Wheat Sales to Japan
MELBOURNE, Monday.—Japan has bought more than four million bushels of Australia’s current wheat crop at 20/4, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1949
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Fat Cattle Ease 10/- at Maitland
The market was easier to 10/ cheaper for all classes in a heavier yarding of 1100 fat cattle at Campbell’s H[?] [?]leyards to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Firm Helps Transplant World’s Crops
Robot Transplanters. Ltd., of St. Albans, Herfforgshire, England, has adapted existing machinery and produced new designs for transplanting any type of crop grown In the world, Including, rice. This picture shows two tobacco transplanters…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Upper Hunter Wheat Yield
The district agronomist (Mr. F. D. McKenzie) reports that wheat prospects generally are good in the Upper Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Finance for Wool Purchases
It is not generally recognised that a huge amount of money is needed by millmen to finance the purchase of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Round-up in Scottish Hills
Twelve Scottish “cowboys” have recently carried out the biggest-ever round-up of cattle over 15,000 acres of the Braulea deer forest in Glen Strathfarrar, Invernesshire. This picture shows a herd of Strathfarrar cattle moving down from the hill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Wool Record for Queensland Brisbane
Average price at today's Brisbane wool sales was the highest ever recorded in Queensland. Brokers said to-night that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vacy Farmer Retiring From Dairying
Many people will be surprised to know that Mr. R. A. Ebbeck, of Bellaroy, Vacy, is ceiling out and relinquishing dairying…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Merriwa Field Wheat Competition. Won by Mr. J. L. L. Tink
Mr. F. C. Morris. District Agronomist, Mudgee, reports as follows:—The Merriwa P.A.H. and I. Association conducted this year for the first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junior Farmers. Big Field Day Planned
A combined Upper Hunter Junior Farmers' field day will be held at Mr. W. Wonders' property, "Rosehill," Muswellbrook, on Tuesday next,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Registrations Overdue
Renewal of registration of dairies for the year, 1949-50, is now overdue and all dairymen in the district who have not yet done…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.S. Tobacco Growers Will Reduce Crops
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (AAP.).— U.S. growers of burley (cigarette) type tobacco have voted overwhelmingly in favour of acreage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →C.P. Man Crashes Into Cattle
Dr. McGirr, Country Party candidate for Paterson, crashed into a mob of travelling cattle in his car about five miles on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Price for Dairy Farm
“Oaklands” river dairy farm situated, in close proximity to Tarro railway station, to-day realised over £12,500. when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Diploma in Dairying
The following students of Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, gained the Hawkesbury Diploma in Dairying (H.D.D.) at the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Louth Park Farmers Again Worried
The two-feet rise in the Hunter River yesterday caused Wallis Creek to swell by six inches, with the result that two and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bad Farmers Should Lose Land N.z. Royal Commission Finding
A Royal Commission into land use in New Zealand has reported that, in its opinion, the Lands Department should…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Up 20/ in Sydney
SYDNEY. Thurs.—Wlnchcombe, Carson Ltd. reported that 28,356 sheep were yarded to-day. Prime lambs were firm nod grown…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →High Average Price For Cattle
GLEN INNES, Thurs.—An average of £17 a head was paid for 750 head of cattle auctioned by J.C. Larkin, at Glen Innes,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Price May Rise
CANBERRA, Thursday.—There is a belief that the price of wheat for home consumption will rise from 6/8 to 7/ a bushel…
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