500 Stolen From Farmer’s Home
Whilst a farmer of Nelson’s Plains and his family were absent in Maitland thieves entered his home and stole…
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Farming & the land, 1951
1,730 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 87
Sugar Crop Down
The Australian sugar crop for 1951 was estimated at 360,000[?] tons, compared with a production of 897,000 tons, last year and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muswellbrook Wool
Comebacks' wethers fleece, sold by Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. at the Newcastle sales yesterday, account Mrs. E. Mitchelhill, realised 169d.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Bit Of Butter
WHEN the young king, in A. A. Milne’s popular poem said he wonted only a fait of butter for his bread he refused to be put off with any substitute, and the cooperation of the dairymaid and the cow was sought…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Sales at Homebush
At Winchcombe Carson’s Homebush auction on Thursday W. G. Lrwin Dungog sold 24 cows to £26/1/ avg £23/17/8…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Down 5 p.c. at Last Sales
Most types of wool were 5 per cent, lower than the prices at the closing day of Sydney sales in May at the opening of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farming Notes Dairy Inspector Warns On Milk Cans
Despite the fact that returned milk cans appeared clean, they should not be used until they had been thoroughly washed out, said the senior dairy inspector, Victorian Department of Agriculture (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kicked By Cow, Farmer’s Leg Broken
Mr James Dalton of Miller’s Forest was kicked b a cow and his leg was broken in several places He is now an inmate of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Call For Inquiry into Price Of Dairy Products
Declaring that prices for dairy products are inadequate the Liberal Party’s NSW rural committee has called for an inquiry to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Orchardist Grow Fruit Cases Timber as a Crop
AN outstanding example of how orchardists solved the difficulty of obtaining cases in which to pack their fruit crop, conies from the Rylstone district of New South Wales. The story was told in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Junior Farmer's Club In Maitland
At e meeting in the Maitland Boys’ High School a representative group of citizens, on the Mr. Howrah M.L.A.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tractor and Farm Machinery Field Day
The second annual tractor and farm machinery field day at Hawkesbury Agricultural College on Wednesday, August [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →M. Z. D. Council Criticises - Dairy Officer
Criticism was levelled against the district dairy officer (Mr. 3. W. G. Smith) at the meeting of the Mast land branch of the Milk…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Resumption Of Racing At Warwick Farm
SYDNEY: The Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) yesterday in firmed the Australian Jockey Club that a special permit would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fat Cattle Dearer; No Fat Sheep
Weather conditions of the past week caused a lighter yarding of fat cattle to be on offer at Maitland saleyards today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Rise in Cattle
Winchcombe, Carson report: 8785 sheep of mixed quality Prime lambs 4/ dearer, prime grown sheep easier. Plain and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Synthetic Wool to Be Produced
WASHINGTON: The United States would consider producto[?] syutheri[?] wool, because of the “exorbitant prices” obtained by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.s.w Seeks Federal Help on Butter Position
Federal Government has been asked to take over surplus butter supplies in other States and divert them immediately to N.S.W. N.S.W. Prices Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reasons for Winter Milk Shortage Dairymen’s Proposals To Increase Production
The present, and recurring every winter, shortage of milk, is due to many reasons. Some of these causes are well known—labour and feed difficulties, etc.—but a for greater reason is lack of business foresight on the part of the Milk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairyman Given Good Tip
Excusing a juror from service quarter sessions at East Maitland, Judge O’Sullivan made a comment that he hoped the man…
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