Cattle Die on Slow Train Trips
Many cattle died through overcrowding and slow journeys in railway trucks, the President of Newcastle branch…
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Farming & the land, 1953
1,713 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 82 of 86
More on Man’s Head Than on Sheep’s
SYDNEY: It now, costs more than twice as much to cut a man’s [?] that it does to shear a sheep…
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A survey now being carried put by economists of the Department of Agriculture will probe trends…
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DARWIN:-The CSIRO had established a estile-breeding station north of Rockhampton. I try to breed -a more suitable…
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CANBERRA: Claims made about sunshield sabres as a substitute for wool were extravagant, it .was stated in…
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Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— That the newer fabrics will not "hurt" the traditional…
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In Uruguay, where 87 million lb. (45 per cent.) of the clip this season comprises 58/60's fine crossbreds, local…
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Irregular tendencies which pervaded the wool market this week in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and in London, were just sufficient to record a vibration in the long level…
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CANBERRA, wednesday.— The Australian Wool Board to-day described as "extravagant" claims made about…
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DARWIN, WEDNESDAY.—THE CSIRO HAS ESTABLISHED A CATTLE-BREEDING STATION NORTH OF ROCKHAMPTON TO TRY TO BREED A MORE SUITABLE TYPE OF CATTLE FOR NORTHERN AUSTRALIA…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Week in Wool Wool Cheque May Reach £440-M. 7200 Bales Av. 100d at Geelong U.S. Trade Wants Tariff Repealed Continental Demand Still Rising
With the wool market within three weeks of its half-time recess, world demand shows no signs of slackening, nor are there portents of any disturbance, to the continuity of its long run Dalgety's News Service…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Muswellbrook Junior Farmers' Club President's Annual Report
The annual report of the Muswellbrook Junior Farmers' Club was submitted by the president, Mr. Cliff Blake, at the club's annual dinner on Monday last, coinciding with the 25th. anniversary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmers Big Year Large Attendance at Annnual Dinner Speakers Pay Tribute to Local Club
Muswellbrook Junior Farmers' Club, which has 105 active members, and last year raised £437/19/-, held its second annual dinner at the High School on Monday night last, in the presence of a large and representative gathering…
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Mr. E. G. McLaren, District Dairying Officer, reports on the seasonal conditions for the month of…
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Fish ponds may be built on Australian farms to provide country families with regular supplies of fresh fish…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastures Project For Junior Farmers
An effort ii being made to encourage a greater number of junior farmers of New South Wales, particularly senior club members who have who have just left school to undertake e pastures improvement project…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How To Increase Crops Rumania’s Problem . Collectivisation Not Compulsory (Stanley Clark, Reuter Correspondent)
BUCHAREST: Rumania’s extensive farmlands potentially rich. Though Rumanians tell you proudly that they have 12,500 tractors which ore working on more than…
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Straying stock in the streets of Dorrigo are so nttmerous that the town resembles an outback cattle station…
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It now costs more than twice as much to cut a man's hair than it does to shear a sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dry Conditions Affect Milk, Crops and Stock 4 to 5 Inches of Rain Required
Continuation of very dry conditions throughout the whole of the district has had an adverse affect on milk and cream production, crops, pastures and the condition of stock, the…
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