The Week in Wool
The dwindling flow of wool offerings, climaxed by the cancellation of the Brisbane May series of sales, resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1954
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This Week in Wool
The dwindling flow of wool offerings, climaxed by the cancellation of the Brisbane May series of sales,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aberdeen-Angus Cattle "Value Again Proved," Said President
"Value of Aberdeen-Angus cattle was again proved at the Royal Agricultural Society's Fat Stock and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Many farmers face hard winter claims Dairy Officer
Unfavourable seasonal conditions have continued to have an adverse affect on district milk production which is still declining and many farmers look like facing a hard winter,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New School Farm Building For Muswellbrook Work to Be Put in Hand at Early Date Department's Decision Warmly Praised
The Director-General of Education has advised Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.R., that in response to the latter's representations, on behalf of the Muswellbrook Parents and Citizens' Association,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electricity Aids Dairy Hygiene
Electricity offers the dairy farmer an effective means to improve dairy hygiene through cleaner production, labour saved,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Dairy Co. Wins Two Awards
The Hunter Valley Cooperative Dairy Co., Ltd., won two first awards in the annual competitions held by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Agronomist Says Pastures And Crops Need Good Rain
The district agronomist (Mr. F. D. Mackenzie) in a report on conditions on the central coast and Hunter Valley, states that frosts, severe in inland areas, were also severe enough to cut sorghum in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter Trust to seek help for farm water supplies
The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission is to be asked by the Hunter Valley Conservation Trust to appoint an officer or engineer at Scone or a centre in the Hunter Valley to assist with farm water supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Junior Farmer wins public speaking comp
Singleton Junior Farmer John Beisler won a public speaking competition at Muswellbrook on Monday night. Teams from Singleton, Muswellbrook. Scone and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This Week in the Store Cattle Market
With fattening age bullocks in exceptionally short supply in Western Victoria, the southern demand for cattle is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmers to Face Hard Winter
Unfavourable seasonal conditions have continued to have an adverse affect on milk production which is still declining and many farmers look like facing a hard winter, the Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Advance In Prime Cattle
A much lighter yarding of approximately 700 fat cattle at Campbell’s Hill to-day, consisting mainly of plain to fair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Preparing for Hunter potato crop
The district agronomist (Mr. F. D. McKenzie) states that land preparation for the July season for potatoes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Angus Scooped Fat Cattle Show
The successful formula of improved pastures, plus Aberdeen Angus early maturity and quality, stole the show at the fat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Board’s Confidence In Future Of Wool
PRETORIA (Transvaal): South Africa, New Zealand and Australian wool interests, have expressed their “full confidence and optimism” in the future of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canadian Wheat Board’s Cut May Be Start Of Price War
WINNIPEG: Canada has followed the lead of the United States and has cut its wheat price by amounts amounts ranging up to 10d per bushel. Some grain trade sources view the move—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State’s Record Apple Crop
The record apple crop in New South Wales, estimated at 2,400,000 cases this year, was almost a million cases…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Land For Iraq’s Small Farmers
BAGDAD: The Iraq Government has distributed large tracts of agricultural land among 200 smallholders in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stud Sheep Sales
At the merino stud sheep sales in Sydney yesterday, 288 sheep sold for 82,165 guineas, an average of 291 guineas…
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