Increase in Dairy Production
"Weather conditions since last writing have been varied," Bays Mr. J. W. G. Smith, dairy officer, in the "Mercury."…
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Farming & the land, 1949
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Dairy Co. Makes Profit of £59,505
The chairman of directors of the Hunter Valley Dairy Company (Mr. J. D. Richardson), after referring to the year's record profit of £59,505…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Smartening Up' Likely to Farm Homes
The Chairman of the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Company (Mr. J. D. Richardson) said at the annual meeting on Wednesday that he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Young Cattle Cheaper Sheep Market Firm
Cows and young cattle dropped 10/ to 15/ at Campbell’s Hill saleyards to-day. The larger yarding of 950 [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Cheaper At Homebush
Winchcombe Carson’s report: 44,648 sheep of mixed quality, market opened again 3/ lower, best ewes to 4½d, wethers 6d,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep-shearing in the Lake District
On the picturesque farms of England’s lovely Lake district flocks of north-country sheep are being driven from the fells for shearing. Much time is saved by the farmers helping each other to shear their flocks. Picture shows a typical…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane Wool Sales Open
Brisbane, Monday.— The first series of Brisbane wool sales for the 1949-50 season opened today…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Wool Shed Burnt to the Ground
After a lapse of five months, the eleventh wool shed to be destroyed by fire in the Goondiwindi district was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plan to Replace 15,000 Cattle Lost in Flood. May Be Adopted in Hunter Valley
A plan designed to replace the estimated loss of 15,000 head of dairy cattle on the Macleay River, in the recent Kempsey floods, may become…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council
It is the intention of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council to launch an appeal to our 3000 members, asking them to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Herd Cut to Avoid Taxation
MUSWELLBROOK, Tuesday. — Addressing a meeting of women at Muswellbrook. Mr. A. Fairhall, Liberal Party candidate for Paterson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Factory Annual Meeting
The Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory will hold its annual general meeting on Saturday September 10, in the Memorial Hall at 10.30 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter and Tea Rationing To Continue
CANBERRA, Wed—The Federal Parliamentary Labour Party has decided to continue the rationing of butter and tea…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Cows Lowest Production in Zone Mr. Benford Cites Dungog Dairymen
Startling figures on production of cows within the milk zone disclose that cows in the northern part of the zone produce less than in any other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Help for Macleay Dairymen
It is the intention of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council to launch an appeal to our 3,000 members asking them to donate suitable dairy stock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farms in Urgent Need of Draining
The draining of the flooded South Maitland area was urgently needed If the farms were ever to go back into production again,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Science School
SINGLETON, Wednesday.—Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., has been selected for the Dairy Science School, conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter To The Editor Appeal to Farmers
Sir,—We of the Hunter Valley can count ourselves very fortunate we escaped a disaster as great as that which overtook the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tree Seedlings for Farmers Available From Forestry Department
The Forestry Commission has over 108,000 tree seedlings immediately available for supply to farmers, local…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep and Cattle Firm At Scone Sales
New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd. [?] reports having conducted its fortnightly sheep and cattle sale in the Scone Municipal…
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