Helping the Farmer in His War-time Problems Address by Rural Bank President
In a radio broadcast at the week-end, Mr. C. R. McKerihan, President of the Rural Bank, introduced into the "Agricultural…
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Farming & the land, 1942
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Butter Stored for Six Years
An interesting experiment has been made in the United States as a test of the keeping quality of butter. In 1936, 96 samples of butter were placed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Farmers' Notes
At last the weather seems inclined to favor gardeners. The welcome rain received during the past week should Inspire us to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Questionnaire for Dairymen
More than 90,000 dairy farmers are being asked this week to prepare statistical returns on which a survey of the industry's production and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Trek of Cattle
SYDNEY Wed.—The greatest movement of cattle in Australian history in the Northern Territory is proceeding successfully,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Improved Pastoral Outlook Report by District Stock Inspector
There has been a definite improvement in the pastoral outlook in portions of the Denman end of the district during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Purchase of Wool American Plan
WASHINGTON July 14.— Agriculture Department of War Production Board officials conferred yesterday regarding, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Cattle Trek in the North Many Have Reached Destination Sydney
The greatest movement of cattle in Australian history in the Northern Territory is proceeding successfully, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral Outlook Bright
SYDNEY Thursday.—The pas pastoral outlook over the greater part of the Commonwealth is now more favourable than for many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maximum Butter Price
Mr. Rupert Beale, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from Mr. R. V. Keane, Minister for Trade and Customs: "I desire to acknowledge the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Factory Output
Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. manufactured for the month of June 82 tons of butter, as against 95i tons'in June, 1926. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle on Record Trek
Large herds of cattle are taking part in the greatest cattle trek in the history of Australia. In one section alone the stock route is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Improved Pastoral Outlook Report by District Stock Inspector
There has been a definite improvement in the pastoral outlook in portions of the Denman end of the district during the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Surplus of Knitting Wool
Knitters should remember that Australia has no surplus of knitting wool, an official of the Rationing Commission stated recently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening Wool Offerings. Burr And Its Effects
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., import:—Zone shearing has much accelerated the consignment of wool to the New South Wales seaboard, though shed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drift in Dairying. Root of Low Production Deficient Feeding. Root of Low Production Deficient Feeding
The problems which beset the dairy farmer to-day are not perhaps conducive to a mood very favorable to invitations to self-criticism. No dairyman,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road of Access for Farmers
SINGLETON Friday — The question of a suitable road of access to farmers as Hambicdon Hill, through Mr. C. R…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Precarious Position Allegations of One Road Closed and Another Threatened Lengthy Debate Between Shire Councillors and Deputation
One-month ago a deputation waited upon the councillors of Patrick Plains Shire Council and aired grievances over the threatened closing of a road, which would hinder access to properties of the men concerned. Yesterday this same body…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Insects Menace Vegetable Crops Control Measures Not Adopted by Growers
Recent surveys of several important vegetable-growing areas have shown that many growers have failed to take the necessary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lost Their Identity Metropolitan Dairymen
"I have noticed in this campaign a feeling of suspicion by country suppliers toward metropolitan dairymen," declared. Mr. L. C. Turton,…
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