New Wool Classers' Award. All Sheds Over 2000 Sheep Included. Sydney
The scope of the new wool classers' award has been widened to embrace all sheds where more than 2000 sheep are shorn. The award was announced…
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Farming & the land, 1950
1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 70 of 92
Butter Production Is Rising
Butter production in New South Wales has shown a slight increase, but it is likely to be some weeks before the State is…
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The desire of the board to have the saleyards removed from the proximity of the hospital and nurses quarters was referred to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Made To Breed Twice Yearly
Hormone injection had enabled sheep to breed twice a year instead once, a research team announced in Chicago…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Chief Hits Tax Scheme
The Federal Government's proposed wool export tax would be "flagrantly discriminatory," the President of the New South Wales Graziers' Association (Mr. Williams) said on Wednesday night…
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. — President Truman has not yet made any decision on a possible United States suggestion for a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Prices for Wool Approved By State Country Party Leader
"I never thought to see the day when because we were getting a record price for wool, and a substantial price for wheat and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Incidence of Wool Tax. How the Small Grower Would Suffer
"Much interest, and some indignation, has been aroused by the proposal to levy a direct tax on the gross proceeds of wool sales," writes Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Junior Farmers at Segenhoe Public School
THE above snap of the pasture plots at the Segenhoe Public School also depicts a small band of typical country school junior farmers, and the Hunter Valley Dairy Company's Field Officer, who laid down the plots whilst the Dairy Company supplied the plot nameplates…
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District members of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union who have suffered losses of fodder through the recent floods…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairyman Fined
SINGLETON, Friday.—A dairy farmer, Leslie E. Hewitt, of Broke, was fined at the Singleton court on a charge of selling…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—There will be more rural workers among migrants next year, to increase production of primary products…
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DEPARTMENT of Agriculture's recommendations of hybrid maize strains and open-pollinated varieties for grain production…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep Station May Bring a Half a Million
SYDNEY, Saturday.—A Riverina sheep station, stocked with 14,000 sheep, is expected to bring more than £600,000 when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Wool Exceeds £1 in England
LONDON, Sept 23.—A new record for London was established at the wool sales yesterday when a Continental buyer paid £1…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dividend of Butter Factory
QUIRINDI, Monday.—The 20th annual meeting of shareholders of the Quirindi Co-operative Dairy, Society approved of the usual 5…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Dearer at Homebush
Winchcombe, Carson report: 23,143 sheep of mixed quality. Sucker Iambs 2/cheaper, other classes unchanged. Best ewes to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Unite to Protect Interests To Combat Wool Levy
SYDNEY, Monday.—Primary Producers have established an organisation to combat the proposed wool levy and "any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Producers Will Fight Wool Levy
SIDNEY, Monday. — Primary producers have established an organisation to combat , the proposed wool levy and “any…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electricity Charges To Farms
SINGLETON, Monday.—Singleton Municipal Council decided to call a special meeting to discuss the electricity supply to rural…
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