DAIRY PRODUCTlON Board's Weekly Report Decline in N.S.W. MELBOURNE
Only in South Australia was there an increase in butter production during the past week and ever there the improvement was only slight, according to…
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Farming & the land, 1940
744 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 38
Beetles on Macleay Kill Crops and Pastures
Extensive damage has been done to pastures and crops in the Macleay River district by a heavy infestation of black beetles, a species of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Grading. Sydney
During the week ending May 10, 92.9 per cent. of butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found to be of choicest grade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dragging Down Export Butter Quality
While the strictures indulged in by the Supervisor of Hairy Exports, Mr. F. Wigan, at the Victorian conference of dairy factory managers last week on the question of export butter quality applied to the whole of the exporting States, it had Particular application to Victoria. Pointing out that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seed Potatoes Scarce and Dear Result of Crop Failures
Seed potatoes of guaranteed purity and quality for the coming season's planting are likely to be both scaree…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fertilizers Which Grow Our Crops Story of Superphosphate
Few farmers are aware of the story of the superphosphate on which, over large areas of the State, they are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For 65 Years Plot Successively Cropped No Fertilizer Used
For almost 100 years portion of a field in England has been continuously cropped with wheat, without fertilizer and interesting comparisons have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Weekly Cattle Sale
Coldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report another heavy yarding at their weekly cattle sale last Wednesday. A full number of local and meatwork…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paper Fibre For Butter Industry Serious Shortage Likely Govt. May Take Action. Canberra
A serious shortage of supplies of vegetable paper fiber used for butter box lining and butter wrapping is [?]eatened in Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DAIRYING Produce Board's Report Weather Conditions and Production. Melbourne
The Australian Dairy Produce Board announced the weather conditions and production prospects for the various States…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Food for Britain Sugar Allotments Butter From Fire. London
The Minister of Food, Lord Woolton, stated that he would further reduce the allotments of sugar to manufactures, but none would receive less than 40…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairying Industry Let Down
The lack of sympathy which city interests possess for our primary industries was illustrated last week in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales when a motion moved by Mr. W. Frith, the member for Lismore, having an important bearing on the future stability of the dairying industry,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unshrinkable Wool The Hughes Technique
Throughout this series of articles the emphasis has always been upon the inter-relation between producer and manufacturer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Primary-Secondary Producer the Hughes Technique Story of Unshrinkable Wool
Throughout this series of articles the emphasis has always been upon the interrelation between producer and manufacturer in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmer Injured Accident with Horse
Mr. R. O'Grady, a farmer residing at Seelands, suffered a fractured rib and injuries to the chest when a draught horse became frightened and trod on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seasonable Decline Dairying Production Hoard's Report on Conditions. Melbourne
The Australian Dairy Board and announces that good light rain which will be of great benefit fo growing crops fell over all districts of Queensland on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Price of Butter Costs of Production
Mr. R. S. Vincent, M. L. A., in reply to his representations on behalf of the Bowraville branch of the Primary Producers' Union concerning the price…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tabulam Farmer Wins Casino Field Maize Competition
The results of the Casino Show society's field mam competition were announced last week, The winner was Mr. W. L. Kratz, of "Ahergeldie."…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Price of Butter
Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., saw the Premier (Mr. Mair) recently regarding representations made by Duwraville P.P.U. concerning the price or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Increasing Margarine Sales Threat To Butter Trade Minister Warns Producers Prepare for After War Slump. Sydney
That steps would be taken to limit the production and marketing of margarine so that the butter industry might be safeguarded was urged by…
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