PASTORAL Feeding Fat Lambs
To market a perfect lamb, good food and plenty of it is essential at all times during the growth of the lamb. This involves supplementing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1932
2,439 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 122
Butter Exports January Figures Slight Decline Melbourne
The exports of butter to the United Kingdom during the month of January 1932 reached a total of 11,282 tons, according…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Farms Laid Waste Terrific Hailstorm Melon Crops Ruined Heavy Damage at Bolwarra Many Narrow Escapes
Great damage was done in various parts of the Maitland district, particularly in farming areas, by a storm late yesterday afternoon. It came up suddenly shortly before 6 p.m., and passed just…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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 5 →DAIRYING High Production
In the attainment of an average annual butter-fat production of slightly over 500 lb. per cow as compared with 1701b fourteen years ago…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Royal Export Butter Competition
The s.s. "Oronsay," which sailed for London on 30th, January, carried 101 boxes of butter, shipped from Sydney, for the London judging of this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Satisfactory Wheat Harvest Estimates Exceeded
In his notes on the condition of the Commonwealth wheat crops at the end of January, the Commonwealth Meteorologist says that with the dry weather…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Homebush Stock Sales Cattle Firm. Sydney
Cattle.—l920 yarded, and the market was firm. Bullock's realised from £5 to £11, and cows from £4 to £9. Best beef worth 30/ per 100 lbs, good…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wool Trade. a Sustained Demand. Values Firm
Late rates were maintained at last week's Sydney wool auctions, and of the 43,550 bales offered 92 per cent, was sold at auction. The volume…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Denman Dairy Company. Production for January
Butter manufactured by the Denman Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., for January totalled 211,758lbs., representing a decrease of 35,995lbs., compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Milk Price Farmers Indignant Too Much Delay
In a statement made available to the Press, Mr. J. A. Porter, secretary of the Country Milk Suppliers' Association, said that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Feeding for High Production. Dairy Rations at Hawkesbury Agricultural College
In the attainment of an average annual butter-fat production of slightly over 500 lb. per cow as compared with 170 lb. fourteen years ago there had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep Perish BRISBANE
It is understood that more than 4000 sheep perished in the bushfire on Kildanen station, 14 miles from Goondi - windi. Over 100 men are fighting the (lames, and it is believed the homesteads are now safe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Sales Conditions Unchanged
Wool sates were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,592 bales, and the sales,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Milk Price Farmers Indignant
In a statement made available to the Press, Mr. J. A. Porter, secretary of the Country Milk Suppliers' Association, said that widespread indignation had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Report
Messrs. Prescott Ltd. report under late 13th February, 1932:— Sydney:—Early in the week the market was dull and overseas buyers were not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter, and Bacon Ulmarra Factory's Report
For the six months ended December 31 last the Pioneer Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd, Ulmarra, manufactured 846½ tons of butter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →REMINISCENCES Cattle-duffing a Fine Art
A dramatic incident in the life of Mr. "Jim" Keenan, veteran driver and stock dealer, of Armidale, was a chance meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Good Demand Wool Values Firm
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quality catalogued totalled 10,936 bales, and the sales…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Prime Unaltered Cattle at Homebush Others Weaker Sydney
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report,—Cattle; 2900 yarded. The market opened weaker. Good to prime beef made 21/ to 26/ hundred 1bs,…
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