Butter Examined Sydney
In the week ended May 3, 92.5 per cent. of the boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found of choices grade…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1940
861 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 44
Mice Destroy Thousands of Wheat Bags Sydney
Though thousands of wheat bags have been destroyed by mice in the wheat belt, the damage to the grain has been very small. according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Supervision
The power of the Governor under the Local Government Act, to proclaim a shire a local authority under the Dairies Supervision Act, can be exercised only…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cattle Cause Steamer to Capsize Wellington (N.z.)
Due to cattle which it was carrying stampeding to one side, a steamer on the Wanganui River capsized on Monday. Two survivors last night reported that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Long-range Wheat Plan Mr. Wilson's Demand in Parliament Mr. Cameron in Defence Canberra
An immediate payment of 1/- a bushel on this year's acquires wheat, and the early launching of a long-race agricultural policy of planned production to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bill to Control Stock Foods Safeguard Farmers From Useless Medicines New Measure Explained Sydney
Serious misrepresentation in the sale of stock foods was alleged in the Legislative Assembly tonight by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. A. D. Reid) when he…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Award Varied Milk Carters and Dairy Employees Conciliation Committee Sitting
An application by the Milk Carters' Union for a variation of the award for the Northumberland and adjacent areas was agreed to at a sitting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Floods in N.Z. Many Farmers Homeless Wellington (N.z.), Wed
Floods near Dunedin have forced farmers to abandon their homes, destroyed stock and inundated thousands of acres…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Inquiry Into Wheat Storage Sydney
Before the next wheat harvesting season, the State Government will investigate the storing of the estimated carry-over. It was estimated 60,000,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Price Policy for Wool Sydney
Satisfaction was expressed to-day by the Graziers' Association of New South Wales with the decision of the Federal Government to empower the Central Wool…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →BIGGER N.Z. Wool Cheque Wellington (N.z.)
Despite a drop of 90,000 bales in this season's wool clip in New Zealand, growers will receive nearly £1,750,000 more. Appraisal figures and estimates released…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmer Fined for Not Milking Cows Tumut
On a charge of having ill-treated 22 dairy cows by not milking them for three days, Mathew Egan wan fined £20 at Tumut Police Court to-day. Evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Insist on Rise in Milk Price Maitland Dairymen Determined "Take Action to Protect Own Interests"
The rejection by Cabinet of the recommendation of the Milk Board for an increase of 4d a gallon in the price of milk was discussed at a mass meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairymen Angry Rejection of Increase
We are finished with the Milk Board and in future we will go direct to the Government." The president of the [?] Board…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mice Plague in Wheat Lands Sydney
Department of Agriculture officials estimate that the plague of mice in New South Wales covers 10,000 square, miles. They are causing heavy damage to wheat stacks, but…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Orange Farmer Killed Orange
James H. W. Firbank, 59, was killed when struck by a motor-car last night. Mr. Firbank, who had been a resident of the district for 40 years, was one of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Threat to Stop Supplies Dairymen Insist on Price Increase "All Will Join In"
Although dairyfarmers were perhaps the least organised section of the community. and the organisations to which some belonged had not shown a keen desire for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →State Butter Grading Sydney
In the week ended May 10, 92.9 per cent. of the boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found of choicest grade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Crop This Year Estimate Much Over 10-Year Average CANBERRA
Shortage of manpower through mobilisation might again prove an important factor in reducing the area sown to spring grains in Europe, according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Canadian Wheat Sold to Britain Canberra
It has been unofficially ascertained that since the outbreak of war Canada had sold Great Britain over 60,000,000 bushels of wheat, said the Assistant…
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