Farmer Shoots Himself Marriage Only a Month Off
"It is extraordinary that he should take his life in this way when he had such good prospects," observed the coroner, Mr Will Bentley, at an inquest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1930
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Wool Industry. Value of Technical Education
"It is only with the aid of science that we shall rid ourselves of the depression," said the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man on the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Advice. Notes by Experts
These notes are issued by the Department of Agriculture, under direction of the Minister, and based on experiments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Faced with Ruin" Conditions of Dairy Farmers. Evidence at Milk Inquiry
Unless some relief is granted by an increase in the wholesale price of milk, dairymen who gave evidence before the Milk Board…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →P.d.s. Column. Danish Farms
Mr. F. Wigan, who recently returned to Australia from England, where he acted as commonwealth Dairy Office, gives the following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miscellaneous. Trees on the Farm. Some Points in Planting
Where large number of trees are being planted, or where the species selected is not obtainable from outside nurseries, the farmer should…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairying. Feeding of Dairy Cows. Necessity for Supplementing the Pasture
Speaking at a gathering of Agricultural Bureau branches at Maitland recently, Mr. Landsay Evans directed attention to some points that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commercial Special Dairy Cattle Sale
Messrs Graingers and Falkiner Ltd., report haying conducted the most successful dairy sale. held Lor some considerable tune, at the shire yards on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Deadlock. A.W.U. and Kalamia Cane Farmers. Cairns
A deadlock has now arisen between the, A.W.U. and the Kalamia canu farmers, over the latter's insistance that, a percentage of BritisH-born…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to the Editor Bleeding the Dairymen
Sir,—I noticed in the papers that Mr. J. Chidgey, manager of the, Fresh Food Ice Co., Ltd., protested against an increase in the price or milk. I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Evidence Before Milk Board Block Delivery Advocated Farmers Seek Increase in Price
Giving evidence before the Milk Board in Sydney, Michael A. Hogan (manager of the Woodstock Milk and Cream Company, Ltd.,) advocated a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Cattle Sale
The largest number of cattle yarded for months was forward, at too Maitland Saleyards yesterday, and, despite the fact.that the various auctioneers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Britain's Butter Imports
The British Ministry of Agriculture states that the arrivals of butter during the first three months of this year were slightly larger than…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Sales. Sydney Market Firm
Wool sales worn held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled' 10,082 bales, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral Industry. Woolgrowers and Marketing. "Fixed Prices" Rejected. Law of Supply and Demand
Representing ninety per cent. of the woolgrowers of the Commonwealth, the annual convention of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scone District Rural School Down on the Farm. Excellent Cereal and Grass Crops
Just ton months have elapsed since tho agricultural phase of the activities of the Scone District Rural School were transferred from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales
Steady trade was transacted at Alexandria without any noticeable variations in prices. Demand for forage was firm and choice…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Outlook. Defect of Flood Rains
Coastal dairymen would all appreciate at least a mouth of fine weather, according to the reports for May of the dairy lastructiors…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trees on the Farm Preparation of the Ground
As pointed out in these notes previously, there are many sound reasons why farmers should give greater attention to the question of tree…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →P.D.S. Column Danish Farms
Mr. F. Wigan, who recently returned to Australia from England where he acted as Commonwealth Dairy Officer, gives the following in…
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