Crops Thriving Hybrid Maize Promises 150 Bushels
Rain continued at intervals throughout the month--the aggregate over the district generally being well above the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mid North Coast · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1949
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Taree Show Junior Farmers Cattle Jerseys
Best heifer 1 to 2 years: H. J. Fleming 1, Noel Greenaway 2; cow or heifer over 2 years: H. J. Flemming 1 and 2…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Taree Stages Successful Show Magnificent Display of Dairy Cattle Attractive Pavilion Displays
Favoured with glorious weather conditions, the annual show of the Manning River Agricultural and Horticultural Association opened on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Perfect Weather Greets Taree Show Magnificent Showing of Dairy Cattle with Splendid Supporting Sections
The annual exhibition of the Manning River A. and H. Association opened on Thursday on the Society's grounds. at Taree in perfect autumn…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Use of Butter in Religious and Decorative Life of Civilisation
Although butter plays such an important part in the life of the dairy farmer and manufacturer, as well as the consumer, few know or realise that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Monthly Dairying Report March
Rain fell at Taree on 16 days of the month for a recording of 699 points. With mainly cool cloudy days for the remainder, the whole of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State's 5-Year Dairy Plan in Full Swing Statement By The Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., Minister For Agriculture
"The Department of Agriculture has selected 33 dairy farms, including properties in inland areas, for the purpose of showing dairy farmers how…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Head Swellings in Cattle. Commonly Caused by Grass Seed Abscess
The most common cause of head-swellings in cattle is the simple grass seed abscess, according to a recent bulletin issued by the Victorian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Herd Wastage Survey of Macleay Farms
From the local office of the Department of Agriculture (Dairy branch) we learn that Mr McGillivray, Chief of the Division of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairy Cattle
As indicated earlier, this year's showing of dairy cattle, while not quite as numerous as at the 1948 show, was of a very high standard. Jerseys…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Visit of Victorian Butter Factory Directors
The manager and directors of the Dunmalk Co-operative Butter and Cheese Co., Gippsland, Victoria, arrived in Taree on Thursday and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Farm Competitions Entries Close On April 30
Encouragement of better farming methods within the dairying industry is the object of the 1949 Coastal Dairy Farm Competition, entries for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Butter Factory Directors Visit District
The Manager and Directores of the Dunmalk Co-op. Butter and Cheese Co, Gippsland (Voctoria), inspected the factories of the Manning River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Macleay Butter Wins Latest Cables and Telegrams The "Macleay Argus" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press, which provides the overseas news in this issue. in Royal Show Sydney
Norco Co-op. Ltd., Nimbin, and the Upper Macleay Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd. tied for first place, and tied for the Orient Line jubilee…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Farm Competitions Entries Close on 30th APRIL
Encouragement of better farming methods within the dairying industry is the object of the 1949 Coastal Dairy Farm Competition, entries for which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Production Drive
"Quite apart from export needs, dairy farmers face a big task in ensuring that town and city dwellers can obtain all the milk, butter and other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Entries Close for Dairy Farm Competition on April 30
Encouragement of better farming methods within the dairying industry is the object of the 1949 Coastal Dairy Farm Competition, entries for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kendall Junior Farmers' Show
Kendall Agricultural Show, organised and controlled by Kendall Junior Farmers Advisory Committee, was staged on Friday last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Erosion Control. Fundamental Principles for Coastal Farms
Although the average annual rainfall (up to 60 or 70 inches or more in places) with daily registrations reaching sometimes as high as 10…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High Butter Fat Yield
"Seiling Royal Wing" a pure-bred Holstein cow owned by Albert Seiling, Elmina, Ontario, recently produced 1219 lbs. butter fat from…
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