Difficult Year For Butter Co
SINGLETON, Thurs—The turnover of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company for the past year was £11,980/18/7. This…
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Farming & the land, 1947
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Higher Prices For Wool
LONDON, August 28. — Wool Control announced increases, some of which are considerable. in the maximum prices of wool…
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While milk received had increased from 12,560,339 gallons in the year ended June, 1946, to 12,854,887 gallons in the past 12 months, butter manufactured had declined from 1136 tons to 694 tons, the Chairman (Mr. J. D…
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The annual meeting of shareholders of the Hunter Valley Dairy Co. was held at the offices, Hexham yesterday. There was a good attendance of shareholders, and the…
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Mr. J. P. Abbott, M. H. R. has received the following from the Commonwealth Electoral Officer, Mr. R. W. Evans: "I have to acknowledge the receipt of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.s. Farmers Told How to Prepare for “Recession”
ITHACA, New York—(Associated Press)—Two agricultural experts urge the American farmer to assume that the current post-war period of good crops,-advancing, prices and large profits is about at an end, that an economic recession…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To Locate Water on Hunter Farms
Fifty-two Hunter Valley farmers recently applied to Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Company. Ltd. for a geological engineer to…
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Of the net profit of £9251/14/6 shown by the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., in the past 12 months, it was…
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The Progressive Farmer competition being conducted by the Rural Bank of New South Wales will give three farmers the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Says Farmers Have Grim Memories of Depression “Will Welcome Move Against Private Trading Banks”
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Thousands of farmers who remembered the instructions from private banks during and after the last depression to reduce their overdrafts Would welcome the Federal Government’s more to nationalise the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The dairy production equalisation committee has recommended to the Minister for Agriculture (Mr Pollard) that butter and cheese prices be increased…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The wheat stabilisation plan will be discussed at a conference of State Ministers for Agriculture, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Glenbawn Dam. Farmers Want Work Expedited. Dairy Company's Chairman Dissatisfied
Speaking at the annual meeting of the Hunter Valley Co.-Op. Dairy Co. Ltd. on Wednesday, the chairman (Major-General J. D…
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Mr. D. R. Lean, Secretary of Dungog Branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, has received the following letter from the Secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Company to Pay Dividend Chairman Stresses Industry's Problems. Heavy Burden of Rising Costs and Taxation
Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. reported a profit of £9251/14/6 for the last financial year. The sura of £3238 win be paid out in the form of dividends. It was pointed out that despite the heavy bunding and plant commitments at Muswellbrook and elsewhere the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Visit by Executive
A meeting of about 50 members of the M.Z.D.C. was held at the Globe Cafe on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. B. Carlton, President, welcomed the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Factory's £20,000 Loss on Change Over
On the change over from butter to milk production at the Hunter Valley Dairy Co. there has been a loss of from £20,000 to £30,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Interesting Share Farming Agreement Case Plaintiff Gets Verdict for £400 at Muswellbrook
A case of particular interest to share dairy farmers and those who own properties upon which share farming is carried out was heard in the District Cout at Muswellbrook last week before Judge Nield, when Arthur Madden sued Alice Emily…
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MUSWELLBROOK: Mr. J. Sullivan, hon, secretary of the Baeraml Junior Farmers’ Club, wrote to the local Junior Farmers’ Club…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scientists Can't Discover a Five-day Week Cow Some Troubles of a Dairyman Atred
After he had heard of some of the troubles of dairy farmers during Monday's meeting of Central Hunter District Council of…
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