Fat Cattle and Sheep Values Rise
Values for fat cattle and sheep rose sharply at Campbell’s Hill saleyards to-day following reduced offerings. Fat cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1948
1,484 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 75
Priest Suspended Pastoral Letter
The office of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Prague (Dr. Josef Beran) yesterday posted a pastoral letter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Cattle Facing Extinction on North Coast
Thousands of valuable cattle are stranded in mud and water in the mid-Richmond area, and unless they are fed soon they will eat mud-polluted grass and will die of a disease known as "black scours."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Down in Sydney
SYDNEY, Monday.—Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: 16,268 sheep penned. The market lost last day’s rise. Best ewes to 9[?]d lb., wethers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Freeing Wool Trade
AMSTERDAM, June 20.—The International Wool Conference carried a resolution yesterday urging all countries to create…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Co-ordinating The Wheat Harvest
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham, MLA) announced to-day the personnel of an Advisor Committee which he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Now the "Baby" of North Coast Floods. Fodder Being Rushed to Marooned Beasts
Aircraft to-day dropped baled hay to 2000 head of stock marooned at Buckendool Hill, near Evans Head. Attempts to reach the stranded cattle by boat during the week-end failed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. Decision on Wheat Pact in Doubt "Congress Turned a Deaf Ear"
U.S. Secretary for Agriculture, Mr Charles Brannan, criticised Congress in an address for failing to approve the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Years to Make Up for Flood Damage Banana Crop Affected
It will take many North Coast banana growers at least two years to make good damage caused by the present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Market Steady
The Sydney wool market continued firm on Wednesday last. There was still occasional irregularities in odd lots of inferior…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Wool Wanted Contrasts in Prices
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— The great need of the wool industry is greater production. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocks for Farmers
Although the practical dairyman has reasonable justification in relying on his ability to recognise a good milker, herd testing has shown that such…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council. End of Milk Subsidies. M.Z.D.C. Secretary Reviews Position
"In view of the Federal Government's decision to discontinue subsidies on whole milk, a review of the application of the system to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand Junior Farmers Visit To Upper Hunter
A party of 20 Junior Farmers from Hamilton, New Zealand, arrived in Muswellbrook this week by Pioneer bus. The boys, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter to De Dearer
CANBERRA, Wed.—The price of butter will Wee -by et least 28 a pound, from July 1., The Minister for Commerce,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australians Rush to Buy Wool Move to Get Supplies Before Subsidy Ends
Australian mills, heaviest purchasers of wool at the opening of Brisbane's eighth series of sales on Monday, are buying…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Retired Farmer Died In Shop
SINGLETON, Wednesday. —William Thomas, 72, retired farmer, of 29 Church-street, Singleton, Collapsed In Mr. A. B. Brooker’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Dearer at Homebush
SYDNEY, Thursday.— Winch combe Carson Ltd. report:— 15,050 sheep penned of mixed quality. The market was 2/ to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Junior Farmers' Club
At the Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers' monthly meeting a discussion took place on a letter from the State Council asking for an opinion on Royal Show display as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2d More for Butter
CANBERRA, Friday.—The return to farmers at the factory door would be increased by 2d. a [?] of commercial butter from July 1 the Minister…
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