Wheat Market London and Chicago Quotations. London, April 30
Wheat cargoes were firm at an advance of 3 to 6d, Liverpool future were quoted; May 11/1 3-8 July 11/5 1-8 October 11/8…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1928
2,965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 149
New South Wales Bounteous Pastures. Effects on the Wool Industry
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The pastures of New South Wales are at present covered with one of the most bounteous growths of feed ever…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Better Farming Train. The Treatment of a Small Clip
A flock owner should strive to market his clip in a way that will take the eye of the buyer. To do this his wool requires a certain amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →3000 Farms. Western Australia Scheme to Cost £8,500,000
The Western Australian Government land development scheme, which it is proposed to carry out with cheap money…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales
A paucity of buyers at Alexandria once again precluded the possibility of holding auction sales in the forage section. Private transactions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Atlanta Floods. Damage to Cotton Crops. Blizzard in Pennsylvania. Montreal, April 30
A message from Atlanta stated that the latest estimates of the southern flood disasters are 12 dead and 8000 temporarily homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Denman. Better Farming Train
The Better Farming Train arrived from Merriwa on Anzac Day morning. Service was held in St. Matthias Church of England, at which the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Better Farming Train
The Better Farming Train visited Singleton, and attracted a large attendance. The train, which is organised by the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bee Farmers. Conference in Sydney. Sydney
The Bee Farmers' Conference, representing delegates from all parts of the Commonwealth was opened in Sydney to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canadian Winter Dairying
Seasonal fluctuation of supplies has always been a drawback to the dairying industry in Australia, and it is much more so in Canada, where…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Better Farming Train Lectures Continued. Diseases in Stock. (By S. L. Black, M.r.c.v.s.)
In his address on the above on Thursday last, Mr Black outlined the treatment for worms in sheep as follows:— The safest drench in dealing with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales Good Demand in Sydney
Wool sales were held on Tuesday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued toalled 18,759 bales, and the sales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales
Conditions of business at Alexandria were fitful and depressed, and the apathy of buyers made auction sales in both the grain and forage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trained Farmers. Leaving England for Canada. Quebec, May 1
One thousand men for Canadian farms are being sent from the agricultural training centre established in England by the British War…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter Market
Messrs. Prescott and Co. report under date 21st April, 1928:— Sydney:—Further heavy rains have fallen on the dairying area, particularly on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →P. D. S. Column. Butter Boxes
With the rising package costs those interested in cheapening production costs in the butter industry have during the past few years been endeavouring to procure a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trains Collide. Smash Near Cairns. Cattle Escape. Brisbane
A collision occurred on the Ellerbik Siding, near Cairns, at an early hour this morning. The first train stopped at the siding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Market. London and Chicago. London, May 2
Wheat cargoes' opened dull and 3d lower, but closed steadier, Liverpool futures were quoted: May, 10/11 5-8, July 11/2¾, October 11/5¾…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral. Fat Lambs. a Profitable Branch of Sheep Farming
Lamb-raising may be regarded as a special branch of sheep-farming, the object being to produce a lamb with exceptional early-maturing qualities,…
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