"Better Farming" Conference at Lismore
On May 19 and 20 a "better farming" conference will be held in the Richmond Hall, Lismore, commencing at 10 a.m. on each day. All public bodies in the district…
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Farming & the land, 1926
1,005 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 22 of 51
Butter Prices a Fall of ½d LB
The fall in price of butter on Thursday by halfpenny a lb is not likely to please any dairyman, who at this time of the year naturally looks for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Lion Farm Queer, But Profitable
One of the queerest and most profitable farms in existence is to be found near Los Angeles, America's film capital. Here lions and lionesses are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers in Council The Paterson Scheme Address by President Grant P.P.U. Quarterly Meeting
The quarterly meeting of the Clarence River District Council of the Primary Producers Union, was held at the Town Hall, Grafton, yesterday. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cane As Sheep Fodder
There is quite a flutter in farming circles on account of the market created for the disposal of cane unfit for milling purposes being utilised for sheep fodder,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Position of the Farmer
The farmer does not conduct his business for the mere pleasure of farming, though the more enjoyment he gets out of it the better firmer he is likely to be. His main object is to make a living for himself and his family. He is in exactly the same position as any other business man,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Egg Pool Poultry Farmers Decision Appeal for Loyalty. Sydney
At a meeting of poultry farmers who are contributors to the voluntary egg pool under the auspices of the producers Distributing Society, it was decided that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Starving Sheep Eat Wool
Hundreds of sheep are lying dead in the railway trucks passing, through Bundaberg, writes the Brisbane "Courier's" correspondent. So hungry are the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Supplies
"Butter production continues to fail off in some centres," reports Prescott, Ltd. "But in other districts the Shrinkage is not so noticeable. In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Butter Requirements of the Act. Registration Necessary
Although it may not be generally known the Dairy Industry Act, 1915, very definitely controls the making of butter at dairies, etc. Section 4 of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Richmond P.P.U. Decisions New Zealand Competition. Lismore
The Richmond River District Council of the P.P.U., to-day carried a resolution urging the Central Executive to endeavor to have all Australian choicest butter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Control Resented in Britain Reference in House of Commons London
Co-operative societies in England do not like the outlook arising from the proposed operations of the New Zealand. Produce Control Board, according to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Dairying
"The old purely pastoral method of dairy farming does not show enough profit," says Dr. G. F. Finlay, after having spent some time in the Tweed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pioneer Dairy Company Visit of P.p.u. President
At the conclusion of the meeting of directors of the Clarence River Pioneer Dairy Co., Ltd., Mr. P. Grant, the general president of the P.P. Union was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Conference The Paterson Scheme Improvement of Herds Education of Producers. Melbourne
When opening the thirty-third, annual conference of the Australian Butter and Cheese Factories' Managers and Secretaries' Association, which was attended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dr. Finlay. Richmond--Tweed Tour Lismore Farmers Conference the Value of Ki-kuyu Grass. Lismore
Dr. G. F. Finlay, the eminent authority on animal husbandry, brought out to Australia by the Royal Agricultural Society, is now in the Richmond-Tweed district…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Industry Preservative Question Critical Period Ahead Argentine and Siberian Competition. Melbourne
Speaking at the Butter Factory Managers' Conference in Melbourne yesterday Mr. J. Proud, representative of the Australian Dairy Council, said the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Better Farming The Lismore Conference Principles of Stock Breeding the Pig Industry. Lismore
The Better Farming conference was continued at Lismore to-day when Dr. G. F. Finlay gave an address on the principles of stock breeding. He stated that male…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Butter Market. London
On the London butter market the [?] ruled for a quiet holiday [?] choicest salted sold [?] and Australian at 166…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Cattle Industry Doomed. Sydney
Frank H. Holder, chairman of directors of Houlder Bros, and Go., Ltd., who returned to Sydney after au extensive tour of the cattle districts of…
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