Dairy Officer To Make Overseas Trip
The District Dairy Officer, Mr. J. W. G. smith, will travel to Europe and America later in the year. Mr. Smith will investigate…
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Farming & the land, 1950
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Progress of Co-op. Dairy Ass'n
The Co-operative Dairy Association of N.S.W. Ltd. has made much progress behind the scenes and built up a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£2000 Pumpkin Crop Ruined by Flood Water Heavy Loss Follows The Jane Devastation
When the river breached on Tuesday at Pitnacree-road, East Maitland, Messrs. Mudd Bros., who had not taken a penny from their land since June last, lost a pumpkin crop worth, conservatively, £2000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Crop Up 25m. Bushels
Australia's 1949-50 wheat crop would be in the vicinity of 215 million bushels—25 million bushels more than…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep for Japan Leave Soon
The first Australian sheep sold to Japan since before the war will leave Sydney next month in the British…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Forecasts Big Wheat Surplus
Australia would have a surplus of 40,000,000 bushels of wheat this season, the chairman of the Australian Wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →India Negotiates for Wheat
NEW DELHI: The Indian Food Minister, Mr. Jairamdas Daulatram, told Parliament that India was negotiating with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Sales Local Clips
Pitt Son Badgery, Austioneers of Newcastle reported selling on behalf of Mr. N. Ball, SUPW 108¼d, AAA 107½d, SUP CMW…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rabbits Eat Enough for 40-Million Sheep
Rabbits in Australia in 1948-49 probably consumed the nutritive requirements of about 40 million sheep—approximately 40 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Prices Steadier Keen Demand
Wool prices this week have shown a disposition to stabilise near last week's reduced levels…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Extensions to Country Wheat Silos
The Minister for Agriculture, Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA, said to-day that he had given approval to the erection of new storage bins…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool History in Figures. Statistical Handbook of Australian Industry
THE "Statistical Handbook of the Sheep and Wool Industry," published this week by the Commonwealth Bureau of Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Films For Denman District
Mr. J. H. Fitzgerald, hon. secretary of the Denman branch of the Primary Producers' Union, informs us that the Hunter Valley Dairy Company has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Water Filled Tyres For Farm Vehicles
A British tyre company has made considerable success with water-filled rear tyres for agricultural vehicles and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmer’s Losses
As the Hunter River continues to fall, further losses by farmers near Largs are revealed. Goulburn Grove and King…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Individual Quota For Dairymen
SINGLETON, Friday. — Delegates to the meeting of the Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers’ Union…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General News Local Wool Clips
Pitt, Son and Badgery report the following. sales last Thursday: M. B. Hamilton, Singleton, AAAW 110d. New Zealand Loan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Wool Report
On Thursday, 9th February. Pitt, Son and Badgery, offered a catalogue of 5606 bales. The market compared with the opening rates available on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 12,141 bales were catalogued. At auction, 11,941 bales were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Refresher Courses Government Farms
The Department of Agriculture advises that courses in, rural training for ex-servicemen are available at Yanco Experiment…
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