Wool Sales
The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Newcastle, brought forward a catalougle of 4405 bales for…
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Farming & the land, 1951
1,730 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 78 of 87
First Wheat Arrives
SYDNEY: The first of this season’s wheat was delivered into silos in north-west N.S.W. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The World Of Farming in Milk 55 Days Before Calving
A dairy heifer on a farm in the Moss Vale district set an unsual precedent by coming into milk 55 days before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Merriwa Sheep
A consignment of 120 xbred suckers from J. A. Irwin, Merriwa, realised to 63/1, avg. 61/11 per head, at Winchcombe,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soil Conservation 130 Upper Hunter Farms Treated
"Already some 130 holdings, involving 200,000 acres of land have been treated with soil conservation methods within the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →APPU Urges More Migrants For Farms
SYDNEY: It was the duty of the Federal Government to direct migrants “in vastly increased numbers” to primary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Weston Farms, Property Menaced By Bushfire
Fanned by a strong westerly wind, a bushfire is raging on an estimated five to six miles front at Weston. Several poultry farms and adjoining properties arc in grave danger. The fire started at 10.40…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat for Stock Feed
The M.Z.D.G. was represented by the General Secretary at a conference convened by the Hon. E. H. Graham, State Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trading in Sheep Is Steady Livestock Review
Trading In store sheep last week was steady, and values generally were maintained. Special quality lots were in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pleuro Pneumonia in Cattle Outbreak at St. Marys
"An outbreak of pleuro-pneumonia was recently diagnosed in cattle on a farm at St. Marys, in the Cumberland district," said R. M. Watts,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Preliminary Wheat Forecast for N.s.w
The forthcoming Wheat harvest in New South Wales is expected to yield 40 million bushels. This forecast was given today by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Preliminary Wheat Forecast for N.S. Wales
The forthcoming wheat harvest in New South Wales is expected to yield 40-million bushels. This forecast was given on Friday by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hormone Sprays Protect Cereal Crops at Condobolin Experiment Farm
"Hormone sprays applied to weed-infested oat and wheat crops at Condobolin Experimental Farm during August have made the difference…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Grain Crop Strains Storage Space
OTTAWA (Reuter) : Mountains of wheat, oats, barley, and rye will soon be crowding west Canadian residents out of their skating rinks , community centre buildings and parish hails…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Truck Crash
A truck was badly damaged yesterday when its front axle collapsed. The driver. Ron Taylor of Ardglen, escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cows Generous. Aberdeen Farmer's Success
The best dairy herd in the Hunter Valley averaged 39.6 pounds of milk under official tent during October…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Growers Hail Increased Price for Potatoes Earlier Move Would Have Increased Crop
Potato growers of the Maitland district to-day keiled as welcome news the announce Potato Marketing Board that New South Wales potatoes would be marketed from to-day at 6d per…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying Industry Award
The following new rates of pay became operative as from the first pay period in November 1951. This information…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →M. R. Dairy Co-op. to Bottle and Powder Milk
Following a policy of diversification of factory manufacture the Manning River Co-operative Society Ltd. is installing additional plant to make…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cannot Agree On Dairying Award
Some differences of opinion exists regarding the rates of pay of employees on farms in the dairying industry. Last week the Industrial Registrar released the official rates of pay…
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