Denman Cattle Market
Messrs Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co., Denman, report [?] their usual fortnightly sale to a large and representative attendance of buyers…
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Farming & the land, 1948
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Wool Yield Increased 40 Per Cent
Wool yield has been increased nearly 40 per cent, an acre by pasture improvement tests in the New England district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Suppliers and New Milk Factory Want Levy Allocated As Shares. Company Under Fire at Primary Producers' Union Meeting
Several delegates to the quarterly meeting of the District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, held at. Muswellbrook on Thursday, claimed that "dry" shareholders had control of the Upper Hunter Dairy Co. Ltd. The discussion arose over the question of allowing suppliers…
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SYDNEY, Wed. — There was again a tendency in buyers’ favour for many descriptions at the Sydney wool sales yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Perfect Weather Ushers In Maitland Show Cattle Section Provides Marathon Task For Judges In Various Rings
Brilliant, mild sunshine ushered in the opening of Maitland’s 1948 Show to-day, and the promise of a continuance of perfect weather for the week stimulates the hopes of officials for an all-time record…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Meeting
Mr. J. B. Carlton (President) occupied the chair at the meeting of the M.Z.D.C. which was held in the Globe Cafe last Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep—cattle Dearer
SYDNEY, Thursday —Pitt son and Badgery, Ltd report: 15,096 sheep, and lambs penned, the majority medium lightweights with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grand Display of Dairy Cattle Show Judges Commend Breeders On Quality
Dairy cattle made one of the finest displays yet seen at the Maitland Show. Jerseys and Australian Illawarra Shorthorns have always been strong here, but this year there was a great increase in. the number of Ayrshire and Friesians, with Guernseys also the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£34,652 For Butter Supplies
GLOUCESTER: A total of 684,650/1/10 was distributed to suppliers of Gloucester Dairy Co. for January, 324,[?] of choicest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Penicillin in Tubes for Dairy Farmers
The Commonwealth serial laboratories expect to have on the market next year [?] cream in a [?]tube for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Produce Good Despite Wet Season
In View of the wet season, Which, made quality vegetable production difficult , the garden produce was of a good standard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Ambassador Opens Maitland Show Farmers Playing Big Part in Restoring War-torn World
Farmers had taken a great part In the problem of restoring war-torn areas of the world to normal, the American Ambassador to Australia, Mr. Robert Butler, said when he opened the Maitland Show to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fodder Conservation Greater This Year Dairy Officer’s Report
From a general survey it appeared that more fodder than ever would be conserved in the district this season, Maitland dairy officer, Mr. J. W. 6. Dawson, states in his monthly report…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Sales
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., report a catalogue totalling 4215 bales. The selection was a good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Prices Minimum
WASHINGTON, March 5.— Agreement has been reached at the 88 nations’ international wheat conference fixing the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Credit Due Ppu for Butter Rise
A pleasing aspect of the [?] in the price of butter to 8/ lb. was that it would operate for five years and be adjusted to accordance with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool for Germany. General Demand
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—Shipments of wool from Australia on a limited scale have been made to Germany for some time and for a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Price to Growers 10/ to 12/ a Bushel
The return to wheatgrowers for this season's wheat harvest would be between 10/ and 12/ a bushel, the Minister for Commerce and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fleece Research Efforts to Improve Pro Duction of Fine Wool
Fundamental research on the skin and fleece of the Merino, is described in Bulletin 215, just issued by the Council for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Prices Up 53 Per Cent. Sales, £76,000,000 in 7 Months
The average price a pound of wool sold in Australia in the seven months ended January 31 at 37d was 53 per cent, higher than the…
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