English Sheep Not on Demand To-day
SYDNEY: English breeds of sheep were practically unwanted at the sheep sales at the Show Ground cats morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1951
1,730 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 87
Groundnuts for Wool-like Fabric
IT IS POSSIBLE that your "monkey-suit" will soon be made from monkey-nuts. But what is more certain, at least some garments will be made partly with a fibre produced from groundnuts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fall in Wool Prices
SYDNEY: Grezlers next season may not be able to pay the shearers the present rate of £7/10/ a hundred aheap, because…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Zealand Butter Duty Free At 3/8 lb
New Zealand butter will be admitted to Australia duty free until August 20 the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced yesterday. Trade authorities consider, however, New Zealand imports will fail to relieve the New South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.Z. Butter Freed From Duty, But Trade Not Hopeful
Butter imported from New Zealand will be admitted to Australia duty free until August 20. This was announced in Canberra yesterday by the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Grant Demonstration Striking Progress at Lismore, Byron Bay
Splendid headway is being made with Commonwealth Dairy Grant Demonstrations in the Lismore and Byron Bay districts," says Mr. G. T. Dawson, Field Supervisor, who has just returned from inspecting Dairy Grant projects in those areas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Must Alter View on Farmers State Member's Views
Townspeople must be educated out of the idea that part of the primary producers' job is to work long hours and for little…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Socialised Farming Some Observations on British Agriculture
For the last month I have been living on a farm in the south of England, with the deliberate intention of seeing for myself, at first hand,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Towns Around Farmer's Invention Prevents milk Wastage
A simple alarm, to save both loss of time and milk, when cans are approaching full in the dairy, has been devised by Mr. Dick Taylor, of Dartbrook, near Aberdeen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dutch Farmers
Dutch migrants, with practical experience in the dairying indusry, should be diverted to work on dairy farms here, where…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Butter Shortage The Editor
Dear Sir,—The conflicting statements during the past week concerning overall Butter supplies throughout the Commonwealth could confuse…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Russia Buying Less Wool
CANBERRA: The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr J McEwen) said this Russia and satellice countics ware buying less…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Rise Likely
The price of butter is likely to rise by l/- following recommendations to the Federal Government by the Joint…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fat Cattle Prices Higher
A heavy yarding of 1000 fat cattle was forward at Maitland sale yards to-day. The quality, considering ,the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Cheaper At Homebush
Pitt, son and Badgery’s report: £[?] sheep and lambs penned Prime sheep very scarce, lambs predominating, market…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inquiry by Finnan on Butter Store
The New South Wales Prices Minister (Mr Finnan) said yesterday that he would ask the Federal Minister for Commerce…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price Increase In Sugar, Butter Tipped
SYDNEY: Butter is likely to rise 1/ [?] lb, following the Joint [?] Advisory Committee’s recommendation to Federal Government that the price be increased. The committee mat in Sydney on Friday and its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dustmen Won a Wool Case
LONDONr—Four men in overalls went to Ipswich Town Hall, Suffolk, last week and won for themselves and 64…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Feeling the Pinch of Butter Shortage Distributing Agent Says Half Supplies Delivered
The public was just, starting to feel the pinch in the butter shortage, and there was no indication just how long shortage would continue, a Maitland who Moler said to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Breeders Hesitate to Buy. Influenced by Falling Wool Market. Sydney
Some breeders at the sheep sales hesitate to operate freely because of the falling wool market, but others have now become active because of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →