Maize Competition Wingham Junior Farmers
On Thursday, 14th December, Mr. R. Richardson, of Mondrook, acting as judge, visited the maize plots of eight Wingham Junior Farmers who have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mid North Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1940
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Sunflower Seed Growing. Payable Coastal Crop
Because of the war and difficulties of transport, it is probable that Australia will not be able to import as much sunflower seed as is needed for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Improved Pastures. Junior Farmers' Contest
Master John Lattimore, of Wingham, has won the 1939 State championship in the sowing grasses and clover project conducted by the Junior…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junior Farmers' Maize Competition
On Thursday, 14th December, 1939, Mr. R. Richardson, of Tinonce, acting as Judge, visited the main plots of eight Wingham junior Farmers who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Dairy Produce Board. Election of Representatives
The period for which the representatives at present on the Australian Dairy Produce Board were elected will expire on the 30th April, 1940…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tiny Vegetable Pests. Damage by Mites. Bean and Tomato Crops
Mites, tiny pests of beans and tomatoes, have been encouraged by the hot, dry weather, and are doing considerable damage in New South…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bundook Cattle
J. S. Robinson, Bundook, secured £13/7/ per head for 11 steers and Graham Bros., Bundook, 11 bullocks to £11/11/- ,avg. £10/12/4,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain and Butter Prices. Melbourne
The Australian Dairy Produce Board has been informed that the British Ministry of Food is prepared to pay contract f.o.b. prices for all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Butter. "The Most Nutritious in the World."
Mr. J. D. McGibbon, Senior Dairy Instructor, raises the question of why this country was not doing more to popularise Australian butter on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For Choicest Cream Some "Don'ts" 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 7 →Wheat Sale. 56,000,000 Bushels for the United Kingdom
The sale to the United Kingdom Government of 56,000,000 bushels or wheat and 150,000 tons of flour at a price which is regarded as very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Man on the Land. an All-electric Dairy. Milking and Separating Are But Two of a Dozen Jobs Done
Many people have all-electric homes. They know what a joy electric power is and how it reduces work and costs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Leguminous Crops As Soil Improvers. Conditions Governing Nitrogen Building Ability
In any scheme of cropping designed to maintain the fertility of the land, the group of plants known as legumes (of which the best known are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Butter Pay
The Macleay River Co-op. Dairying Company, Ltd., has fixed butter pay for December at 1/- per lb., cheese pay at 1/2½ per lb. of butter fat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Purchases of Butter by British Government Sydney
Melbourne: The Australian Dairy Produce Control Committee has received advice from the British Ministry of Food that Britain is prepared to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Store Cattle Sale at Wtngham Record Prices Obtained
Messrs. Paterson, Eastern and Co. report having hold a very successful store cattle sale at Wingham on Friday, 12th inst. There was a good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Factory Pays. Gloucester Dairy Coy
For the month of December the Gloucester Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd. manufactured 290,762 lbs. choicest butter and 5330 lbs. second grade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Settler. Fodder Crops
Whether or not winter grass pastures are sown, the fodder crop, be it maize, sorghum, oats or rye, or any other will probably always rank as an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stewed Sheep Trotters
Two sets trotters, 1 small onion, 1 tablespoon flour, milk, salt, pepper. Wash trotters and put in a saucepan. Cover with milk and water in equal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cattle Sale At Tinonee
Tinonee, July 13th, 1872: At a cattle sale held in Tinonee on Wednesday, 10th July, 1872, cows without calves brought from £2 to…
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