Pastoral. Bots in Sheep. Protecting Sheep From Attacks of the Fly
A rather serious outbreak of Infestation with the bot flies occurred recently in the North-east. The sheep showed the usual sticky nose, with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1927
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Dairying. Better Feeding of Dairy Cattle. the Growing of Fodder Crops
Dairy farmers are conscious of the fact that the margin between success and failure is much narrower to-day than in the past, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Toll of the Floods. Girl and Man Drowned. Washaways on Railways. Farmers Suffer Heavy Losses
The heavy floods which occurred at the week-end were responsible for two deaths. A little girl was drowned at Tuggerah and a married man is reported to have been drowned at Booral…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Louth Park and Dagworth. Farms Again Suffer
The farm lands at Louth Park and Dagworth, which received a severe flooding in the last few days of last year, are again the worst affected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boys' Training Farm
It is now generally known throughout Maitland and district that the proposed training farm for boys has been procured, and already seven…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Homebush Sales Cattle and Sheep Better. Sydney
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Cattle: 4100 yards, medium to useful quality. Good to prime opened [?] Good to prime beef made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Killed. Crushed by Falling Wheat
Mrs. Margaret Maher, aged 86, was crushed to death at Cookardinia, near Albury. She went out to secure wheat for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral. Bots in Sheep. Protecting Sheep From Attacks of the Fly
A rather serious outbreak of infestation with the bot flies occurred recently in the North-east. The sheep showed the usual sticky nose, with occasional…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Special Cattle Sales
Several important cattle sales will be held in the Upper Hunter in the near future. On Friday next Stan. G. Keene and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory
The above company has a notice in this issue of special interest to farmers and dairymen, concerning seed for sowing, feed for stock and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural Wheat-growing. Lessons Fbom the Field Wheat Competitions
In commenting on the results of the championship field wheat competition held in the Riverina district last season, the judge made some very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price Stabilisation. New Zealand Wheat
A conference of Canterbury (N.Z.) wheatgrowers and millers resolved that it was desirable that a scheme be devised for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Slightly Firmer. Sydney Wheat Market
Sydney buyers were offering a penny per bushel above the previous day's limits, for bagged wheat in the country, namely 4/7, which is equal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sales. the Market Unchanged
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 12,067 bales, and the sales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter and Cheese. London Market Quiet. Sales to Canada. London, April 21
The London butter market was quiet. Australian and New Zealand prices were unchanged. Danish was weaker, at about 170/; cheese steady…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Produce. Election of Board
The election of members of the Dairy Produce Control Board has been finalised. The following representatives were elected:—Messrs. E. H. Fromen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Body in the Bag. Farmer Murdered Man Arrested Perth
A report from Bowgada, near Perenjori, states that the body of a farmer named Hubert Horace Currel was found to-day near a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Prosecution. Under Farm Produce Act
The first prosecution under the Farm Produce Agents Act was heard in the Central Summons Court, Sydney, before Mr. Gates, S.M. Nicola…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Better Farming Train
Mr. C. B. Houghton, of the Department of Agriculture, will visit Dungog on 5th May in connection with the Better Farming Train. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral. Dots in Sheep. Protesting Sheep From Attacks of the Fly
A rather serious outbreak of infestation with the bot flies occurred recently in the North-east. The sheep showed the usual sticky nose, with…
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