District Junior Farmers. Impressive List of Wins. 37 Awards to District Competitors
At the Royal Show, just concluded, Upper Hunter Junior Farmers gained 14 first prizes, 13 seconds, and 10 third prizes,…
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Farming & the land, 1952
1,661 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 84
Insects Affecting Lucerne Seed Crops at Baerami Creek
"Production of lucerne seed at Baerami Creek, via Denman, which usually offers a significant contribution to total State production, has been seriously affected during the past few years by various insect pests," said B. M. Braithwaite,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Junior Farmers. Successful at Show
Junior farmers from the Hunter River district had their greatest success ever in the judging competitions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Migrants for Farm Labour. Big Commonwealth Scheme Under Way
"The Commonwealth Government in recruiting migrants with experience of farming, under agreements negotiated with the Dutch and Italian Governments, in order to help meet the labour needs of Australian primary producers,"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Junior Farmers U.H. Team Visits Royal Show
The Upper Hunter Junior Farmers' team, under the sponsorship and guidance of Mr. McTaggart, and outstanding success in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Motor Tax Concessions for Dairymen
The Minister for Transport (Mr. W. F. Sheahan) did not hold out any hope of a return of motor vehicle registration…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Milk Price Rise Delay Cost Farmers £70,000 Industry On Better Footing, Says Secretary
The delay of a week in January in increasing the price of milk had meant a loss of £70,000 to dairy farmers, the president of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council (Mr. E. J. Noble) told the eighth annual…
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W. Bailey and Sons report holding a very successful sale of dairy cattle at the, Shire yards on Friday last,…
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18,572 yarded, market for hoggets and lambs 5/ dearer, others firmer to dearer. Lambs and suckers 20½d to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Value Of Molasses Doubtful For Feeding Sheep
"The common impression among sheep men that molasses has particular virtues in drought or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairymen Refuse To Pay Cartage Rates
SINGLETON Milk producers in many parts of the Singleton district have refused to pay the increased milk…
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“Special schools of instruction for dairy farmers, pig raisers, vegetable growers and poultry farmers will be held…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairymen Will Protest Against Block Days
SINGLETON: Dairy farmers in the Singleton district are concerned with the number of “block days” being imposed at the Singleton and District Dairy Company’s factory…
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CANBERRA.—The Australian Agricultural Council will hold a special two-day meeting here this week to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Milk Price Rise Delay Costly to Farmers
The delay of a week in January in increasing the price of milk had meant a loss of £70,000 to dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Butter Next Week
Butter distributors who cut supplies to retailers by 50 per cent in February will increase the ration to 75 per…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unrestricted Sales Of Butter To-day
At least one Maitland store wot to-day selling, butter without a single restriction on the quantity customers were demanding. This is the first time for many weeks that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Diseased Cattle From U.K. Commonwealth Precautions. Canberra
The Commonwealth health authorities said to-day they did not fear that diseased cattle would reach Australia from the United…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Young Farmers. at Muswellbrook To-day
A party of 20 members of the Victorian Young Farmers' League, the counterpart of the N.S.W. Junior Farmer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Second in State. Local Junior Farmer's Success
Margaret Carter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Carter, of Brook Street, was placed second in home science, division II…
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