Farmers Say Rain Will Mean Good Winter
Farmers in the Maitland district said last night that the rain should mean the difference between a good and bad winter. The Upper Hunter, too, has received the best…
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Farming & the land, 1947
864 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 44
Research Station for Wool Problems
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Property in the south-western clover belt of Western Australia has been purchased by the Council for Scientific…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Merino Wool to 79d in Sydney
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The top price for greasy merino wool was 79d a lb at Sydney wool sales to-day. At the closing auctions the market…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Wool being sent to Japan was not Australia's best, and the trade was only being carried on because of the acute…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Planning Early Onion Crops
Early varieties of onions may be sown now, either in a bed or seed box, the latter being the safer method while the weather is hot. Average garden soil put through a sieve will do. The seed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm Won from Bowl
Olne Rudd, U.S. veteran of World War I., draws out the winner of a farm in Oregon, U.S. The lottery for farms was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain Kills Sheep at Narrabri
Serious losses occurred this week in a mob of about 2000 sheep which were caught in boggy ground at the Narrabri trucking yards, after 6in. of rain. Most of the sheep had been shorn a week before, but withstood the earlier falls of rain. The carcases are seen piled along the yard fence, In an effort to save them, most of the sheep were moved towards higher ground, 100yds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Deal with Japan Not Completed
CANBERRA, Friday.—Disagreement over types which Australia was willing to supply and types which Japan was willing to accept was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Magic Eye Camera for Eagle Farm
BRISBANE, Friday.—The Queensland Turf Club to-day decided to install a magic eye, or photo-finish camera on Eagle Farm racecourse. It…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trade Brisk at Wool Sales
SYDNEY, Monday.—Competition was general, with good support from all sections of the trade, when the wool sales resumed today. Values ruled fully…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Beetles Invade Cane Crops
GRAFTON, Monday.—Myriads of small black beetles have invaded farms at Palmer's Channel, Clarence River. The…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A record price of 40d was secured for five bales of Burimburra MCM Reids Flat at the Sydney wool sales to-day…
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WELLINGTON, Tuesday.—Because a Marlborough farmer, who was taking milk to a factory, yesterday refused to give way to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tobacco Crop is Not for Smokers
WAGGA, Tuesday.—Part of more than two acres of tobacco grown on the Wagga sewage farm is about to be harvested—but not for smokers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. The Largest And Most Progressive Organisation Of Its Kind In Australia
THE HISTORY of the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. (New South Wales) is a long one of progress and expansion. To the handling of milk and milk products it has brought a vision unusual in scope…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Junior Farmers As Show Judges
URALLA. — A suggestion by the northern show group that young members be trained as judges has been adopted by the Southern New…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Australia, N.Z. 4-Year Wheat Deal
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—An agreement for the supply of Australian wheat to New Zealand until 1949-50 at 5/9 a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shearing Sheep for Show Crowd
Mr. W. H. Lye, of Tamworth, giving a shearing demonstration at Newcastle Show yesterday. Mr. Lye has been on the land for 38 years, and is a veteran member of Tamworth Show Committee. He attends 10 shows each year to judge and arrange exhibits…
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Sustained competition for Australian wool and maintenance of the price level will result from the revolving or renewing…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Money Bill to Aid Farmers On Soil Erosion
SYDNEY, Friday.—At the next session of Parliament, a measure will be introduced to provide money advances to farmers for soil…
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