Cattle Poisoned by Sudan Grass
An Aberdeen dairy farmer lost £1000 in a few minutes when A 7 cows died of toxic poison after eating self-sown Sudan grass. twenty other bows were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1953
1,713 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 83 of 86
Less Wheat Exported From Us
WASHING TON: United States exports of wheat in the first five months of the 1953-64 marketing year totalled…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Problem Of Settling Junior Farmers Approach Landholders Direct Is Suggested
The most practical means of getting junior farmers into actual production would be a direction owners of suitable land at present not being put to full use, the president of Muswellbrook Junior…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairyman Loses Nine Cattle
DENMAN: Mr. Norman Power, of Martindale, suffered a serious loss on Saturday. Whilst he was attending the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grasshoppers Now Moving Towards Farms On Rich Bolwarra Flats
A Dalwood farmer said to-day he would be forced to turn his dairy herd out because of the trail of damage left on his property by plague proportion grasshoppers which swept the area this week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sudan grass poisonous to cattle
At the present time Sudan grass and sweet Sudan grass in the district are poisonous to cattle, says Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-day’s Leader Development In Canada Fight To Save Cattle From Fire
An East Greta man and his young son worked fast this morning to save 25 valuable dairy cows from one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Well Known Fosterton Farm Sold for £90 Per Acre
On Friday last Mr. J. H. Marquet's 73-acre dairy farm at Fosterton was sold by auction at £90 per acre…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warning on Wool Tariffs
WASHINGTON: Experts, new reviewing United States foreign economic poli[?] have been told that increased…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Presentation To Young “Star” Farmer
The Rural Bank of NSW has presented a trophy to Miss Lois Brown, winner of the district section of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leader The President’s [?] ’Hoppers Are Thick, But Damage So Far Is Negligible Irrigated Crops Are Being By-Passed
Grosshoppers were larger numbers to-day in many post at the district, but landholders stated that damage to far tin been negligible. This applies particularly to the rich agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Wheat Competition
The Secretary, Mr. R. Good worth, is in receipt of the following report on the wheat competition sponsored by the Tooloogan Agricultural Bureau,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cattle Killed by Sudan Grass an Aberdeen Dairy Farmer Lost £1000 in a Few Minutes When 17 Cows Died of Toxic Poison After Eating' Self Grown Sudan Grass
Twenty other cows were saved after a fight which lasted more than four hours. The farmer is Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Wool Sales
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report having sold 10,500 bales of wool at auction and privately yesterday, to good general…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Best Sheep Again in Demand
Sheep buyers continued to support country auctions this week, but the market had an easing tendency at some…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The week in wool
The slight easing movement in wool values continued this week in Brisbane, Albury and Adelaide, bringing fine to medium merino back to the opening levels of the season. Broad…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Livestock Review Irregular Market for Sheep
Turnover of score sheep this week has been steady, but the market generally has shown some irregularity. Dry weather and grasshoppers caused…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scone District Wheat Harvest, 1953
Already 17,500 bags of wheat have been delivered to Flint's Farm Supplies on behalf of the Wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep Flocks Australian and United States Comparisons
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—In his address to the annual meeting of the Boston Wool Federation, the president, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying Aided Special Farms Show Way
News consistently appears in the agricultural and country press about the national value of the Work being done in New…
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