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 6 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1927
3,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 151
The Royal Show Butter Prizes
The Alstonville Co-oporative Factory did splendidly at the Royal Show by winning first place in both continous grading competition for export butter,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Station Losses. Sheep Run Down by Trains
Mr. Hugh M'Master, of "Preme," in the Quirindi district, estimates that during last year he lost 150 head of sheep through having them…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →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 5 →Pastoral. the Lambing Season. Care of Ewes at Lambing Time
With the approach of the lambing season pastoralists are urged to give every attention to the many details which ensure a successful lambing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stopped to Rest Killed 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 5 →Sultana Crop. on the Murrumbidgee
Mr. W. F. Dunn. Minister for Agriculture (who is also hairman of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission), stated that very,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bettor Farming Train
Mr. C. E. Houghton, manager of The Better Farming Train, which will visit Mattland on May 17 and 18, was in town to-day making…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disease Stricken U.S.A. Flood Sufferers Toll Mounting Up. Severe Frost Destroys Crops. Vancouver, April 22
'A' Kansas City message says: Bitter weather on Friday added to the horrors experienced by thousands of the flood victims. Disease has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Better Farming Train Visit to North Coast. Ministeh's Announcement
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. F. Dunn) announced that arrangements were in hand for the Better Farming Train to tour the North…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bush Fires. Commission Takes Further Evidence. Over-insurance of Crops
Mr. R. H. W. Hawker, a grazier in the Gunnedah district, gave evidence in Sydney before the Royal Commission inquiring into bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →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 3 →Farm Produce Agency Act
The first prosecution under the Farm Produce 'Agency Act, passed last session, of Parliament, came before the Central Summons Court in Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter Markets. Prescott & Co.'s Report
Prescott, Ltd. reports on the butter markets as follow:—Sydney.—Production is declining steadily, and should any cold weather…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral. Cattle at Auction Selling by Weight
A weigh-bridge will be installed at Homebush Saleyards, and stockowners will then have the opportunity of getting their stock weighed prior to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Washing
The principal object of my going to Stroud on this occasion being to settle about the preparations for Mr. Stacy's proposed method of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cheaper Butter Box
Early in the season an attempt was made to economise in cost of butler boxes by introducing a cheaper box for universal adoption…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory
For last week the above company despatched 22,000 gals, of milk to the city, and manufactured 11 tons of butter. No stoppage owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial. Wool Auctions
Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:—The final series of sales dealing with the 1926-27. clip were entered upon to-day, when we…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Trade. Clearing Up Catalogues
The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. report:— At our sale of 21st April we offered a catalogue totalling 5800 bales of a…
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