"Mechanical Sheep Dogs" Which Pilot Ammunition to the Front Line
The motor cycle has become a definitely Important, item in Britain's war economy, not only on active service and on the home front, but in exports…
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Farming & the land, 1942
215 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 11
Plight of Farmers
A Shellharbour farmer stated that he stood on a hill recently and counted 63 paddocks which had been ploughed and planted with seed which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Absence of Crops
From the summit of a hill overlooking Croome, 63 ploughed paddocks on various farms may be counted which in normal seasonal conditions would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Branding of Cattle
Now that some owners of cattle will be getting them, branded in preparation for the evacuation plans, it may be of interest to give the following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Evacuation of Cattle Albion Park Meeting Farmers to Receive Questionnaire
There was a good attendance at the meeting held recently at Albion Park to discuss the scheme for: the evacuation of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Evacuation of Cattle Council Co-operation A.I.S. DISCUSSION
The question of the evacuation of cattle from the coastal areas inland in the event of an invasion was discussed at the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Support Exhibition and Sale of Stock Dairy Stud Stock
A proposal to hold an exhibition and sale of dairy stud stock near Sydney in lieu of the Royal Easter Show has been abandoned for lack…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy Yards Should be in Sound and Sanitary Condition
All approaches to dairy yards should be metalled and graded to prevent bogging. The first yard into which the cattle are drafted (the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain's Seed Crop Sets Up Record in 1941
Great Britain's extensive sugar beet war crop has been harvested this year entirely from seed grown at home. Before the war, almost half of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Impact of War On Denmark's Dairy and Poultry Industries
The following interesting data, some of which has been abstracted [?] an authoritative article in the October 1941 issue of "Foreign Crops…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Farm the Superphosphate Position and Preservation of Pastures
"Many farmers and graziers are apprehensive lest their established pastures will be lost entirely because of limited supplies of superphosphate"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bran and Pollard Wheat Available Minister's Letter
Mr. H. T. Fowles, M.L.A., has received, the following letter from the Minister for Agriculture, Capt. Dunn:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Question: Cattle Evacuation P.P.U. DEBATE Clearing of Tracks
"This is perhaps the most serious question we have ever discussed, because of what is involved," declared the Hon. A. N…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junior Farmers in Wartime Some Interesting Aspects of the Movement (Contributed)
Those of us who were associated with the Junior Farmers' movement since its inception, and have learned to appreciate its worth as an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dehorning of Dairy Cattle Treatment of the Calf
Horns of dairy cattle serve no useful purpose and are a source of much danger and annoyance. Only in the case of high-class animals…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →United Pure Breeders Meet: Cattle Evacuation Some Important Decisions Practical Men On Committee
A special meeting of the Council of the United Pure Breeders' Association was held in Sydney on Friday last, this district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This Farming Business
Those who do not know anything about farming little realise that it is one of the most complex of businesses; but at the same time it can…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →After-care of Farm Machinery
The old idea of putting a machine into the corner of the paddock after finishing and letting it rest there till next required is not conductive to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junior Farmers the Age Limit Constitution Altered
AT the recent annual meeting of the Junior Farmers Clubs Council, it was decided to alter the constitution of the movement to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Evacuation of Cattle
Evacuation of cattle from the Bulli district has received a setback, and those who are operating along similar lines should ascertain the obstacle…
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