Cattle Breeding. Industry in Danger in Queensland. Melbourne
Cattle breeding in Queensland is being restricted at present, and the effect of this if continued on a large scale will be felt for many years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1922
1,968 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 99
Meat Markets. Worst for Years. Cattle Sold at a Loss
As far as values are concerned, the cattle market at the Homebush stock sale, which regulates the wholesale price of beef, has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federalised Control in Producers' Hands Dairy Farmers Awakening
"From the producers point of view, this is excellent work, but being of a State character has early limits," said Mr. C. J. M'Rae, President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lime Wash for Dairy Buildings
Take one bushel of quicklime, and shake with boiling water, covering it during the process to keep in the steam. Strain this lime wash throug[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farmer. Electricity for Tree Pests
Some experiments in electrocuting tree pests was recently conducted in the State of Washington by W. N. Frost and J. C. Lawrence. In a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Court. Monday, April 3. (Before His Honor Judge Hamilton.) Share Farming Dispute
The case in which Ivy Russell and others claimed £215 from James Henry Ekert and his wife for alleged breach of share farming…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming Inventions
The following applications for pate[?]te connected with the farming and pastoral industries have been accepted at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storing Explosives Farmer Heavily Fined
A fine of £595 for having been in possession of explosives without a license has been imposed by a suburban court on Herman Schlapp, of Collins House…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dull and Listless. Sydney Wheat Market
The Sydney wheat market on Tuesday was dull and listless in tone. Shipping agents were again quoting as low as 5s 3½d a bushel,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Sales. Keen Competition in Sydney
At the wool sales in Sydney on Tuesday, 8070 bales were offered, and 7515 were sold. Private sales totalled 892 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Trainees
Rev. Chaplain Richmond, organising secretary of the Warriors' Friend Campaign, writes:—"It is not generally understood by farmers in the country…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Wool
Owners with fine wools on offer at last Monday's Sydney sales met a strong market. Mr Peter Bower, Goorangoola, secured 23½ d for fleece…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Office
According to an evening paper the State Wheat Office is about to be scrapped as the result of which the services of 140 men will have to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Telegrams. Butter Dearer. Sydney
Butter was to-day increased by a penny per pound to 149/4 per cwt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Market. Sydney Conditions Dull
Dull conditions' still held on the Sydney wheat market on Wednesday. Shipping agents maintained their figures at from 53½ to 5/5 a bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Butter. Cornering Denied. London, April 5
In the House of Commons at question time Sir W. Mitchell Thompson, secretary to the Board of Trade said he was aware of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Co-operative Movement Butter and Bacon Factory
A meeting of farmers and dairymen, convened in connection with the movement at Ravensworth for a new co-operative butter and bacon factory for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sales. Sydney Market Extremely Firm
At the Sydney wool sales on Wednesday, 8186 bales were offered, and sales, including private transactions, totalled 8,188 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural. Lucerne for Wheat Farmers the King of Fodders Out West
Experience is showing that the western districts are more hospitable to the growth of lucerne than was once imagined. The time of sowing is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Beef Industry. Cattle Council. Seeking Federal Help
Special efforts are being made to relieve the deplorable position which has arisen in the beef industry. Practically all the meat works in Northern…
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