Barley Crop Fails
The chairman of the Queensland Barley Board (Mr. E. Fitzgerald) said that the 1936-37 barley harvest was probably the most disappointed in…
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Farming & the land, 1937
2,193 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 110
Junior Farmers Show
Members of the Junior Farmers' Club at Raymond Terrace are busy preparing for the third annual show, to be held on March 13. In spite of the adverse season…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Raymond Terrace Dairy Co
The half-yearly meeting of the Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. was held in the Board Room, nfl the Factory, Hexham, on Wednesday, and at which there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Links with Early Days Extracts from "Mercury" Files Hunter Valley History The Transportation System — Maitland District Council, Members Elected — Some Cheap Cattle — Trade Rather Dull — Honey Production — News from District. The Transportation System
The Russell Ministry have evidently turned their serious attention to the question of how the criminals of the British empire are in future to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Butter Export
During the week ended February 20 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Sydney 15,181 boxes of butter, of which 13,885 were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Steadier
The Sydney wheat market keeps very steady, due to the small amount offering sellers were again reserved, and were asking still higher prices…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Singleton Wool
The Rosemont clip from Mr Lance H. Sattler. Dawson's Hill, was among the offerings at Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney auction last Thursday The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hereford Cattle at Armidale
Particulars of Cattle to be offered at auction by Messrs. A. H. McArthur and Co., at Armidale, on Friday next 5th March are published in our current…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gunedah Cattle Sale, 23rd FEBRUARY
Fleming and Ross, Gunnedah, and Heath Bros., Curlewis, auctioneers in conjunction, report having yarded the "Kurrumbede" Station Cattle to a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Stocks in Elevators
Wheat stocks in New South Wales Government grain elevators on February 25 comprised 14,367,000 bushels in country silos and in transit, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Market Notes Hereford Cattle at Armidale
Particulars of cattle to be offered at auction by Messrs. A. H. McArthur and Co., at Armidale, on Friday, 5th March,, at 11 a.m., are published in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Report Good Competition on Yorkshire and Japanese Account
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:— The concluding round of the present series of sales in this centre was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Are You on the Roll? Dairy Produce Board Election
Dairy farmers are reminded that the special roll of producers to be used in connection with the election of producers and co-operative butter and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sale of Farms
Mr. J. P. Idstein reports the following recent farm salon A dairy farm of 110 acres at Lochinvar, in estate late A. E. Philip ! "Denton…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crops for Conserving
With everything in his favor for producing crops:—Soil, climate, rainfall, variety of crops, means of conserving, etc. there is no reason why…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weak Spots in Farmers' Methods
Probably the worst feature in most farmers' methods is his gambling or relying too much on pastures. In our uncertain rainfall, it can't be done,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy Produce
Awards in this section included the following: Butter (local): Bowthorne Co-operative Factory. Salted, for export:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swarms of Caterpillars Crops Eaten in South Coast Districts
Farmers in the Albion Park, Jamberoo, North Kiama and Nowra districts, on the South Coast, are concerned by the appearance of swarms of army…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Dairy Co.'s Success at Newcastle Show
As briefly mentioned in our last issue, the coveted prize for butter classes at the Newcastle show (the pick-up class) was won by Singleton Central Co-op…
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