Nigerian Sheep
The only way to tell Nigerian sheep from goats was the fact that the former kept their tails down while goats kept theirs up, said Major H. B. Lee, of the…
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Farming & the land, 1934
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The Butter Position
To-day the New South Wales Dairy Products Act will be proclaimed and within a short time the legislation passed by the Federal and State Governments with the object of equalising export and stabilising the industry will come into operation. It is a misfortune for the dairyman that there was such…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five Million Bushels Queensland's Wheat Crop. Brisbane
The original estimate of 5,000,000 bushels for the Queensland wheat crop should be realised, despite the damage caused by the recent rains over the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Here and There. Butter Values
The chairman of the Darling Downs Co-operative Dairy Co. says there was no justification for the present decline in price of butter, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Silos to Close Against Storage of Wet Wheat Sydney
Fearing that wet wheat may contaminate wheat already stored the Government has decided to clone the whole of the country grain elevators and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →UP 250 Per Cent. New Zealand Wool. Wellington (N.z.)
Amazing scenes were witnessed at tin wool sales last night when buyers went almost frantic to purchase wool suitable to their requirements. Values showed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairying. Large or Small Cows? Arguments in Favor of the Former
Experiments conducted in America show that, so far as any definite statement can be made on the subject, the big dairy cow is more profitable than…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When Washing Dairy Utensils
Boiling water is obsolutely necessary in dairy work to ensure cleanliness, and there should be no sparing of it. It is well, however, not to start…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Now to Tackle Grubs. "Hoard's Dairyman" Gives Recipes Skunks, Hogs and Fertilizer
A subscriber handed us a clipping from the November 10, 1933, number of "Hoard's Dairyman," the wellknown American journal, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ebor. the Weather and Crops
A severe hailstorm passed over a strip of the district on Wednesday and did considerable damage to crops along Little Falls Creek. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dismal Outlook for Farmers
Reviewing the position of Queensland farmers for 1933 the "Courier-Mail" says: The general fall in values of butter, cheese, and wheat had had the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Maize Farming
From reports in the press it would seem that the Tableland Maize Board, at Atherton, is doing much for the industry and maize growers. At last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Relief Act. Extension of Time for Lodging Applications
Attention is invited to the advertisement appearing in this issue notifying the Governor's assent to the Farmers' Relief (Amendment) Act. 1933…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Music for Dairy Cows
"Cows like the company of human beings and they like music." said Mr. R. Boutflour, principal of the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Relief Act Extension of Time for Lodging Applications
Attention is invited to tlie advertisement appearing in this issue notifying the Governor's assent to the Farmers' Relief (Amendment) Act…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →P.P.U. NOTES The Dairying Industry New Stabilisation Plan General President's Propaganda Work. Sydney, January 9, 1934
The gen[?] pres[?] (Mr. M. V. Dunlop, M.L.C.) during tne Christmas and New Year holidaying gave himself very little respite from active…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New States Boundaries Royal Commission At Grafton Case for New England Movement Numerous Witnesses Examined Evidence by Dr. Earle Page, M.H.R. Dairy Produce And The Railways Effect of Subdivision on Constitutional Issues
Further evidence in support of the case for the New England New State Movement was heard by the Boundaries Commission (Mr. H. S. Nicholas, K.C., M.L.C.), at the Grafton Courthouse yesterday. Seven witnesses, including Dr. Earle Page, M.H.R., were examined in addition to the eight who gave…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ten Per Cent. Decrease This Season's Butter Exports. Sydney
The Minister for Commence, Mr. Stewart, stated To-day that exports of butter from Australia this season totalled 52,744 tons against 57,390 tons in the same…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Losses Farmers in South Coast Floods. Sydney
According to Mr. A. C. Orman, an inspector of the Agricultural Department, farmers on the South Coast suffered very heavily as the result of the floods. In…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Likely to Improve' Butter Position in Australia Mr. A. S. Henry Interviewed
Mr. A. S. Henry, M.L.A., who returned from New Zealand during last week, interviewed by a representative of the "Daily Examiner" yesterday, stated that…
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