A Live Butter Factory
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, advises that "Booroola Silver Lady," a Jersey cow aged 9 years and 7 months, owned by Mrs. H. S. Lattimore…
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Farming & the land, 1946
1,448 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 73
Tuberculin Test of Cattle
MUSWELLBROOK: Mr. Webster, District Veterinary Officer reported that 279. cattle were tested on the occasion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool for Japan
It is predicted that Australia will sell to Japan each something more than 160,000 bales wool…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Caesarian Operation on Cattle Bitch
Believed to be the first performed in the Maitland district, Brownie, a valuable cattle bitch owned by Mr. Neville Nichols, underwent a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When Cattle Droving Did Not Pay
An obituary notice of the last C. E. Prell, pioneer of pasture top-dressing, says, recalling his earlier Queensland experiences:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Australia Years Ahead of United States" Wool Survey By Competition Winner
Wool preparation methods in the United States arc 40 years behind Australian methods, according to Mr. A. K. Gardiner, of "Claremont," near Blayney, the winner of the Progressive Farmer competition conducted by the N.S.W. Agricultural Bureau. He…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SUBSIDY. Dairying Assistance Act. Amending Legislation
Amending legislation introduced into the House of Representatives by the Minister for Commerce Mr. Scully) will make sure the subsidy on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying Industry Sir Earle Pages Questions
Sir Earle Page asked the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture in the House of Representatives, Canberra, on 23rd July, 1946:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →They Call It the "Spraying Mantis" Aircraft to Solve Farmers' Pest Problems
The model of the first aircraft, specially designed for agricultural work has been demonstrated in the U.K. The machine is called the "Spraying…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter Valley Crops Floods Effect On Pastures
Although no rain was recorded in the district during July agricultural and pastoral conditions are still satisfactory, states the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle to Make History
A pure bred Jersey bull calf and two heifers will make history when they take off from Newark (U.S.A.) airport on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Faster Trains For Stud Cattle
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Faster stock trains to carry stud cattle to and from Sydney at show time are envisaged by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inter-state Buyers Pleased with Singleton Cattle
Plashett Pastoral Company Pty. Ltd., Jerry's Plains, who recently sold two A.I.S. heifers and a bull to a Tasmanian dairy farmer, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →High Levels in Dairy Production
“Conditions during July have been fairly seasonal. Cold weather, due to very windy days, have been the order. Intervening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threat To Stop Milk Supplies Singleton Dairymen Ask For 1/8 Average
SINGLETON, Wednesday—About 50 dairymen at a meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council held at Singleton yesterday, decided to ask the Government for an average price of 1/8 all the year round or to take direct action…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hire-Purchase of Farm Machinery
CANBERRA Wednesday.—In the House of Representatives, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Scully) said the Government’s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anomalies in Dairy Award Matter to Be Taken Up with M.z.d.c
A letter is to be sent to Mr. F. J. Sedgwick, secretary of the M.Z.D.C., pointing out anomalies in the award of allowances paid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Strike Threat From Dairymen Fight to Get Milk Price of 1/8 Per Gallon
Local dairymen yesterday decided that if the present price of milk, namely, 1/8 per gallon, is not maintained, supplies of milk will be withheld from the market. This was the decision of the local meeting and their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Farmers, Wheat and Wool Growers' Fleeced Mr Fadden's Charges
Scandalous expoitation of dairy farmers, wheat growers and wool producers was the charge made by the Country Party Leader, Mr. Fadden in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Guide Book for the Dairy Farmer
'Dairy Farming' has come to hand from the Ass. General Publications Ltd, Sydney. The work is by Dr. Walter Deutsch who deals with everything comprehensively…
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