The Use of Wool. Influences for Expansion
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 24/2/'3O:— For a long period the excessive cost of woollen goods has…
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Farming & the land, 1930
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Use More Wool. Campaign to Be Organised
A campaign is being organised to aid the wool industry in Australia. The scheme was outlined by Mr. Charles Lloyd Jones at a preliminary meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes Agricultural. Pastoral for the Man on the Land. Buffalo Burr. Its Identification and Control. When Establishing Pastures. Thorough Soil Preparation Essential
These notes are issued every week, by direction of the Hon the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land not referred to in these notes at the time, a query addressed to the Buffalo Burr (Solanum rostratum) is a much-branched annual plant of one to two feet in height, covered with yellowish', star-shaped hairs, and densely Where permanent pastures are to be established, consisting of perennial grasses and clovers, which should provide feed for many years, a thorough…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Co-operation. Results in Butter. Send-off to Mr. Meares
On the eve of his departure on a business trip abroad. Mr. C.E.D. Meares, general manager of the Producers's Co-operative Distributing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blue Funnel Steamer on Fire Wool Cargo Ablaze
With a wool and general cargo blazing fiercely, and with lifeboats ready for Immediate use, the Blue Funnel liner Ningchow put into…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy Factory Employee. Scalded by Steam
Fergus Murphy, an employee at the Denman Butter Factory, met with an unpleasant experience yesterday. He was attending to a steam pipe which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Dairying Industry. An Interesting Address. Union's Executive Officer's Review"
Mr. G. W. Gordon, vice-president of the Central Executive of the Primary Producers' Union, gave an interesting address before the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers' Markets Alexandria Sales
Quiet business was transacted at Alexandria yesterday, but values showed little alteration, Onton and wheaten chaff both sold below…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Rates. Move for Reduction. Farmers' Determined Stand
A determined move for a 50 per cent. reduction in shire rates is to be made by members of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Since 1910…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rob's Farm
It is understood that the Shire Council is surveying a proposed deviation of the road between here and Salt Ash. But the local residents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scone D.R. School. Experimental Farm Notes
That Kikuyu at Rhodes grasses are outstanding introduced summer-gross-grasses. which will do well in this district is evidence by an inspecton of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Why Silage Keeps. the Gospel of Good Farming
When corn is placed in the silo, that near the surface where it is exposed to the air becomes hot. This has led to a somewhat general belief that the Discussing the high standard of wheat-growing practice of farmers who entered their crops in the championship field wheat competition in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairying. Cleaning of Dairy Utensils. the Limitations of Disinfectants
Discussing a recent survey of the conditions existing in butter factories in a North Coast district, an officer of the Biological Branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Rebates Sharp Criticism of Farmers MOTOR v. RAIL
The attitude of farmers who claim a rebate when they use the railways for transporting starving sheep, and then send their wool to market by road, was sharply criti cised yesterday by the Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr W. J. Cleary), when speaking at a luncheon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairying Industry Increased Production Needed
The great need in the dairying industry," said the general manager of the P.D.S., Mr C. E. D. Meares, before he sailed for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Dairy Council
The Commonwealth Government being desirous of retaining the Australian Dairy Council as an advisory body, a meeting was held in Sydney last week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowthorne Butter Factory
At a special meeting of the Bowthorne Butter Factory, Ltd., at Morpeth, on Friday afternoon, consideration was given to the following…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dungog. Co-operative Butter Factory Meeting
Mr. R. W. Alison, chairman of directors, presided at the 49th half-yearly meeting of Dungog Co-op. Buter factory, when the directors'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral. When Establishing Pastures. Thorough Soil Preparation Essential
Where permanent pastures are to be established, consisting of perenial grasses and clovers, which should provide feed for many years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bowthorne Butter Factory. Half-yearly Meeting. "A Reasonable Profit."
The half-yearly meeting of the Bowthorne Butter Factory, Ltd., was held at Morpeth yesterday afternoon. Tho chairman of directors, Mr. W. J…
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