Foreign Students Help British Farmers With Crops
LONDON: Over 700 students from seven overseas contries have helped British farmers to bring in their crops during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1954
1,443 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 73
Hand Milking On Many Dairy Farms
SYDNEY : The deputy director of the Division of Dairying of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. A. C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Market £2 Dearer
A very small yarding of about 500 fat cattle at Maitland, saleyards today. The general, quality was only fair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More on Man's Head Than on Sheep's
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 2 →Wool Falls In U.S.A.
NEW YORK: Demand for woollens and worsteds in the United States has decreased and production of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 5th JANUARY, 1954. British Farmers Will Train Apprentices
The training of apprentices to enable young people to usefully and competently take their place in the various trades and crafts in secondary industry has been an age-long custom…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Forced Unionism For Dairy Workers
SYDNEY : Employers and employees working under the Milk and Ice Carters and Dairymen’s Employees’ Union have until the and of February to Comply with the Industrial Arbitration (Amendment)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer Finds Skeleton
AMIENS (France) : A farmer ploughing a field near Bapaume yesterday discovered the skeleton of a solder with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Higher Pay for Pastoral Workers to Be Debated
DEMANDS FOR HIGHER PAY FOR PASTORAL WORKERS WILL BE DEBATED AT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN WORKERS' UNION, WHICH OPENS IN BRISBANE ON JAN. 25…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →13 Cattle Die in Wingen Road Smash
WHEN A HEAVY TRA ILER USED FOR THE TRANSPORT OF LIVESTOCK OVERTURNED A MILE NORTH OF WINGEN, ON THE NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE DRIVER WAS…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Interest in Coming Wool Sales
Sheepmen are showing much interest in the wool sales, which will resume in Sydney on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Year Wool Sales Prospects Encouraging
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Wool sales continue in recess, New Year sales not being scheduled to commence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prospects Encouraging New Year Wool Sales
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., reports: Wool sales continue in recess, New Year sales not being scheduled to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Martindale Farmers Appeal for Help Fight Against Grasshoppers Aim to Set Up Local Control Committee
Martindale farmers, seeking to set up a local control committee to wage war against the grasshopper plague, are seeking financial assistance from the Government to allow them to implement their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blue Couch Proved Fatal Denman Farmer's Loss
The first case of blue couch poisoning is reported from Denman, where two cows, owned by Mr. L. O. Irwin, died…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Presentation To Hunter Valley Co-Op Dairy Employees
THIRTEEN EMPLOYEES WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE WERE MADE PRESENTATIONS BY THE HUNTER VALLEY CO-OPERATIVE DAIRY COMPANY LTD. AT THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FUNCTION OF…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Factors Affecting Milking Rate Dairy Research Officer's Investigations
A recent survey by Mr. G. J. Smith, Dairy Research Officer of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, in the Aberdeen district, has shown that four main factors are affecting the rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fat Cattle Values Up £1
A fairly heavy supply of about 1000 fat cattle at Campbell’s Hill to-day. The quality was quite satisfactory for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Board’s Suggestion Criticised
SYDNEY: The suggestion by the Wheat Board to restrict acreage Is an appalling example of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Truck Shortage At Wheat Silo
QUIRINDI: The harvest and delivery of wheat at Quirindi railway has been completed with approximately 11,000…
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