Dairy Board Terminal Election Preparing Rolls
The [?] for which the representatives of present on the A[?] Produce Board were elected will [?] on the [?]…
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Farming & the land, 1940
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World Achievement Electricity on the Farm
Perhaps the oldest use of the electricity on the farm is when it is used to deceive the fowls, making them think midnight is dawn. Thus “taken in” they rise, feed and lay an extra egg! Electricity is pointing the way to a great feature in farming…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmer Receives 4d in Stamps Payment for 137 Bushels of Peas
The low market price of peas is causing many Guyra farmers concern. One farmer, who was reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Crop Burnt Dubbo
A fire on Mr. D. O’Lenry’s Elong Elong property destroyed three paddocks of wheat, which it had been estimated, would have yielded 2000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For The Man On The Land Agriculture and Pastoral Notes
[?] Notes are [?] by direction of the [?] the [?] for agriculture, and are [?] on the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District Crops Instructor’s Report Rain Needed
Reporting on the condition of crops on the Hunter and central coast during December, the district agricultural instructor (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stock Sales Fat Cattle Firm Pigs Cheaper
As a result of the [?] yarding, completion for pigs was dull at the Maitland stock sales today, and lower [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep Dearer Sales at Homebush SYDNEY
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report, —26,000 sheep penned. The market up to 1/ dearer. Ewes 2½ to 3ld, wethers 2½d to [?] hoggest [?] to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War and Wool Possible Trade Changes
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—War-time conditions produce trading problems in all countries, but particularly for those nations engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairying for Choicest Cream. Some "Dont's" for Dairy Farmers
The following advice was given to a gathering of dairy farmers by the manager of a North Coast factory some years ago, and it is still sound…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural Weather-damaged Wheat. Question of Suitability for Seed
Excessive rain when wheat crops are ripening or ripe often leads to certain defects in the grain. These defects might be described as stages…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Farmers. Public Meeting at Denman
It was decided at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council to hold a public meeting at Denman on Wednesday, 24th inst., for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heifer Calves Slaughtered on North Coast High Cost of Dairy Stock
Four abattoirs, three of them cooperative, on the North Coast last year, slaughtered 222,267 calves from the dairy farms—mostly of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer Receives 4d in Stamps Payment for 137 Bushels of Peas
The low market price of peas is causing many Guyra farmers concern. One farmer, who was reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poultry Stocktaking an Annual Necessity on Every Poultry Farm
All poultry-farmers should make a practice of counting their stock at the beginning of the year in order to enable a summing-up of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain Needed In Most Dairying Centres Production Shrinks
Pers[?] report that [?] is very much needed in almost all dal[?]counters. A continu[?] of the dry weather is having its effect…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool for Knitting Supplies at Town Halt
The Clothing Commitee of the Maitland District Comforts Fund desires to inform all workers interest in the knitting of socks that, wool…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Cheaper Sales at Homebush .SYDNEY
Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report; £4,500 sheep penned. The market opened easier to 1/ cheaper, Ewe mutton to 3d lb, wethers std…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Huge Deal Wheat for Great Britain SYDKEY, Thursday
It was officially stated in Canberra, to-day that very shortly Australia will conclude a huge deal with Great Britain, Involving the sale of portion…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£75,000,000 Australia’s Cheque For Wool SYDNEY
It is estimated that the proceeds of Australian wool sold to England will result in a cheque for £75,000,000 being received by the Australian…
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