Wool Report
The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 11th inst.:—We submitted our No. 42…
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Farming & the land, 1941
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Wool Appraisement
Wool appraised in Australia so far this season totals 2,458,313 bales, valued at £39,328,96, of which growers have received £34,081,807, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral. Sowing of Subterranean Clover
Subterranean clover should be sown as early as possible in the autumn; it should be topdressed in the late autumn or early winter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Record Cattle Consignment From Dorrigo
On Thursday 300 head of dairy cows and heifers, purchased by Mr W. H. Bowman, of Granbalang, Singleton, through Mr J. H…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Upper Hunter Cattle. High Prices. Sydney
Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report that 39,500 sheep and lambs were penned to-day. The general quality was fairly good, and prices generally 6d to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Stock Sales Slight Drop in Cattle Prices
The extreme heat caused a slight drop in the fat cattle market at the Campbell's Hill saleyards, West Maitland, on Monday. The yarding was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Wool Consumption Large Supplies Used
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The Australian mills have become most important consumers of the Australian clip. During the 1939-40…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Sales Pitt, Son & Badgery’s Appraisement
Our eighteenth wool appraisement of-the current season was concluded on Wednesday last. It comprised 4905 bales and was the second last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Appraisement Winchcomb Carson Ltd.'s Sale
Messrs Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— 6475 bales of wool were appraised at our Sydney catalogue yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →P. Board Increased by One Penny on Large Stock and One-eighth of a Penny on Sheep
Ratepayers to the Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board will pay a higher rate in 1941 than they did last year. At the monthly meeting of the Board on Tuesday, it was decided to levy a rate of 3¾d per head on large stock and ½d per head on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Stock in Demand
E. W. Sparke Pty. Ltd., West Maitland, report a very satisfactory demand for all classes of dairy stock at their special sale on 11th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Huge Potato Crop £1800 From 8 1/2 Acres
One of the heaviest potato crops ever grown in the district has been marketed by Messrs. Mudd Bros., of Pitnacree, East Maitland. The yield…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Diseased Cow District Dairyman Fined Notice of Appeal Lodged
Notice of appeal was lodged in Dungog Police Court, before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M., on Tuesday, following the hearing of a case in which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farm Garden to Improve the Humus Content of the Soil
Most gardeners are familiar with the good results obtained from new land, but few pause to inquire into the reason. Such…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →QUIRINDI Junior Farmers Club Show Exhibit Quirindi
With the breaking of the drought the Quirindi Club seems to have taken on a new lease of life, and, with the: added incentive of the coming show,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Lower Sales At Homebush
Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., reports 31,900 sheep and lambs penned, a medium proportion good quality Sheep and lambs’ were mostly in good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stock Sales Fat Cattle Improve Pigs Dearer
The fat cattle market showed a slight improvement at the Campbell’s Hill saleyards to day. With the exception of porkers,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Clip Australian Mills Big Consumers
One often beans the remark [?] Australia lives on the sheep’s [?]There are, however Indication that the factories…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unfinished Symphonies of 1940. NO. 4. A Fair Deal For The Farmers
This is an unfinished symphony of 1940, and of many years before. The cry of the man on the land for a sufficient price for his product to return him a living wage is not a theme song of the drought. Bad seasons do accentuate the hardships of the…
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Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report amongst their sales at Flemington on Thursday were: Account Andrew Sansom, 12 steers to…
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