A Farmer's Creed
believe in a permanent agriculture, a soil that shall grow richer rather than poorer from year to year…
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Farming & the land, 1949
1,665 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 84
Cattle Lose Condition in Flood Areas
Cattle generally were in good condition, but in flooded areas they had lost condition, the Maitland stock inspector (Mr. E. A. Lucas) said on…
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SINGLETON, Saturday.—Daniel Martin, dairy farmer, of Glenridding alleged in court that three of his neighbours attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transport of Wheat
SYDNEY, Monday.—Six hundred railway trucks have been allotted to the task of transporting wheat from the country to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Price of Butter Possible Increase
State Prices Ministers will meet in Melbourne next Thursday and Friday to decide whether they will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.Z. Urged To Wage War On Rabbits Suggested Boost To The Sheep Farming industry(From on A.A.P.-Reuter Correspondent)
WELLINGTON If New Zealand plans baldly to grow fewer rabbits and more sheep, its sheep-farming industry, which currently earns £NZ80,000,000 a year in exports, could be boosted to net the country £NZ 130,000,000 yearly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sales to U.s. Dropping Over £4½ Millions Down
America dropped from second to fourth largest buyer of Australian wool in the year ended June 30 last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter To The Editor Farmers’ Case
Sir,—In your issue of Friday, August 5, Or. J. J. G. McGirr, Country Party candidate for Paterson, said he was astounded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Marketing Organisation Grower Control Advocated SYDNEY
At the annual Farmers and Settlers' Association conference in Sydney today, a decision was made to support an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →International Wheat Agreement
LONDON, Aug. 10.—It was officially announced to-day that Norway and Venezuela have ratified the international wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Then to Farming
In 1878, George Matthews decided to go in for farming. He rented a place from Mr. Jackson for five years near Mount Pleasant. Jackson had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer Loses 180 Ewes Stock Inspector Reports To Board
A Singleton district farmer lost 180 ewes from worm infestation and from toxaemia of pregnancy the stock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Share Farmer Claims £200 District Court To-day
A Redbournberry share farmer, Edward Harold Stocks, claimed £200 from Norman Clyde Graham, owner, for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastures and Crops at Singleton
SINGLETON: Presenting the stock Inspector’s report to the Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board meeting Mr. S. Phillips said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rugs for Dairy Cows Easily Made on the Farm
Where proper protection is not provided for dairy cows, not only is their resistance to disease reduced, but much food…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rural Bank Plan for Advanced Farming
In a practical approach to many aspects of fanning and the necessity for more and still more primary production,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Share Farming Claim Failed
SINGLETON, Friday.—At the District Court at Singleton today Judge Nield returned a verdict in favour of defendant to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Review of District Dairy Conditions
“Warm days and cool nights have been the order during the past week,” says Mr. J. W. G, Smith, district dairy officer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Cow Worth More Than a Racehorse Suggestion That Scone Studs Be Resumed
A dairy cow is worth much more than a racehorse, Mr A. N. Collard said at the Central Hunter Primary Producers' Union Council meeting yesterday. He was putting, forward a proposal recommending' the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal Grant For Dairy Production Minister Outlines How £250,000 Will Be Spent
Directions of expenditure for the Commonwealth Government's grant of £250,000 per year for five years for the promotion of efficiency and increased production in the dairy industry, were outlined by the Minister for Commerce and…
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