Wheat Market Sydney
The Sydney wheat market was a shade dearer to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 2/4 Sydney March basis, bagged lots 2/7 a bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1939
2,413 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 121
Farmers Troubled Disease Attacks Crops
The agricultural instructor for the Hunter District (Mr. G. T. Dawson) recently received several complaints from local cabbage and cauliflower growers concerning a disease which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Wool Will Never Be Matched" the Chemists' Task. Attempting the Impossible
"I here make the deliberate statement that the wool fibre will never be matched by any artificial fibre. "The synthetic chemist is up…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crop Ruined by Grubs
Black grubs, about one and a half inches long, have appeared! in the Weethalle district. One farmer has compelled to resow about 120 acres of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grubs Attack Crops Ungarie
Black grubs, about one and u half inches long, have (appeared in the Weethalie district. One farmer has been compelled to resow about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Graded Sydney
The State butler grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at sydney and Newcastle during the week ended April 28,15,687 boxes of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cruelty Denied Cattle at Saleyards
Allegations of cruelly to animals were contained in a recent letter to West Maitland Council from the Inspector of Police, who referred to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Field, Farm and Dairy Agriculture Soil Conservation
Wise land use and the preservation of tree growth were two factors stressed by Mr. K. S. Clayton, Director of the recently constituted Soil…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →London Wool Sales Small Offering. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON
The offering at the opening of the wool sales to-day was barely sufficient to test the market. Greasy super merinos were 5 per…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Standard Melbourne
The first, term of the new dairy technology school built by the Department of Education at the State research farm at Werribcc will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying How to Lay a Concrete Floor
For many purposes on the dairy farm impervious floors are required. Concrete has been found the most suitable, and if the floors are well…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SHEEP-CATTLE Sales at Moree
The Moree Agency Pty. Ltd. reports.—900 head store cattle, including a few fats and 4000 fat sheep and lambs, were offered at their yards, Moree, on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sydney Wool Sales
At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday 6380 bales were catalogued. The clearance, including' private sales of passed-in arid fellmongered wools…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farmer on Serious Charge Sequel To Car Smash SYDNEY
At the Manly Police Court to-day Ernest Ferguson Stephens, 32, a farmer, was remanded on a charge of having, at North The police allege that Stephens was driving a car which struck the woman, who died from injuries. It was alleged that the defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Quotas Fixed by Minister
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Reid, on the recommendation of the New South Wales Dairy Products Board, has fixed the quotas for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Farmer Have Been Individuals Too Long" Must Unite Bureau Conference at Lochinvar Presidents Appeal Lochinvar
An urge to farmers to associate themselves with the Agricultural Bureau movement was made at the annual district conference of Hunter River and Lower North Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hunter Crops Instructor's Report April Review
Mr. G. T. Dawson, Agricultural Instructor, reports as follows:— The copious rains recorded in the district during March were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dungog Cattle
Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd., report: At Flemington sales on Monday we sold on account J. F. Dowling, Dungog, 31 bullocks to £14/2/-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Report
The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 2nd inst.: We submitted at our sale on…
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