£129,000 In 8 Minutes For Wool
SYDNEY, Friday.—Walcha grazier, Mr. G. R. Hill received almost £129,000 in less than eight minutes for 32 lots of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1951
1,730 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 87
Potato Crops Will Be Cut At Least 500 Farms Now Out of Action SYDNEY
At least 500 potato farms had gone out of action in 1950 and regardless of increased prices, the coming year’s crop in New South Wales would be lower, said the secretary of the Potato Growers’ Association (Mr. G. Balham)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Long Trek Ends in Singleton 1200 Cattle Come 4000 Miles In 12 Months
A mob of 1200 cattle reached the Singleton area last week after travelling more than 4000 miles in 12 months…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →High Wool Price Damaging, Says Man Who Topped Sale SYDENY
A Watch greater, Mr. G. R. Hill received almost £128,000 In less than eight minotes for 82 lost of gresy merino wool at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£18,125 a Minute Grazier's Big Wool Cheque Believes High Prices Damaging to National Economy. Sydney, Frday
A Walcha grazier, M. R. Hill, received almost £129,000 in less than eight minutes for 32 lots of g[?]asy Merino wool at Sydney sales…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junior Farmer's Winning Essay
Kay Barry, of the Junior Farmers' Club, was the winner of the Junior Section of the P P U Upper Hunter District Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Too Many "Pitt Street Farmers" SAYS P.P. Board Chairman
"The Hunter Valley is suffering from too many 'Pitt Street farmers, said Mr. R. Clendinning (chairman) at a meeting of the Denman-Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Problem for Dairymen
Dairy farmers supplying the Milk Board are finding difficulty in securing materials to comply with the board’s building…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Meeting of Dairymen
A meeting of Maitland branch the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council has been convened to receive delegate's report general…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inadequate Allowance For, Board On Farms SYDNEY
For taxation purposes dairy farmers were allowed a deduction of only 15/ a week for each employee boarded and lodged,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Champions and Their Methods Prizewinning Farmers, Comments
THERE are the recipes for success given by the prizewinners at the field day conducted at Mr. A. S. R…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairying Shows Room for Improvment Agriculture Chief At Singleton Filed Day
"There is still plenty of room for improvement in the dairying industry if better farming methods and bigger milk production is to be achieved in Australia," stated Dr H. J. Hynes (Assistant Director…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Junior" Farmers Up to 25? Quarterly Meeting
The quarterly meeting of the Junior Farmers' Clubs, State Council will be held on Thursday, January 25, when it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cutworm Control Difficult Where Row Crops Have Become Weed Infested
From time to time pastures and field crops in New South Wales are attacked by enormous numbers of caterpillars of the type known as cutworms—and as these pests also feed on various weeds and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The World of Farming Notes From All Parts
THE Minister for Agriculture, Hon E. H. Graham, M.L.A., has announced that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Many Sheep Missing DUBBO
Du[?] are searching for a £1000 of sheep lost in the Narromine Trance area since the new years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mouth Swellings in Cattle
Examination of cattle reported by their owners to vettrl[?] as suffering from action mycosis (“[?]mpy law”) a[?]times reveals…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farming Methods
"I found farming methods in England, also in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, greatly improved since my last visit there in 1938. Instead of the old…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sunburnt Cattle
A Casino report states that sensitivity to sunlight resulting in a type of sunburning has been noticed in lighter coloured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Lower at Homebush
Winchcombe Carson’s report: 28,527 sheep of mixed quality. Market firm. Best ewes to 10d. wethers 13d, lambs and hoggets…
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