New Can Washer Operating at Butter Factory
Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company has commenced operating a new can washer, which, however does not…
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Farming & the land, 1948
1,484 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 75
Promising Wool Outlook Stocks and Prices
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Feelings of confidence prevail regarding demand and values at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Study on Butter, Cheese Production Varying Conditions of the States
A statistical study has recently been carried out by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics to determine the seasonal…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Coastal Dairy Farm Championship Judging In Hunter Division
Judging of winning farms in the lower Hunter divisions of the coastal dairy farm championship was carried out yesterday. The judges visited Scone to-day. Mr. P. A. Reynolds, of Duninald, Paterson, was the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bigger Profit for Dairy Farmers' Company
An increase of £2029 to £14,692 is shown in net profit of the Dairy Farmers' Cooperative Milk Co. Ltd. for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council
On 29th August the Berry Better Farming League held its annual meeting at Berry, and there was a splendid…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Winter Time Jobs on the Farm
The comparatively slack period on dairy farms during winter should be utilised to carry out some of the Jobs which cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer Resents Secretary's Statement (To the Editor)
Sir,—In reading your issue of the "Argus" of August 22. I -was very interested in the article headed "Farmers Accused of Wasting Petrol," a statement of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dungog Cattle
A line of 14 steers from T. C. Ames, Dungog, made to £19/11/-, averaging £18/16/1, at Winchcombe Carson's, Homebush auction last Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fine Wool For Women’s Clothes
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Mr. Gordon Beardsmore, a director of Sydney Show Pty. Ltd., said fashionable Continental…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Upper Hunter Wants An Experimental Farm Advancing Dairy Industry
MUSWELLBROOK: Mr. S. Haig (president) suggested at the quarterly meeting of the Upper Hunter “District Council of the Primary Producers’ Union that as the Government had allocated £25,000 for use in the dairying industry the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Notes and Comment Dairy Farmers’ Co-operative Milk Co
The Dairy Farmers’ Co-operative Milk Co., for the twelve months ended June 30 last, made a nett profit of £14,692 and will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spring and Summer Fodder Crops Problem For Stockowners
The proviston of spring and summer fodder is an all important problem for the stockowner, especially the dairy farmer. The three most important crops in this category are maixe, sweet sorghum and Japanese Millet. I do not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cattle Duffing at Grafton
Commenting on a report on cattle duffins on the North Coast, a police official said on Saturday, that reports of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Cheaper at Homebush
SYDNEY, Monday—Pitt, Bon enl Badgery Ltd report: 26,656 sheep And lambs penned, mostly good trade quality, with an increased…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Values Maintained For Fat Cattle
Last. Mondays high rates were maintained for a good quality yarding of 800 fat cattle at Campbell’s Hill saleyards. Prime Heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flemington Markets To-day's Sales Sheep: 26,656 penned
The market for heavy sheep and crossbred lambs was 1/ to 2/ lower with other classes unchanged. Wethers sold to 85'/,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elimination of Farm Landlords Keynote of China’s Land Reform Scheme (From Thomas Aldeguer, Reuter’s Correspondent)
SHANGHAI (By Airmail).—Elimination of farm landlords Is the keynote of a new “Model” land reform scheme which the semi-official China Lend Reform Association has drawn up for submission to the Legislative Yuan-Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Effect of Weather on Crops Hunter Pastures Need Good Rainfall
Extremely cold weather, coupled with tack of rain, had an adverse effect on crops and pastures throughout the district, states the district agronomist (Mr. G. T. Dawson) in his report for August on conditions in the Hunter valley…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers Seek Aid Against Erosion
The Government has widened its war against erosion in which hundreds of farmers are seeking their aid…
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