Muswellbrook Junior Farmer Placed Third
Clifford Blake, 15, of Muswellbrook, gained third plane in the Australian Broadcasting Commission Junior farmer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1953
1,713 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 86
Ophthalmia of Cattle (Pink-eye or Eye-blight)
Opthalmia is prevalent among cattle this year and oiitbreaks have been investigated by officers of C.S.I.R…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Practical Advice for Farmers
Any farmer requiring advice or assistance in any aspect of his agriculture or stock management may obtain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fat Cattle Dearer At Maitland
There was a very light supply of about 600 fat cattle at the Maitland sale yards to-day, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Further Royal Show Successes District Junior Farmers to the Fore
District Junior Farmers were most successful in the stock judging competitions at the Royal Show…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seasonal Decline in Milk Production 30 Per Cent. Below Summer Peak Line (Report of March seasonal conditions by Mr. G. McLaren, District Dairy Officer)
There has been a steady decline in milk production throughout the month due, mainly, to most herds being well advanced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Denman Milk Zone Dairymen's Council
Members of the Denman branch were shocked to hear of the sudden deeth of Mrs. R. T. Thornton. [?] Thornton is on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record Price for Dairy Bull Bought By Mt. View Dairymen
McNamara Bros., of Mt. View, paid 280 guineas for a ten months old dairy bull in Sydney. The bull, a Jersey, named st…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Star Junior Farmer Competition Selecting Outstanding Boy Or Girl In State
The commissioners of the Rural Bank of N.S.W., encouraged by the success of the 1952 star junior farmer competition, would sponsor it again this year, the district supervisor of the movement (Mr. A. L…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers Do Good Job in Britain
LONDON: During the war the output of food in the United Kingdom increased by a fifth, and by 1951 by the some amount again. The farming community did a good job and then…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Synthetic Fibres No Threat to U.s. Wool Growers
No wool grower in America feared that synthetic fibres would ruin the industry, Mr. Abelicio…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Weedkillers will not damage crops if carefully applied
The great benefits to be derived from the hormone Weedkillers, such as 2,4-DT, 2,4,5-T and MCPA, should not be minimised by careless preparation and application…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Exports
In 1934-38 the export of butter from Australia was 150 thousand tons a year In 1950-51 it was a little over 50 thousand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Wheat Crop Likely
The estimated average yield of 19.1 bushies of wheat piercer for 1952-53 is a record for Australia according to a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Industry Stabilisation
MELBOURNE. The Victorian Cabinet decided to continue support of [?] measures for the wheat in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theft of Butter From Milk Board Alleged
Wingham Rural Co-operative Society Ltd. was charged at Wingham Court on Tuesday with having stolen 6976lb. of butter fat valued at £1505 from the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain Needed By Dairymen
SINGLETON: Substantial fails of rain are needed-in the Singleton district to boost dwindling milk supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Migration of Beetles From Farms
SINGLETON: Beetles which have caused havoc among corn crops in the broke area are beginning to migrates…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Topping Off Beef Cattle
Gains in weight averaging 1.7 lb. per head per day have been obtained with four-year-old grade…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Beef Cattle As Sideline
Beef production could be increased perceptibly if wheat growers and woolgrowers in a small way ran a few head of…
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