitt-street, Sydney, are offering several farmicts at Wyong and Morisset…

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Scours in Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 13

Scours occur very young lambs; and may again attack them at weaning time, says an English authority. The green diarrhoea which appears at…

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Australian Butter Output Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 6

In reply to a question by Mr. Forde, in the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Paterson, the Minister for Markets, said that it was very difflicult to even…

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Farm and Produce Drop in Milk Yield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 13

A persistent drop in the milk yield of now within the first eight weeks of her tactation is a serious matter, which should be looked into, as it almost certainly…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 10

Business in dairy produce has been fairly quiet. The only alteration in quefations was a decrease in the price of newlaid eggs by 2d a dozen…

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Commercial, the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 10

All lines of farm produce came in for a brisk inquiry during the week. Maize remains firm, and supplies are difflicult to locate. No shipments of…

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American Farm Depression

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 5

A Washington message states that American farmers are face with a new price depression in agricultural products, which threatens to send many into bankruptcy…

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American Wheat Pool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1926 · page 7

Mr. E. Scott, secretary to the North Dakota Grain Growers' Association, and temporarily to the World Wheat Pool, has notified Winnipeg wheat men that the…

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BROADCASTING To-day's Programmes Farmer's Service

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 August 1926 · page 2

6.0: Time signals: the chimes of 2FC. 6.5: The "Hello Man" talks to the children. 6.45: Broadcast from the Hotel Australia orchestral items…

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Farmers and Settlers Annual Conference Opened Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1926 · page 5

Delegates from all parts of the State attended the thirty-third annual conference of the New South Wales Farmers' and Settlers Association, which opened…

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South African Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 7

In reference to the proposed prohibition of the admission of stud sheep to the Union, inquiries show that it would hamper South African industry, as though the…

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State Wool Production 401,800,000Lbs. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 5

During the year ended June 30 last, the production of wool in New South Wales amounted to 401,800,0001b., an increase of 32,700,0001b. when compared…

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Welcome From Farmer's Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 5

Delegates to the Farmers' Conference, which is sitting in Sydney, to-day carried a resolution instructing the president to send a telegram to Captain Cobham,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 3

The position in the dairy produce section during the week was fairly quiet, the only alteration being a further rise of ½d per lb in bacon prices…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 3

There has been a good inquiry for all lines of farm produce, particularly potatoes. Maize remains firm, and holders in the…

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Smaller Crops in Britain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 5

In spite of the great increase in the growth of crops during the war, British farmers are now growing seven and ahalf million tons less of the principal…

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