Keen Competition for Prime Sheep
There was a bigger yarding of sheep and lambs at Homebush yesterday, consisting of 32,432 sheep, including 18,538 lambs, and there…
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Farming & the land, 1947
1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 80
Wool Shipments At Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, Friday. — Official figures now made available, show that 278,051 bales of Wool were shipped from Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Buys Outside Butter Purchase Made To Keep Up Milk Supply For City
Singleton district, which ranks second as a supplier of milk to the city trade, is at present on the threshold of drought, as is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council
A well attended meeting of the Management Committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was hold in Sydney on the 31st July. Mr. E. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soil Erosion Campaign Plans to Assist Farmers
The Department of Conservation aims at decentralisation of its activities so that technical advice and assistance will be within…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District in Grip of Winter Drought But Dairy Production is Still on High Level
The district is again in the grip of a winter drought, very little useful rain having been recorded during the past two months, states the District Agronomist (Mr. G. T. Dawson) in his agricultural report for July…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Finding Disease Resisting Crops Science Using Tagged Atoms
WASHINGTON (Associated Press).— Radio-active products from chain reacting uranium piles at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →P.P.U. Representative Puts Forward Community Farm Plan Report of Survey Committee Presented at Education Conference
At the final night of the Hunter Valley Education Conference, which was held in the Assembly Hall of the Singleton Intermediate High School last Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, an address was given by Mr J. IS. Haigh, a representative of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →World Tour for District Farmers Singleton Has Candidate
A good opportunity is being given fanning centres of New South Wales to nominate candidates for a world tour. It is hoped every district will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Breeder Dies at 101
One of Australia's noted sheep breeders, Mr. Donald Grant, died at Leeton on Thursday last. He was 101 years of age…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reduction in U. S. Wool Tariff
GENEVA, Aug, 12.—No confirmation of an announcement of Radio Australia that the Australian Government considered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many N.s.w. Awards Prize Cattle in Brisbane
BRISBANE, Monday. — New South Wales cattle won many awards in the Brisbane Show classes adjudicated at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Progressive Farmer Competition. Bank President's Statement
STRESSING the Rural Bank's determination to contribute unceasingly towards the development of our rural resources, Mr. C. R. McKerihan,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →World Tour For District Farmers
A good opportunity is being g[?] farming centres of New s[?] Wales to nominate candidates f[?] world tour. It is hoped every dis[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eagle Farm (Q.)
The big attraction at Eagle Farm, the National Plate, 10 furs., was won in effortless style by Good Idea, favorite for next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Decline in Butter Output
CANBERRA, Wed.—The Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. Wilson), stated that Australia’s overall butter production for 1946-47 was 7055…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Cattle Sell Well in Sydney
At Homebush on Monday a line of 10 bullocks from I. Capp, Singleton, made £21/2/ per head at Winchcombe Carson's auction…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.S. Will Reduce Wool Tariff
The United States has offered to reduce its tariff on wool by 25 per cent. The Australian Government, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Drop in Butter Production Down 7000 Tons for 12 Months
Australia's overall butter production for 1946-47 was 7063 tons less than for the previous year…
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