N.z. Gift Butter Scheme
Despite butter rationing the New Zealand dairy industry is continuing its scheme under which 2lb of butter is made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1944
1,406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 71
Maitland Stock Sales Prime Cattle Firm
About 950 cattle were yarded at the Campbell's Hill yards on Monday. All classes were represented, though plain quality cows were well in evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain’s Wartime Wool Purchase
The Income received by Australia for her wool during 1943-44 under the British purchase scheme was almost twice the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Appraisements of Wool Lighter Fleeces
Pitt, Son a[?] Radgery. Ltd. report that the Sydney appraisements of the [?] season will be inagurated [?] Monday July…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Wool Income. New Clip Smaller
Winchcombe Carson report:—The record wool income of £73,871,748 has been realised for the past season's Australian clip. The number of bales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fifty Farm Areas
Questioned regarding other settlement, Mr. Haydon said there would be Crown lands opened up by the new road they were building, sufficient to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers Demand Electricity Nine Farms in Ten Lack Supply
Of 60,000 farms in the eastern part of the State only about 6,000 are supplied with electricity. The State Regional Controller of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Branch Formed at Denman
A branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council has been established at Denman, it being the decision of a very largely attended meeting of milk…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Licences for Slaughtering of Cattle
CESSNOCK, Sat.—At the request of Kearsley Shire Council Mr. G. Booth, MLA, recently approached the Minister for Health,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Farm Machinery in America
CHICAGO.—International Harvester Company has reported to stockholders and employees that: “Out engineers have developed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Church Farm Scheme At Wagga
SYDNEY Saturday.—A settlement scheme for part-time farmers has been decided upon by the National Catholic Rural…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Quotas for U.s. Farmers
WASHINGTON: The U.S. War Food Administration, announcing the conservation and production programme for 1944, said that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Huge Army of American Farm Workers
CHICAGO: Col. Philip G. Bruton, Labour Director of the U.S. War Food Administration, told a farm labour conference that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Dying in North-west
Although rain in the north-west has started the growth of feed, more rain is needed, as many sheep are dying. Kangaroos and wild pigs are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Did Not Go Si[?] Miles in Day Drover of Sheep Fined
For not having travelled st[?] a distance of six miles a day [?] G[?]erson, of Singleton, was fi[?] £2, with 8/ costs, by Mr. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suspected Cattle Remain Unkilled
SYDNEY, Tuesday.,— Despite' the fact that slaughtermen were given 7/6 a day to slaughter' reactor and TB cattle at Homobush…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Post-war Farming. Rural Problems Discussed. (Issued by Department of Post-War Reconstruction)
Among the foremost tasks of the post-war period in Australia will be the solution of the problems of the primary producers. Under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian Prisoners of War. 500 Placed in Employment on Farms Last Week. CANBERRA
The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, announced that more than 500 Italian prisoners of war were placed in employment on Australian farms…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Dungog Branch
At the meeting of Dungog branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, there were present Messrs. J. B. Carlton (President), Reg. Smith (Hon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm Blocks for Soldiers
KYOGLE Tues.—Applicants for the Sherwood farm blocks were interviewed by the Minister for Lands, Mr. Tully, regarding…
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