Vacy Farmer’s Loss
VACY, Friday.—A most unusual accident caused the death of a valuable stock horse belonging to Mr. Douglas Cardow,…
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Farming & the land, 1950
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The Rice Crop
Rice crops in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area are reported by the special agronomist (Mr. Curteis) to “be coming along…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer Is Playing His Part
SYDNEY, Sat.—The man on the land was playing a worthy part in the maintenance of stability and prosperity in Australia, and, if other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmers’ Show at Raymond Terrace
At the monthly meeting of the Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers’ Club a letter was read from the headquarters of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Expert At Paterson Show
Mr. H. J. Geddes. M.Sc. (A.grl), will he lecturing to all people interested in the dairying industry at Paterson show on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Cattle £2 Dearer Denman Sales
Edward Higgens, Parkinson and Co. report a large attendance at their cattle sale held on Friday last. Competition was strong for all classes, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lice-Infested Sheep Bring Fine
NARRABKI, Monday.— Fines totalling £105 were imposed at Narrabri court on Henry Collier, who pleaded .guilty to three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Sheep For Japan
TOKIO. Feb. 1.—Japan has bought from Australia 660 Corriedale, stud rams and ewes valued at £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
At the wool sales in Sydney on Tuesday 12,437 bales were catalogued. At auction 12,366 bales were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Cattle Have to Be Approved
All cattle exhibits at the Royal Easter Show, from April 1 to 12, this year, must be certified free of T.B. and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rabbits Eat Enough For 40-Mil. Sheep
Babbits in Australia in 194849 probably consumed the nutritive requirements of about 40 million…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fleet of Milking-jeeps Travel Farms
A co-operative dairy society in Holland is operating a fleet of about 30 milk-jeeps, each equipped with from four to seven milking units; the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying Industry Recovers on Macleay Normal Production Near at Hand
The Macleay Co-op. Dairy Co. reports that its returns are back to the figures of normal years; butter production has risen two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Competitions To Be Conducted
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. H. Graham, said that a scries of dairy farm competitions, culminating in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Cost-finding Suggestions
A promise that the Government Would stabilise the dairy industry for at least 10 years made by the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drop in Sheep Values
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report 46,208 sheep penned, of mixed quality. Prime lambs were 1/ cheaper, all other sheep and lambs 3/ to 4/…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal Policy on Wool
Mr McEwen, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, said recently that the Federal Government would not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Textiles Superior To All Substitutes
The textile and clothing trades to-day are in a ferment of fibre experimentation and promotion, punctuated by extravagant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairymen’s Apathy Deplored
MUSWELLBROOK, Thurs. — Mr. H. H. Smith (president), welcoming members to the annual, meeting of the Muswellbrook…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hornless Cattle Contented
Cattle are bred to produce, and if they dispose of a lot of energy rushing about, farmers are the losers. Dehorned…
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