Cattle Values £2 Lower
A heavier raisins of 1099 fat cattle at His Campbell’s Hill saleyards to-day. The majority consisted of plain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1955
370 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 19
Wool Textiles
NEW YORK: The outlook for wool textiles in 1955 was far brighter than the statistical record of 1954 to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Season Helps Farmers Conserve Big Fodder Supplies
The conserved fodder position in the Maitland district is the strongest for many years, a Peterson farmer (Mr. L. G. Clements) said this morning. Mr. Clements was commenting on a statement by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Marching News, Wool Bureau Appointments
All is quiet on the marching front at present. Some of the girls report having received Christmas cards from…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wool Season's First Half Closes
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report 21/12/'54: Although the first portion of the 1954/55 wool selling…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Free Book For Dairymen
The Department of Agriculture has Issued a new booklet, “Proven Sires and Merit Cows,”…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Market Stabilised
MELBOURNE: The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) said be believed that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Values Up £1 At Maitland
About 850 fat cattle yarded at Maitland tales today, a lighter supply. Bullocks and steers were not as well…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia’s Greasy Wool Trade
CANBERRA: Greasy wool exports from Australia in the first five months of the current financial year decreased…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain’s Export Of Processed Wool
LONDON: Britain exported more processed wool in 1954 than ever before, according to the Bradford…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Milk Production on Hunter Drops Farmers Conserving Fodder For Winter
Milk production in the Hunter Valley and Dungog areas has dropped by 20,000 gallons per day since the record peak was reached in late November, the district dairy officer (Mr. E. G. McLaren) said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep and Lambs Cheaper
Prime sheep, and lambs were firm and others 5/- to 8/- cheaper yesterday. Prime cattle were dearer and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This Week In Wool
With overseas trade balances running out as shrinking export income continues to fall short of import payments, the vital second half of the wool season opened…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plans For Farm Surplus Disposal
WASHINGTON: Projects for disposing of 578 million dollars (about £258,000,000) worth of United States surplus form products abroad had been completed or were under way, President Eisenhower told Congress yesterday. Action has been taken…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State-Owned Farms In Peking Merged
HONGKONG: Seven state-owned farms in suburban Peking have been merged into two according to a report in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Estimate of Wheat Delivery
PERTH: Whest to the delivery to the Australian Wheat Board this season will be, [?] the vicinity of 146,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Danish Experiment in Dairying Centralised Butter Factory Opened
COPENHAGEN: The opening of a new centralised butter factory at Hjoarring, in northern [?]tland this month will mark the beginning of a new era in the Danish dairy industry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Prices Lower At London Sales
LONDON: As expected, both merinos end crossbreds bought lower than previous London rates when the first series of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Leave Soviet Zone
Between 50 and 70 farmers daily have left their farms in the Soviet-occupied Zone and fled to West Germany last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Materials Are Still In Short Supply
The supply of materials needed by the former continues to be most unsatisfactory, says a report by the Division of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, Department of Agriculture…
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