Grasslands and Crops Suffer in Flood
Although the stream itself has returned to normal level, the flat country along the Richmond River from Lismore to Ballina is in many cases, still…
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Farming & the land, 1938
1,285 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 65
Dorrigo Potato Crop
Many Dorrigo potato crops have shown phenomenal returns this season and have consistently maintained high prices in both Sydney and Brisbane markets. Here is a picture of a crop of tubers on Mr. J. H. Bennett's farm which produced 12 tons to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Took to Crime English Farming Genius Spent £25,000 A Year Now Hides in Poverty London, January 8
A brilliant agricultural engineer, who once lived at the rate of £25,000 a year, came out of Pentonville prison, London, this week and in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Gradings 91 Per Cent. Choicest. Sydney
The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the weekended January 28, 16.103 boxes of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.Z. Butter Canada Lifts Dump Duty Ottawa
The Customs Commissioner has announced that Canadian dump duty on New Zealand butter has been lifted to permit the importation of 25,000 50lb…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Flush" Season Butter The Storage Problem Disparity in Cream Quality
The Richmond River district president of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. R. C. Gibson), addressing a meeting of the Lismore branch, said that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charge Dismissed Branding Of Heifer "Inexpedient to Inflict Punishment Cattle Became Mixed
"I think that the charge is proved, but I am of teh opinion, having regard to the character of the defendant and the extenuating…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Schools Shunned By Farmers "Too Many Temptations" "Plain People" Dislike Progress
Seven solemn, bearded Amish farmers of Pennsylvania's East Lampeter township, sat intently before the desk of Governor George H. Earle, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Farmer As Seen By American His Attitude to Marketing Provoking Point of View
In the following article, in an exchange, Mr. C. Harley Grattan, an American who spent some time in Australia studying general conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tossed by Bull Dorrigo Farm Hand Rescued by Employer. Dorrigo
Whilst bringing cows to the milking yard Claude Sandilands, employed at E. Christian's farm, was charged by an aged Shorthorn bull. The animal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Pay For North Coast Factories Assn. January Production Nearly Doubled. Lismore
The North Coast Butter Factories Association at Lismore to-day, fixed the pay for supplies received during January at 10⅗d per lb. for choicest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Unity Proposed Body To Link Empire Interests Scottish Support
Miss A. Maclaren, general secretary of the National Farmers' Union of Scotland, has informed Mr. M. P. Dunlop, M.L.C., chairman of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Silo Building Ensilage Making Some Hints for the Farmer Insurance Against Drought
With the advent of good rains there is at present abundant feed for dairy stock in the Clarence River district. Past experience has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Quality
The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the weed ended 28/1/38, 16,103 boxes of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cattle Damage Cricket Wicket
At Lorn Park, Maitland, on Saturday, several players were heard to comment adversely on the action of those responsible in placing several…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Standard Wheat Quality. Sydney
The [?] standard for new season's wheat was to-day fixed at 64lbs. to the bushel, compared with 60lbs. for last season…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A.I.S. CATTLE £300 Herd Test Competition
Associated with the Australian Illawarra Shorthorn Society's £300 lactation herd test competition is a unique prize offered through the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junior Farmers' Club More Support Needed
At the meeting of the [?] Committee , Mr. C. H. Turner resident Junior Farmers Club thanked Messrs, J. H. Davis, E. J. Andrew and R. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dorrigo Dairy Company Monthly Report
The following is the monthly report for December att he Dorrigo Butter Factory:— During the month of December,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farm Home the Farm Water Supply Prevention of Growth of Algae
The greenish or red scum which sometipes occurs in the water supply is due to the presence of minute forms of plant life (algae). These…
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