Dairying Effect of Cow's Age on Its Milk
That the age of a cow has some influence on the composition of milk is claimed by Mr. O. St. J. Kent, Chief Dairy Research Officer of the…
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Farming & the land, 1947
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A Dam for Every Farm Possible for a Few Pounds
Mr. Henry Morrison, of the Upper Hunter, wrote to the Hunter River "Co-Operator" last week on a subject which should…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fresh Vegetables From Hospital Farm
The dietition had commented on the freshness of vegetables being delivered from the hospital farm to the kitchen the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter and Meat Cuts for All Cafes
MELBOURNE, Saturday.— To aid Britain, meat and butter supplies to all Australian hotels, cafes, clubs, canteens, sandwich…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Impressed with Friesian Cattle
SINGLETON, Monday. — Mr. Humm, who judged the Friesian cattle at the Royal Sydney Show, with Mrs. Humm, paid a visit to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Air-sown Wheat Tests in Britain Flood-stricken Areas Catch Up with Farming Time-tables
Experimental sowings of wheat from aircraft are now being made in Britain in an attempt to overcome some of the more serious delays…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tested Cattle Only for British Royal Show Lead Given by the Royal Agricultural Society of England
After a seven years' break the Royal Agricultural Society of England is preparing to hold its show again. This, the "Royal Show" is the most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Winner of Dairy Production Test
“When herd recording work recommended after the war years, farmers in the Maitland area were keen to ascertain how…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fewer Cattle
Smaller numbers of cattle were available, 1966 head, including 494 auctioned in the store section, being offered. Prices generally…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Market
Sales by Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby, Ltd., on Thursday last, included: Mount Parry in block/TL and JJF (Wilow Tree), 6 come…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£76,846,578 For Wool
Value of Australian Wool in the months ended April 30 was £76,846,578, or £25,701,898 more than the proceeds in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Threat to Cut Off Wheat to India
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Australia has threatened to [?] wheat supplies to India unless [?]seed oil from India, allocated by the World Food…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Geneva Talks May Break Over Wool Dr. Coombs Returns For Consultations
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Unless Australia can reach a compromise with America to secure a reduction of the tariff on Australian wool imported into the United States the international trade talks at Geneva may break down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Monster Cattle Drive by Dungog Sub-branch of R.s.l. Meat for Britain Appeal
The Dungog Sub-branch of the R.S.S. and A.I. League is making an urgent appeal to all stock-owners of the district to donate cattle towards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Guaranteed Price for Three Years Farmers Tell How to Increase Production. Muswellbrook Resolution
At a meeting of the Muswellbrook Branch of the Primary Producers' Union a resolution was passed, expressing the opinion that milk production could be Improved by a guaranteed price for the next three years, based on present costs of production, the price to be increased…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairymen Must Have Payable Price General-President’s Appeal For Unity
The milk industry had been underpaid for years and if costs continued to mount, the present price might not be sufficient in the future, the General President of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council (Mr. W. Noble) told a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inquiry Into Butter Production Costs Expected To End This Month
The Dairy Industry Cots Committee was expected to complete its inquiry into the cost of butter production about the end of this month, said Mill E. C. Armstrong at the quarterly meeting of Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dutch Farmers For Victoria
MELBOURNE, Wed. — Fifty Dutch agricultural workers—the first group to leave Holland—will sail for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lower Hunter P.P.U. To Urge Amalgamation Sectional Committe And Dairymen’s Council
Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers Union decided at its meeting at Raymond Terrace to ask the milk sectional committee of the union to explore every avenue in an effort to secure amalgamation with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain Expects Bumper Fruit Crop Encouraging Reports After Record Cold
A bumper fruit crop throughout Britain is promised. This, after the bitterest winter for many years, when it was feared…
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