Newcastle Wool
New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company's wool sales in Newcastle on Wednesday saw a total of 4500 bales…
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Farming & the land, 1950
1,829 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 92
Sheep Merino and British Breeds
Merino and British breed's judge, T. H. Fleming : Up to a high standard and compared well with 'other shows. Fine and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Livestock Review Store Sheep Market Irregular
Major activity in the store sheep market was confined this week to the saleyards. More than 130,000 sheep were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Wheat Raised The - Egg Production
The feeding of f.a.q. wheat to birds in the 1849-50 Parafield egg laying competitions, conducted by the S.A. Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Wool Tax Plan Freezing of Funds Proposed
CANBERRA: The Federal Cabinet has agreed to a plan for "freezing" much of the large sums graziers are receiving as a result…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To-day’s Leader: Dairy Demonstration Farms Balkan States Censured
LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 6.—The special political committee yesterday, by 39 votes to five, condemned Hungary, Bulgaria and…
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THREE years ago when better butter prices gave rise to the determination to end the subsidy on the product, the Federal Government, instead of wiping out the whole of the financial assistance granted to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Aid for Dairy Farmers Big Improvement in Treating Mastitis in Dairy Cows:—
Within recent times the treat-activity in the infected quarter. ment of Bovine Mastitis has taken tremendous strides. First the use of Sulpha Drugs, then…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woolgrowers Protest Against Proposed Wool Tax Favour Appreciation Of £A Large Attendance at Public Meeting. Merriwa
There was a large attendance at the public meeting of woolgrowers of the Merriwa district, held in the School of Arts on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Protective Cover Crop
Sandy and rolling land in some parts of the United States is being seeded to lovegrass, a protective cover crop that makes good feed for live stock. Where the terrain, is too irregular for seeding with ground equipment, seeding from air planes has proved successful. The photograph shows sand-dune land In the mid-western State of Kansas being disked In preparation for seeding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers’ Union Opposes Revaluation Australia Needs More Population, More Work
The National Farmers’ Union of Australia has taken stand opposing appreciation of tie Australian pound. This was announced by the general president of the N.S.W. Primary Producers’ Union, Mr. R. C. Gibson, who presented…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wet Weather Makes For Farm Hardships
Wet weather conditions on dairy farms were much worse than those experienced by city workers, said Mr. J. B. Carlton,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crop Conditions on Hunter Improve
In spite of the severe setback experienced early in September by the heavy rain and minor flood, the district agronomist (Mr. F. D. Mackenzie) states that conditions on the Hunter and central coast are greatly improved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Machinery Saves Time Demonstration Showed Junior Farmers The Way
The special Australian dairy former is, notoriously, a time-harassed man. And time, unhappily, is one commodity that money just cannot buy. Fortunately, however, modern mechanisation at least permits the dairyman to pack more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmers Exhibits Grain
Yellow or red maize, Chas. Shearer -1, Ken Hill 2; White maize, Ken Hill 1, Chas. Shearer 2; Shelled maize, any variety,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Produce Grain
Maize, 12 cobs, small variety (light), R. Moss 1 R. Moss 2; 12 Cobs, (dark), R. Moss 1 and 2; Maize, 25 heaviest cobs R…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cattle Draft
Open cattle draft, H. L. Griffith, Singleton, Trigger, 88 pts., 1; Miss J. Stacy, Singleton, Rex. 87 pts.. 2; Alex Martin,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Firm at Maitland
The market was very firm for the 800 fat cattle at Maitland saleyards to-day. The quality generally showed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Prices Ease In London
LONDON, Oct 9 (AAP).— The Financial Times” says the close of the present series of London sales on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. McEwen For American Wool Talks
CANBERRA, Monday. — The Minister for Commerce, Mr. McEwen, who is now in London, will fly to New York on Thursday to…
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