Hopper Threat To Wheat Crop
SYDNEY, Tuesday,—Swarms grasshoppers would be a danger to wheat crops within the next fortnight, Mr. T. McCarthy,…
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Farming & the land, 1947
1,593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 80
Milk Zone Dairymen's Council General Secretary's Report
Following the Management Committee meeting held in Sydney on the 10th instant the following resolution was submitted to the State Cabinet…
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The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, advises that "Aine Bunk Buttercup 43rd," an Australian Illawarra Shrthorn cow aged 9 years and…
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QUIRINDI, Tuesday. — Eleven new members were initiated into the Quirindi Club, Mr. C. F Lindeman, president of the…
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The Primary Producers’ Union has agreed to co-operate with the Junior Farmers’ Club Council of N.S.W. in raising £650 to…
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Members of Raymond Terrace junior Farmers’ Club attended two Interesting field days last Saturday when a party, of 30…
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TAMWORTH: The Tamworth District Council of the farmers and Settlers’ Association proposed that farmers should withhold…
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SYDNEY, Wed—The Premier (Mr. McGirr) stated that he had asked the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) to divert all galvanised…
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CANBERRA, Wed.—According to Press reports farmers were delighted with the new price of 2/ a lb for commercial butter…
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The recently declared price for commercial butter—2/ a lb was not enough; 2/1½ a lb was needed to cover production costs,…
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BRISBANE, Thurs.—The Commonwealth Controller of Dairy Products(Sir. Sheeby) told the annual conference of Queensland…
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NEW YORK, Oct. 22—[?] wheat yesterday sold at [?] bushel on the Kansas City [?] Exchange. This Is the [?]…
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LONDON, Oct. 22.—The [?] Newsagency states that the [?] Government has com[?] an agreement with Fran[?]…
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Top price of the Sydney wool season so far is 87½d paid yesterday for five bales of Binomea/ Modgee/Piambong. Values were,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dull Market For Dairy Cattle
E. W. Sparke Pty. Ltd.. J. Enright and H. G. Wolfe report a dull market for all classes of dairy cattle except the best cows…
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The Commonwealth Controller of Dairy Products (Mr Sheehy) told the annual conference of Queensland Co-operative Dairy Companies'…
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Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report selling 6900 bales of wool at their Sydney auction this week. Tthe market was buoyant, with strong…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wheat Bag Problem. Merriwa's Plight
A record wheat harvest is expected in the Merriwa district. Like many other centres in the State, the problem of obtaining a sufficient number…
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In anticipation of an all-time record wheat harvest of 120,000,000 bushels, as predicted recently, an officer of…
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There is no slackening in demand for wool in Australia, which continues to sell at highly remunerative figures…
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