Raymond Terrace Dairy Co
At the meeting held on August 31st at the factory at Hexham, over which Mr. L. B. Fisher, chairman of Directors presided, a resolution to give the Co…
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Farming & the land, 1938
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Wool Price Levels. Cotton and the Sheep's Staple
Winchcombe, Carson, Ldt., report:—The average of 9.4d per lb, recorded for the first week's sales of the season in Sydney, I cannot be…
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A lighter yarding of about 950 fat cattle in the prime section and about 80 in the cracker formed a good trade quality supply. Bullocks were not…
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A lighter yarding of about 1000 sheep and the quality generally the best for a considerable time. The usual buyers attended and, with the…
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IT IS A DISTRESSING THOUGHT that while nations can find millions of pounds for the manufacture of armaments, large numbers of people in the countries concerned are living in abject poverty, and little is being done to relieve their unfortunate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mortality in Cattle After Dipping
The recent mortality among a number of cows and calves recently purchased by Messrs. J. Alison and Ken Mackay, of Dungog, following…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Weaker Sydney
The Sydney wheat market was weaker to-day, bulk parcels being quoted at 2/5, Sydney March basis, and bagged lots at 2/10½…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Market Notes Tabulam Again Important Cattle Sale
On Friday next, 16th inst., a further important sale of quality cattle will be yarded at Tabulam. The number listed is 2000 head, all N. S…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wool Market. Sydney
Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., offered at auction to-day 4572 bales. The market closed, with all the best descriptions of fleece and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastoral Award Case Judge Dethridge Delivers Judgment. Sydney
Judge Dethridge, in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, delivered judgment in the pastoral award case, covering all eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory Successful Year's Operations
A most pleasing position was disclosed by the directors' report submitted to the annual meeting of shareholders of Dungog Co-operative…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Marketing of Butter Address at Local Factory Meeting
Mr. Gaskin, a representative of the Producers' Co-operative Distributing Society, attended the annual meeting of shareholders of Dungog…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Synthetic Wool. Australia Must Face Danger. Price-fixing Condemned
Speaking on Friday night last at a meeting held in the Manufacturers' Building, Sydney, under the auspices of the Australian Institute of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"The Muswellbrook Chronicle" Friday, September 9, 1938. Upper Hunter Show Committee New Boundary Fence—cycle Club's Under Taking—£100 Prize Suggested for Dairy Herd. Show Association as Limited Company?
A meeting of the committee of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Society was held at the showground on Monday last, when the following members…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Orange Crop Market Still Low
Although the weather has become warmer, there has been no improvement in the market for oranges. Excellent for the best quality lots, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crop Prospects Favourable Conditions SYDNEY
The monthly crop report for August states that, so far as wheat was concerned during the month, there was a continuance of the very…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Farm Animal Husbandry
The McGarvie Smith Animal Husbandry Farm of 400 acres at Badgery's Creek, near Luddenham, was opened yesterday. It will be used to furnish…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fertilisers for Tomatoes Plant-food Requirements of the Crop
All experiments with tomatoes, states a departmental pamphlet, have shown the need of the plant for phosphoric acid in some form or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For Better Maize Crops Points in Seed Selection
The importance of seed selection in maize production cannot be too strongly stressed. Provided selection is carried out on the right lines, it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying Milking Methods. Their Influence on Cream Quality
Under present day conditions, probably no single item is more responsible for the production of second-grade or "bare choicest" quality cream than…
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