Stray Cattle
Health Inspector, Mr. Hall, told Council he had served one notice to a farmer in the Shire area for cattle straying on the…
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Farming & the land, 1950
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Fat Cattle Prices Unaltered
A lighter yarding of 800 fat cattle was forward at Maitland sale yards to-day. Although several consignments…
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Winchcombe, Carson’s report. —15,772 sheep penned, suckers being more plentiful. Market decidedly dearer. Best ewes to…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—This year’s wheat, crop will probably be about a fifth less than last year, according to figures released to-day…
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SYDNEY, Monday—Wool prices are expected to reach an all-time record high level at the opening sale of the 1950-51 season in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Farmers Favor 40-Hour Week Wooing Youths From Factories
To encourage young people to stay on the land the dairying industry is moving towards a 40-hour week, in conformity with working time in other industries. Latest P.P.U. council to apply for the…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Sales of butter have returned to normal, following the heavy demand which followed the lifting of…
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Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report, 22/8/'50: Although rain and flood conditions in New South Wales and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Price Obstacle to Agreement on Butter
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—There is a deadlock In negotiations for the sale of butter to Britain. Britain has not yet agreed to…
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Wool prices rose yesterday 40% to 50% above the level at which the market closed in June for the 1949-50 season…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Prices at the opening of Sydney wool sales yesterday rose 40 to 60 per cent. on the closing June rates…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Land for Closer Settlement. Butter Production Basis. Sydney
The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) said that he had directed that, in future, all dairy farms with a potential butter production of over 10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forecast On Wool Sales: Big U.S. Bids
The United States will probably buy more wool during the 1950-51 wool sales, which begin in Sydney this week, than during any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soaring Wool Prices Worry Yorkshire. Upward Trend "Disquieting". London
Soaring prices at the Sydney wool sales yesterday produced worried men in the mill towns of Yorkshire, says the "Daily Express" finance editor…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A sharp increase in woollen textiles and clothing was forecast as a result of the 50 per cent increase in prices at Sydney wool sales. The price of lamb is also expected to soar within a few weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motion Put Twice. Farmers and 40-Hour Week
Upper Hunter district farmers were in a quandary when the 40hour week was discussed at last Thursday's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Factory’s Record Year
SINGLETON, Wed. — Reports read at the 60th annual meeting of the Singleton Dairy Co. disclosed that the milk output and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairymen Earned £646,457 Facrory's Record Profits This Year Singleton Milk Butter& Cheese Output Greatly Increased
Singleton dairymen earned £646,456.16s for milk, butter and cheese during 12 months ending June 30. This is an a[?] time record. This figure was revealed at the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company yesterday…
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NEW YORK, August 30.—The increase in prices at the Sydney wool sales was featured news in the financial sections of the daily newspapers and commercial dailies yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Farms War Service Land Settlement
The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) said that he had directed that, in future, all dairy farms with a potential butter production of over…
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