Muswellbrook Show Drought Defied.—good Response by Exhibitors Some Splendid Jerseys.—Quality Sheep
The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 5
The Upper Hunter P. and A. Association's 55th annual Show opened at Muswellbrook on Wednesday in fine weather. Entries this year showed a falling off compared with the total for 1938—the last year a show was held. The event was postponed last year owing to adverse…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 5
The death occurred in the Maitland Hospital last night of Ernest Todd (45), a farmer of Smith’s-Iane, East Maitland. He was Kicked by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Richard Dix Supervises Modern Dairy
Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 5
With eight cows already on his ranch a short distance from Hollywood, Richard Dis Is adding twenty more, and is taking every possible…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Children Learn Farming London Zoo Training
Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 7
A model backyard is to be built at the London Zoo to show householders how they can keep chickens, rabbits, bees, and even pigs with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£2662 PROFIT Bowthorns Butter Factory Butter Record
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 5
The [?]…
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Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 10
Wool appraisements on the Sydney market this season, now total 1,125,386 hales, valued approximately at £4,000,000 more than the amount…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →For The Man On the Land Agriculture and Pastoral Notes
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 4
(These [?] are [?] for [?] are [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What Is D.c? Cattle Need Minerals or Salts
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 4
Observant termers have noticed that an animal will greze [?] in the lo[?] padding of other good pleasure at certain periods of the year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →QUIRINDI Junior Farmer’s Club Year Reviewed Qui[?] sA[?]
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 5
There was good atto[?] lbs annual meeting of the Quirk indie Junior Farmer Club, and members were picture to receive…
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Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 4
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Singleton Argus · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 3
Light supplies of cattle, sheep, and lambs are showing for coming Homebush auctions. Last Thursday, W. J. Hope, Singleton, secured 13 vealers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Romance In Hats Australians Revolutionise an Industry New Markets for Wool and Rabbit Fur (No. 2.)
Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 2
How a young man’s [?] to see how things were made led ultimately to the [?] of the Empire’s biggest [?] factory—and incidentally opened up new [?] for the wool-growers of A[?]-in part of the romance of the firm of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maize Crop Review of Conditions
Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 3
Hot and dry weather, has prevatied in most ,maize-growing districts close date of last , report, January 10, although many areas on the Far North…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep's Wonderful Sustenance
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 2
Over a month ago a mob of some 2000 sheep travelling for grass passed through Dungog. One apparently strayed and fell into a hole on Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Breeding Polled Cattle. Dr. John Hammond's Recognition
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 6
"The polled character can be transferred to a breed without affecting its development or constitution In any way," wrote Dr. John Hammond, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Situation Larger Clip and Consumption
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Sellers who anticipated a decided rush for wool when the war commenced did not see their expectations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairymen’s Plight
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4
Sir,—While appreciating the spirit behind the letters that have been writen regarding the sad plight of the dairymen the Hunter end adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Research Federal Grant of £15000 a Year CANBERRA
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 6
The Economic Cabinet has decided to grant £1500 a year towards research work on [?] and contagious abortion to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Romance in Hats Australians Revolutionise an Industry. New Market for Wool and Rabbit-Fur. (BY E. C. SOMMERLAD, C.B.E., M.L.C.). No. 2
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 3
How a young man's curiosity to sec things made led ultimately to the estiiblislunent of the Empire's biggest has factory—and, incidentally, opened up new avenues for the wool growers of Australia—is part of the romance of the firm of the Jones Bros. Pty. Ltd., of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Branding Interpretation of the Act SINGLETON
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 8
Cattle registered in the stud book may be branded with distinctive brands an any portion of the animal other than the positions reserved for…
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