Lucerne Flea Farmers Anxious Mr. Dunn Questioned Sydney
Mr. O'Hearn, M.L.A., to-day interviewed the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, concerning the report of the lucerne flea on…
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Farming & the land, 1931
2,711 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 78 of 136
3669 Dairymen
Embracing the areas of the shires of Hornsby Warringah and Sutherland, in addition to all the metropolitan municipalities, the Milk…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Dearer Homebush Sales Sheep Cheaper Sydney
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report.—Cattl[?] 1800 yarded, the bulk useful to good quality. The market opened unaltered. Good to pri[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Butter Report
Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report under date 26th July, 1931:—Sydney:—Although production continues to shrink it is holding up very well…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Export Ban Butter Substitute
The Leader of the Government in the Senate (Senator Barnes) supplied Senator J. B. Hayes with information regarding a butter substitute…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Pool Bounty of 6d. Per Bushel Farmers to Meet
An agenda paper, comprising 328 motions will be placed before delegates attending the annual conference of the Farmers' and Settlers'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep and Cattle. Big Increase in Numbers in Queensland. the Markets
The Registrar-General of Queensland, Mr. Geo. Porter, F.S.S., has issued returns showing the number of stock in the State as at January 31 last. Sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Market Dearer
Cattle yarded totalled 1833. It was mostly N.S. Wales stock, with odd lots from Queensland. The quality was a good average one, and quite equal to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Remarkable Butter Fat Test
Mr. J. P. Catell, of Bayford, Rob Roy, has achieved a remarkable success in the test of a young heifer, born on July 1, 1929, and which came into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Homebush Sales. Sheep Market Lower
There was a penning at Homebush yesterday of 49,000 sheep and lambs. The quality was good, and all classes were represented in the offering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dressmaker. a Wool Singlet
Knitted garments are very fashionable, as well as comfortable. In addition, knitting is a very pleasant hobby…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These notes are Issued every week, by direction of the Hon. the Mi[?] of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying. Excess Moisture. P. P. Union's Representations
At our last executive session of the P. P. Union the following resolution, submitted by the butter and cheese sectional committee, was endorsed and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For the Man on the Land Dairying. a Four-Legged Factory. Maintaining the Output the Dairy Cow
"To grasp fully the secret of maintaining high milk production we must realise that in a cow we have a most wonderfully equipped little factory for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lucerne Flea Request to Minister Farmers Alarmed
The Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association has decided to request the Minister for Agriculture to take effective…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warwick Farm First Acre's Chance Smart Sprint Field
The first leg of the Warwick Farm Double, the Denham Court Handicap, is one of the smartest fields of sprinters that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farm Home. Trees on the Farm. Homestead Shelter Belts
Shelter belts about the homestead serve a dual purpose. They increase the comfort of the dwelling, making it a much more pleasant place to live in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairying. a Four-legged Factory. Maintaining the Output of the Dairy Cow
"To grasp fully the secret of maintaining high, milk production we must realise that in a cow we have, a most wonderfully equipped little factory for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral and Agricultural Advice for the Man on Land Notes Written By Experts
These notes are issued by the Department of Agriculture, under direction of the Minister, and based on experiments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eight Races Set Down for Canterbury Yarralumba Chosen Dreamdale Has Good Chance Many Were in at the Farm
The large number of entries for Canterbury on Monday necessitated divisions for the Tellers—otherwise Flying—Handicap. Northern galloper, Yarralumba, has struck the first division, the hardest of the two, but all the same that should…
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