Junior Farmers
Best-reared dairy heifer, under 12 months, any breed or cross breed. Must be handreared by Junior Farmer. L…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1948
1,484 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 75
Plane Crashed While Spraying Crop
A Tiger Moth plane crashed and was wrecked, but the pilot escaped with minor injuries near Gravesend, Moree, on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grainger & Falkiner's Farm Machinery Display
International trucks, tractors, and farm machinery are on display at Grainger & Falkiner's machinery display…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cattle Values at Quirindi
Winchcombe Carson, Limited, of Sydney, and William Cadell and Sons, of Quirindi, report having held a special cattle sale…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Stack Ablaze
SYDNEY, Sat.—A spark from a passing goods train is believed to have set ablaze a. stack of 34,000 bags of wheat at Gundablndgal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Drafting
Cattle drafting is a true test of horses and horsemanship, and the cattle drafting events left nothing to be desired…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Dearer at Homebush
SYDNEY, Monday.—Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report 32,827 sheep and lambs penned, the quality of the sheep good trade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fat Cattle Values Are Maintained
A lighter yarding of 750 fat cattle at Campbell’s Hill saleyards to-day consisted mainly of light to medium-weight bollocks Vcalers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Dog Trials at Show
The sheep dog trials., conducted by Mr. A. K. Porter, of QuirIndi on Friday and Saturday afternoons at the show, were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers Desperate for Wire Netting Price No Objective
Farmers are so desperate for wire-netting that many would readily pay £6/10/- a coil for it, said a Sydney city…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Report
The Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., report 7th October: Whilst the competition throughout this week's sales could be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stock Inspector Warns Against Cattle Sunburn
Maitland stock inspector (Mr. E. A. Lucas) to-day warned owners that photosensitation—a seasonal complaint—might…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Merino Wool Rises 5 Per Cent
SYDNEY, Tuesday. —Nearly all types of merino rose up to 6 p.c. at yesterday’s Sydney wool sales, but crossbreds were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Upper Hunter Cattle Win at Singleton Show Receive High Praise From Judge
At last week's Singleton Show, the Upper Hunter breeders were well represented amongst the blue ribbon winners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 12th OCTOBER, 1948. Junior Farmers' Field Day Big Programme For Next
Junior Farmers from Muswellbrook, Scone, Denman and Baerami will compete for the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmers' Field Day
Attention is invited to an advt. appearing in today's issue, in connection with the combined field day to be held on Mr. P, L…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plane Crashed While Spraying Crop
A Tiger Moth plane crashed and was wrecked, but the pilot escaped with minor injuries near Gravesend, Moree…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.s.w. Cattle Judges
N.S.W. show stock judges appear to be in great demand in other States. Mr. Gordon Munro, of Booroomooka, Bingara, is to judge all breeds of beef…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Falls Likely in Wheat Prices
CANBERRA, Wed. — Wheat prices had already fallen by more than 30 per cent, in the past year, and it would be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer's Lament
Quoth a local farmer: "Clover, the darned stuff. Before I get the last cow milked the first one's 'blown.' If it's not one darn tiling it's another."…
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