Singleton Farmer Building Big Dam To Irrigate Property
A Singleton farmer Is building a 20,000,000-gallons dam to harvest run-off water from his property for Irrigation. The project Is the biggest of its kind yet…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1954
1,443 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 73
Maitland Dairymen Favour Quotas
Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council decided on Wednesday night that a plan for individual quotas from zone milk suppliers be drawn up and submitted to suppliers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yarding of Cattle Was Small
About 800 fat cattle yarded at Campbell’s Hill saleyards today, consisting mainly of bullocks and cows, with an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narrowgut Bridge Putting Farms Back to Production
A plank and oil drum raft is gradually being pulled to pieces on the bank of the Hunter River at Narrowgut. The raft (now five years old) is the only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Herd tests earn money for farmers
Mr. K. W. Humphries, deputy-chairman of the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co., has given…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Prices Fully Firm
At Sydney wool sales yesterday Merino fleeces were fully firm on closing rates in Brisbane last week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Week in Wool
WOOL IS 15 PER CENT. CHEAPER THAN AT THE CLOSE OF LAST SEASON. AFTER TWO SEASONS OF RELATIVE STABILITY, THE GRAPH LINE OF WOOL PRICES HAS RECORDED…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Distribution for Water From Glenbawn to Farms Along the Hunter Scone Does Not Want Irrigation Area From Dam
Mr. J. S. Haig said on Tuesday of last week that farmers in the Scone area did not want an irrigation area established in conjunction with Glenbawn Dam. They believed they had all the water they needed at present for irrigation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More 'roos than sheep
PERTH: Fourteen Leonora graziers estimate that 13,000 kangaroos are on their properties…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →P.P.B. move on Cattle Act
A large number of landholders have complained to the Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Farmer Building Dam to Irrigate Property
A Singleton farmer is building a 20,000,000-gallons dam to harvest run-off water from his property for irrigation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Star" Junior Farmer Competition
Tom Boyton, of Wallarobba Junior Farmer Club, has been chosen as representative for the Upper Hunter district in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Herd Tests Urged "Money-earner for Dairy Man"
Mr. K. W. Humphries, deputy chairman of the Hunter' Valley Co-operative Dairy Company, has given emphasis…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Dairy Section at Quirindi
The Quirindi Show Council has decided to delete the dairy section at the 1955 show on account of the dearth of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer Remanded
A Louth Park farmer was remanded till September. 17 at Maitland Court by Mr. Jenkins J.P., on charges of driving a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Moves Over Cattle Act
SINGLETON: Following complaints by a large number of landholders about the working of the Cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Winchcombe Carson wool sales
SYDNEY. —Winchcombe, Carson sold 9490 bales at auction and privately at their Sydney wool sales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Week in Wool
AS THE WOOL SELLING SEASON ENTERS ITS THIRD WEEK, WITH VALUE ATTUNED AT SYDNEY, ADELAIDE, BRISBANE, LONDON AND SOUTH AFRICA, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Market Shows Stronger Tone
Increased demand from Bradford strengthened the tone of the Sydney wool sales yesterday, when wools free or only…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Signs of Decline on Wool Market
As the wool-selling season enters its third week, with values attuned at Sydney. Adelaide. Brisbane, London…
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