New Soil Warmer for Early Crops Set Switch and New Electrical Device Does Rest
A new and simplified method of warming: soil by electricity, which will enable nurserymen and even amateur gardeners to…
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Farming & the land, 1947
1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 80
No Milk Strike Dairymen Accept 1d. Price Rise
There will be no imilk strike in Sydney, the executive of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council decided unanimously yesterday. The executive decided to accept the announcement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, that the existing subsidy would be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brooms Will Be Short Failure of North Coast Millet Crop
Hundreds of acres of broom millet nearing maturity on the Richmond River developed wilt, a plant disease, during the last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep And Cattle Dearer
SYDNEY, Thursday. —Winchcombe Carson Ltd report: 17,102 sheep penned of mixed quality The market was fully 1/…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Low Butter-fat Content
A number - of dairymen in the Hunter Valley area are still having trouble with low butter fat content in milk supplied to…
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In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. R. S. Vincent, (C.P., Raleigh) asked the Premier if it was a fact that, due principally to drought conditions and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bob's Farm
An incident occurred at Bob's Farm during the holidays which has created some fun among the locals. Some young fellows known as the local 'Kelly Gang'…
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PLEA that the Commonwealth Government’s Committee should investigate not only direct but indirect costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leader : Dairying Costs End of Butchers Strike In Sight
SYDNEY, Thurs. — Gas employees returned to work In Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide today, but full supplies will not be…
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A number of farmers in the Hunter Valley area are still having trouble with low butter-fat content in milk supplied to factories, Mr. J. W. G…
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A number of dairymen in the Hunter Valley area are still having trouble with, low butter-fat content in milk supplied to factories, Mr…
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CANBERRA, Friday. — The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) announced that Australia would participate in the work of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Danish Cattle and Pigs Minister for Agriculture Impressed
Prior to leaving England for U.S.A., the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, who is leading the New South Wales Stock Buying Delegation,…
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Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, reports on 14th instant: When all countries gradually recover from the ill-effects of the war, demand for wool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.S. Wales Wheat Shortage 30,000,000 Bushels Below Requirements
When all wheat crops in New South Wales were harvested it would be found that the Governments estimate of 14 1/2 million bushels for the season was fairly accurate, said the cereal specialist of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. H. Bartlett)…
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The Premier, Mr. McKell, promised a deputation from the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council yesterday that he would investigate the question of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council
A special meeting of members of Dungog branch of the above will be held at the Globe Cafe on Saturday next at 10 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Milk Subsidy for Farmers?
SYDNEY, Thursday. — Payment of of subsidy to milk producers would be considered, the Premier (Mr. McKell) said to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. McKell’s Promise To Dairymen
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Premier (Mr. McKell) promised a deputation from the Mik Zone Dairymen’s Council that he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairymen Have Another Complaint Basic Wage Increase an Additional Burden
"In the dairy farmer's fight for better prices, an important new consideration was the lift in the basic wage, which has been estimated at 6/- a week for the dairy industry," said the secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, Mr. F. J. Sedgwick…
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