Mr. Churchill As Dairy Farmer
LONDON, Dec. 31.— Mr. Winston Churchill’s latest interest is farming, especially, dairy, cattle, and he expects soon to own 300…
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Farming & the land, 1947
1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 80
Butter Decline Continues
Butter and cheese quotas in New South Wales are still heavier than in normal years because of he serious falling off in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Machinery Innovations for U.s. Farms
NEW YORK, Jan. 1. — New American farm machinery consists mainly of items designed for Individual ownership on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Rains Needed by Dairymen
In his monthly report the senior Dairy Instructor fro the Hunter Valley (Mr. J. W. G. Smith), stated that “December weather was in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fat Cattle and Sheep and Pig and Calf Sales Off
Because of the closing of butchers' shops as from Monday, the normal weekly stock sales of fat cattle and fat shep and the weekly union…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Black Beetle Problem Resistant Crops
While the black beetle attacked a rather wide range of plants and weeds, Its feeding habits were not nearly as general as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Higher Wage for Dairy Hands
SYDNEY, Friday,—Announcing that the basic wage for adult dairy farm hands In NSW Is now £5/8/ a week, with £6/0/6 for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →January 13 Zero Hour of Ultimatum Decision of Dairymen on Strike Threat
The Milk Zone Council decided yesterday that it will wait until Monday, January 13, for the Federal Government's decision on dairymen's request for a higher price for milk. If the Government agrees to a plan to raise the price of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Population Trends in Rural U.s.a. People Leaving Farms
Among the social problems which beset the all-important rural area of the United States, observes a U.S. Information Service bulletin,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Remarkable Growth in Dairy Factories 136 Per Cent. Increase in 32 Years
Australia in 1910 had 548 butter, cheese and condensed milk factories with 3479 employees. By 1942 the factories had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Six Cattle Poisoned by Eating Punts
Six cattle died-last month from eating poisonous plants, stated the Maitland stock inspector (Mr. E. A. Lucas) in his report for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Dairy Industry Threat Butter Men May Strike for Higher Price
North Coast dairy farmers threaten to withhold cream supplies if the Federal Government does not increase the price of butter. The Tyalgum branch of the Tweed District Council of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Few Cattle Yarded at Flemington To-day's Stock Market Prices
Because of the butchers' strike, fewer fat cattle were yarded at Flemington to-day. The market for stock on offer,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Revolution in U.s. Farming
WASHINGTON, January 6,— The wartime technological rev[?]ntion in farming lifted the United States agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prizes for Guernsey Cattle
The committee of the New South Wales Branch of the Gurnsey Cattle Society of Australia, decided at its last meeting to donate prizes on a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Buried In Snow
LONDON, Jan. 6.—Farmers are digging for hundreds of sheep that are buried under snow in the mountains of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Prospects In New Year
New year selling prospects are good for well-gnown merinos and the finer crossbreds, supplies of which arc not plentiful because of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Merino Wool Sells to 53½d
SYDNEY—There was a good demand for greasy merino fleece which sold to 53½d for seven bales for Walcha at Sydney wool sales…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Milk Position
Mr. F Sedgwick, General Secretary of the M.Z.D.C., writes:—On Thursday, the 27th ultimo, Mr. Mackay had the opportunity of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Higher Wage For Dairy Hands
Announcing that the basic wage for adult dairy farm hands in NSW is now £5/9 a week, with £6/0/6 for milk carters and £6/9 for leading…
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