Record Oyster Crop in 1954
The oyster harvest of 1954 was expected to be the heaviest on record, the State Superintendent of Fisheries (Mr. T. C. Roughley) said…
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Farming & the land, 1952
1,661 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 84
Irrigation Improves Farm
A farming property of 103 acres at Whittingham, which was run-down & dry, is being made a highly efficient irrigated dairy farm by an…
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Pitt, Son and Badgery’s report: 24,262 sheep and Iambs. Prime descriptions scarce In a poor quality offering. Market…
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Approximately 1000 head of cattle, of fair quality throughout, were yarded at Maitland sale yards to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American "Austerity" Hits Guns, Not Butter
WASHINGTON—Americans, who were warned to expect some austerity through the nation's big "guns and butter'"' rearmament programme, are now finding that anticipated shortages are affecting the guns but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Revised Estimate Of Wool Clip
Revised estimate of the 1951-52 Australian wool clip is given at 3,440,000 bales, averaging 2961b net,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Making Farm Animals More Productive
KALAMZOO (Michigan); A new sex hormone to make form animals more productive was announced here by the Upjohn Company. The hormone is ECP, meaning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death Of Dairy Factory Manager
GLOUCESTER : The death occurred suddenly of Mr. Adoph [?] manager of the Gloucester Dairy Co., at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Paterson Dairymen Will Withhold Milk Milk Industry Is Facing Serious Crisis
A capacity meeting of dairymen from most parts of the district hold of Paterson on Saturday night un[?] resolved to withhold supplies of milk should the N.S.W. Government refuse to grant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Argentines Small Wheat Crop
NEW YORK: The prospects for Argentina's wheat crop this year are poor and ars causing wide concern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drop In Australia's Wool Exports
CANBERRA: The acting Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. S. Carver) said that Australia's wool exports for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aberdeen News Dairy Farmers' Meeting. Discuss Electricity Blackouts with Coal Co
Over 40 dairy farmers and memhers of the Aberdeen branch of the P.P.U. met in the Memorial Hall, on llth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairymen Will Withhold Milk From Friday Move By Representative Meeting In Sydney To-day
SYDNEY: Delegates to a conference of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council in Sydney to-day decided to cut off milk supplies in the New South Wales dairy zone on Friday unless State Cabinet granted on increased price. Cabinet to-day is still considering the application by dairymen for an…
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At a large[?] attended meeting of the Raymond Terrace branch of the Mil[?] Zone Datr[?]men's Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming Under the Sea Nearly 48 Million Oysters Yearly
A wit once said, "A noisy noise annoys an oyster," which in itself is a debatable point Be that as it may, the oyster is a pretty important fellow in his own right and is the basis of one of Australia's most…
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Winchcombe Carson report selling 9400 bales at auction and privately in Sydney on Monday. There was good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Hereford Cattle Sale
The white faced cattle breeding Sag centre of Tangooi, near Eockbamptoa la Central Queensland, will awaken to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Stabbing Again At Brookfield
Some five years ago, many cattle were found in Brookfield with their bodies ripped with a knife. Every effort was made to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Smaller Acreage of Wheat Sown
The acting statistician (Mr. S. Carrer) Said that New South Wales farmers this season had sown the smallest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Grant Farms Beat Drought
“A dairy grant demonstration farm in the Richmond [?]ver is getting is in excellent example of [?] milk…
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