Wool and Mutton Bigger Demand Likely
The arrival of American forces in Australia should prove of benefit to the sheep industry. Troops need mutton and lamb, and in time…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1942
1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 85
DAIRYING Shortage of Superphosphate Emphasises Value of Farmyard Manure
In view of the restrictions placed on the use of superphosphate and the uncertainty regarding future supplies, dairy farmers would be well advised…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warwick Farm, Races. Sydney
The A.J.C. committee to-day announced that the Warwick Farm race meeting would be held at Randwick on Saturday. No information is yet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Farmers' Notes
During the week members have been busy endeavoring to raise funds to aid the Lady Gowrie appeal. The result has been most heartening, and we…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lubrication of Farm Machinery
Farm machines, and particularly those of a fast-moving nature, require detailed attention as regards lubrication. A careful study should be made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Australian News Four More Jap. Fighters Down. Port Moresby's Bag for Two Days, 25. Grim Stand by Australian Machine-gunners. Albury Express on Fire. Many Narrow Escapes. Warwick Farm Races Sydney
The A.J.C. Committee to-day announced that the Warwick Farm race meeting would be held at Rand wick on Saturday. No…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Home Vegetable Garden. How Long Do Crops Take to Grow
Not only do vegetable seeds vary greatly in the time taken to germinate, but the plants vary in time they occupy in maturing a crop…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Danger to Cattle Stock Inspector’s Warning
A warning that the fresh growth of saccallne is dangerous to cattle was issued to-day by the Maitland P.P. Board’s stock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Appeal to Dairy Farmers
The following circular, from the Dept. of Agriculture, has just been received by the Maitland P.P. Board:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Substitute Beverage for Tea Compounded From Wheat and Barley
A substitute bevel-age for tea, compounded from wheat and barley and marketed at a few pence a pound, is the aim of the Department…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scratchings for Warwick Farm
Latest scratchings for the Warwick Farm meeting on Saturday are:— Liverpool Handicap, Gold Salute, Warwick Farm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmer Badly Injured
When he was pinned beneath a utility truck late yesterday afternoon. George Maher, a 74-year-old farmer of Lochend,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Bootleg" Butter
In Holland, American washing machines are making butter in defiance of Adolph Hitler's rigid regulations and control policies. Out in the farming areas where…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fibreboard Butter Boxes
A supply of a new type of butter-box has been sent from Britain to New Zealand, states the 'Weekly News' London, correspondent. The new box is a one-piece…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers’ Part in the War
War conditions have Impose: many disabilities on peace-time [?] industry The effects of the drastic changes are felt every…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep and Cattle. Yesterday's Market
Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report that 50,010 sheep and lambs were penned yesterday, and were mostly of medium quality. The market…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stop Cattle Fair
SYDNEY .Friday—More than Animals. have been entered for Sydney’s -first stud beef cattle, fair, to be opened at Pyrmont to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Report
The Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on the 26th inst.: We submitted our appraisement catalogue No. 74 (the 23rd of the 1941-42…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Larger Wool Production
Production in the great wool producing countries of the world has increased since the war started (writes Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd.)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Danger to Cattle Stock Inspector's Warning
A warning that the fresh growth of saccaline is dangerous to cattle was issued today by the Maitland P.P. Board's stock inspector, Mr. E. A…
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