Water for Farmers
Sir,—The decision of the Hunter District Water Board, in refusing to reduce the cost of water supplied to farmers as…
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Farming & the land, 1944
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Bidding at Sheep Sale Dealer -- Butcher Charged
A case of considerable interest to the stock industry was heard at West Maitland court to-day when a stock dealer wis charged…
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The General Secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, Mr. F. Sedgwick, reports that the Council's firm of cost accountants have been…
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DENMAN: The butter factory is to be demolished. It was erected about 30 years ago when the industry was developing…
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Butter was not available to restore the weekly butter ration from 60z. to 80z., said a Food Control spokesman. When the cut was announced, it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley Crop Conditions
In his agricultural report for the month of July, Mr. C. T. Dawson, Senior Agricultural Instructor, says that good rain was recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers Want Higher Winter Milk Price Increase Should Be Above Present 1/7½ Visit to Singleton of Producers' Representative
By a fairly large majority, Singleton farmers yesterday carried a motion that in order to secure a greater milk production during the winter months a higher price should be given, this to be over and above the price of 1/7 1/2 a gallon at present being…
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SYDNEY Thursday. — Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report: 32,053 sheep penned, of mixed quality. The market was easier, Best ewes…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Having passed their final examination in a city wool store, five girl wool classers will now have to attend…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Growers Face Loss Prospects for Orange Crop
The orange crop an the Paterson and Williams River in a heavy one but the prospects far growers are not too bright at…
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The health inspector (Mr. T. Atkinson) reported to the meeting of the Lower Hunter Shire Council this afternoon that some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record Prices for Dairy Cattle. Muswellbrook Cattle Market
Edward Higgens Parkinson and Co., report having held their usual fortnightly cattle sale on Tuesday last. The bulk of the…
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Cattle values were very firm throughthe Homebush auctions last Monday. C. C. Bradly, Merriwa. secured to £18/15/-, averaging £17/18/9, for nine…
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The butter factory is to be demolished. It was erected about 20 years ago when the industry was developing. In 1932 the Deninan…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Supplementary Feeding Wheat and Wheat Meal to Fill Gap
Mr. W. Webster, District Veterinary Officer (Department of Agriculture) tells of the present-day difficulties of obtaining the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Appraisement In Sydney
Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report that the sixth season of wool appraisements under the imperial Wool Purchase Scheme was…
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Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—Recent, variations in the New York Futures top market, although not great, give indications of the effects of the changes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Only Higher Production Can Retain Zone Urgency of Increased Winter Supplies Stressed by Milk Board Member This Week's Meeting of Dairy Farmers
"The Government had made it very clear that if sufficient production was not maintained in the winter months to provide for the demands of the milk-consuming population of the cities there would be no alternative but to extend the present milk zone, so…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broadcast Foe Farmers
The-broadcast session conducted by the District, War Agricultural Committee through station 2HR on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Milk Board Notes on Deputation From Milk Zone Dairymen's Council
Mr. Sedgwick waited on the Board as arranged on Thursday, July 20. He was accompanied by Mr. A. E. Turtou, a vice-president of the…
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