Recoup Price for Sheep
A draft of 556 wethers sold to £7/12/4 a held at Flemington Bales yesterday, the average being £6/19/8 a head,…
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Farming & the land, 1950
1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 92
Sheep Thrive On Weed That Was Pest
MURWILLUMBAH: A/Weed, known in the district as Crofton weed, has given a lot of trouble and choked other growth on a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Increase in Australian Wool Sales
Figures compiled by the National Council of Woolselllng of Australia give the value of wool In Australia In the ten…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain’s Wool Marketing Plan
The U.K. Ministry of Agriculture has announced that existing arrangements for the collection and disposal of home-grown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Subsidy to Continue Federal Government Will Pay
The Federal Government will continue to pay butter subsidy so long as the State Governments do not increase the price to the consumer. This, was made clear by a Government spokesman who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Rayon Will Be Big Blow to Wool
NEW YORK, May 19—Textile men are saying that ...1950 will stand out as the year In which synthetic fibres gave sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"The Hunter Valley Story" Filmed For Junior Farmers
Recently the Junior Farmers' Clubs at Millfleld and Paxton enjoyed film nights, the main showing being "The Hunter Valley Story"—a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Young Farmers Visit Denman
The three members of the Young Farmers' League of Great Britain now touring Australia visited Denman on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Increased Dairy Production Competition Great Short Stories Two of Them a story of the Frozen North, where the theme of the Eternal Triangle is given an unusual twist
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) this week announced details of the 1949-50 increased dairy production competition, being conducted by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture for dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmers’ Film Night
Recently the Junior Farmers’ Club at Millfield and Paxton enjoyed film nights, the main showing being “The Hunter Valley…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Help FOP Farmers Affected By Floods
At the last session of the synod of the Diocese of Newcastle motion was passed drawing the attention of the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farming Practices in Milkshed Area Figures Supply Startling Indictment
A Milk Board survey of 2500 dairy farms in the milkshed area has produced figures that are a startling indictment of farming practices throughout the area. Chairman of the Board (Mr. W. A. Howell)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Promotional Programmes
Miss Gracemary MacKinnon, secretary of the Australian Wool Board, will leave Australia on July IB on a visit to the United…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Electricity Charges Butter Factory Complaint Explained
The Electricity Committee—Aid. F. H. Robinson (Mayor), Scott and R. C. Bacon reported to Monday night's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →United Kingdom Wool Stocks
Wool stocks In the United Kingdom at February 28 last totalled 272.7 million lb. (clean weight), one of the smallest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Show To Open Next Week
SYDNEY, Saturday—This year’s Sydney sheep show, to be held from May 25 to 27, is expected by N.S.W Sheepbreedets Association officials…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Charts Sent To Schools
Thousands of wool charts, prepared and Issued by the Australian Board, have during the last months been distributed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shops Closing for Lunch Not Suitable to Farmers
Dairymen at Thursday's meeting of the Dungog Branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, strongly objected to local shops being closed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Opening of Course at Yanco Farm
As the courses already held at Yanco have proved of such value ex-servicemen, the Department Agriculture after careful…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Hope for Farmer Flood Victims
Persistent representations by Mr. Arthur Haworth M.L.A., on behalf of owners of farms, who lost heavily through floods, has reached a stage where a new note of hope is held for relief…
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