Sheep Easier at Homebush
SYDNEY, Monday.—Winchcombe. Carson Ltd. report: 26.671 sheep penned of mixed quality. The market opened easier. Best ewes to 4½d.,…
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Farming & the land, 1949
1,665 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 84
Australian Wool Black Market
Mr. Chifley hopes he has sealed the leakage of dollars in the blackmarketing of Australian wool…
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Although a good representation from the various coastal districts has been received for the coastal dairy farm competitions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grat Thing for North if Properly Handled Expert Says Beef for Britain Cattle Must Be Fodder-raised
"It would be a wonderful thing fon the north Australia if the Government handled, the beef raising scheme for Britain properly, but the beef industry, away from the coast, is backward and wasteful,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poultry Farming in U.S. Far Ahead of Australia Turkey Ranches Have "Cowboys" to Protect Birds at Night
A beast on the hoof is worth from £90 to £120 in the United States, and a meal with beef costs from 20/- to 30/-, said Mr W. H. Bruce, winner of the Rural Bank Progressive Farmer Competition for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Demand for Wool
Decrease in purchases of Australian wool by the United States this season has been largely offset by increased demand from other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Farm Competitions
Although a good representation from the various coastal districts has been received for the Coastal Dairy Farm competitions, conducted by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junior Farmers' Club
There was an excellent attendance at the general meeting of the Advisory Committee, held at the Rural School on Thursday,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Science Schools
Persons wishing to attend Dairy Science Schools during the winter months are reminded by the Division of Dairying of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bee Hives Stolen From Farm
Two white-painted beehives were stolen from a bee farm on the Paterson-road, two miles from Maitland, last night, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Store and Dairy Cattle Sale
E. W. Sparke, Pty. Ltd., J. Enright and H. G. Wolfe report that one of the largest assembly of buyers seen at Maitland yards…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter Men Get Rise
Mr. Justice Kinsella, of the Industrial Commission, granted marginal increases and variations of hours of work to employees in butter factories…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Store Cattle Sale Report
W. Bailey & Sons report having conducted a highly successful Special Store Cattle Sale at the Shire Yards on Friday May 6…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Water for Cattle at Ravensworth Alternative Site Unavailable
Thwarted by officialdom, local residents and Patrick Plains Shire representatives, in their initial effort to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Farm Competition
Although a good representation from the various coastal districts has been received for the Coastal Dairy Farm Competitions, conducted by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New U.S. Ambassador To Australia Dyed-In-The-Wool Southerner
WASHINGTON, May 11.—Stocky, greying 56-years-old Pete (he was christened that and no more) Jarman, dyed in the wool southern Democrat, will reach Canberra in the middle of August to become the new U.S. ambassador…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Weed To Plague Hunter Farmers
A new species of nightshade weed appealing in the Cold Creek (Muswellbrook) area threatened to become a serious…
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Pitt, Son and Badgery report: 31.418 sheep and lambs penned, mostly trade quality, with a small proportion of prime trade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy U.s. Winter Wheat Crop
WASHINGTON, May 11.—The second largest United States winter wheat crop on record is still in prospect…
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“The past week hat been one of true winter conditions—cold west winds with light to heavy frosts in some areas seem to…
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