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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,683 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 85

Review of Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 September 1942 · page 3

Prescott Pty, Ltd.. in a review of the dairy Industry, state that almost all coastal dairying districts are urgently in need of…

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Dairy Industry No Place for Flappers Humorous Note at Shareholders' Gathering

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 September 1942 · page 3

It takes more than drought and difficult conditions to prevent the farmer frem seeing the humorous side of many things which are…

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Trespassing Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 2

The Board proceeded against Andrew Thompson for trespassing stock. The sheep were stated to be trespassing on the Cleveland Co.'s…

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DAIRYING Dairy Butter Method of Manufacture

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 4

The following directions for the manufacture of dairy butter are given in a departmental leaflet:— Let the cream ripen in a cool, pure…

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Moree Cattle Sale

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 3

At Moree on Friday, September 18, 2 p.m. Messrs Crane and Co, Ltd., will offer 1250 head of cattle. The castle are…

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Wheat Prospects Favourable

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday.—The Chief Inspector in Agriculture, Mr. Stenning, states that harvest prospects over the greater…

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New South Wales Butter Quality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 2

Mr. O. C. Ballhausen, Chief of the Division of Dairying of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture, stutos that, of the butter graded…

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Wool Reports Newcastle Appraisements

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 2

Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd., submitted to appraisement on 10th inst., approximately 3000 bales, comprising clips drawn principally from the…

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Junior Farmers' Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the club was held at the School on Thursday, 10th September, at 8 p.m. Bob Preston occupied the chair. The meeting…

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Cattle Allowed to Decompose

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 3

“An awful state of fifth, stoneh and decomposition” had been created on property adjacent to the main. Northern Railway line…

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Prices for Wool Packs Fixed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA Wednesday — Maximum prices at which new wool packs may be sold from September 30 next are fixed by a…

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Value of Sheep Industry Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 4

The Australian sheep industry with wool production is now worth £70,000,000 and the stock slaughtered can be safely estimated to directly…

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Control of the Dairying Industry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 6

CANBERRA Wed.—The possibility of taking control of the dairying industry is being [?] by the Commonwealth…

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Petrol for Wool Transport

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 3

BATHURST Thurs.—Special petrol, licences are to be sought for transport of wool. The Federal Treasurer Mr. Chifley, has…

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Farmers and the Army

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 2

The Director-General of Manpower Mr Wurth stated at the week-end the soldiers would not be released from the Army to help farmers unless no other…

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1000 Idle Farms

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 2

THE Parliamentary Committee on Rural Industries has reported that no less than one thousand dairy…

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“Slave Conditions” In The Dairy Industry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday—An Invitation to the Price Commissioner, Professor Copland, to accompany him on a four of the…

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Dairymen Meet at Lochinvar

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 2

LOCHINVAR Thurs—Mr. [?] Leshy presided ever one of the largest [?] of dairy farmers ever held in Lochinvar…

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Sheep and Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 2

Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report that 51,864 shep and lambs were penned yesterday. Lambs were firm and ewes weaker. Wethers were…

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Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 6

THE FARMERS AND GRAZIERS' CO-OPERATIVE CO. LTD. REPORTS ON THE 15th. INST.:—We submitted our Appraisement…

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