Wheat and Surplus Stocks Sydney
The chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. Clive McPherson) announced that it appeared that the Australian Wheat Crop for 1939/40…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Rivers · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1940
1,567 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 79
Artificial Wool Certain with Advance of Chemistry
Only the limitations of present-day chemistry prevent the manufacture of fibre having the essential molecular structure of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Junior Farmers Return Toured Part of Queensland
A party of 34 junior farmers, whose ages ranged from 14 years to 23, returned to Lismore on Saturday night after completing a tour of part of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Producer Gas for Farm Engines Interest in Country MOREE
Great interest is being shown in Moree in the development of the producer-gas method of driving engines to conserve petrol supplies, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prices Moving Against Farmers
PERHAPS only the farmers themselves know the full story of how the heat of the past few days has lowered production…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Baryulgul Farmers Sudden Death GRAFTON
Mr. James Rogan (65). a well-known dairy farmer of Baryulgu], died suddenly at his property at Mountain View, Baryulgul, on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farmer's Column Italian Rye and Red Clover Excellent Temporary Pasture For Fertile Soils
A pasture mixture which has established itself with dairy, farmers is Italian rye grass and red clover. Any plant, or combination of plants able to usurp the position formerly, held by oats in the esteem of many farmers must have much in its favour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Gradings SYDNEY
During the week ended January 26 9.1 percent, of the boxes of butter examined by the State Butter Grading Staff were found to be the choicest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Daladier— Hitler Considers Humans As Cattle
LONDON, Monday:—The French Prime Minister (M. Daladier) in a broadcast declared that Nazism not only…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Junior Farmers' Reunion
Junior farmers who took part in a tour of Southern Queensland last week will attend a reunion on Friday, February g, in the boys'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Junior Farmers' Show Fixtures
The following clubs have arranged dates for junior farmers' shows during 1939: Federal, March 2. 1949…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Butter Quality
The Director of Dairying (Mr. O. C. Ballhausen), reporting on the local butter market, states:— During the week ended January 26,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Exchange with Canadiai Wheat"
TOOWOOMBA, Wednesday:— The State Wheat Board will suggest to the Australian Board that rome of Australia's wheat for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Butter in Gift Hampers Canberra
Butter cannot be sent in gift hampers to England from Australia during the war. This decision, which was announced…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"Weak Statements by Mr. Lawson" Profiteering In Butter Substitutes
"Of any politician who can find merit in butter substitutes it can be said that there is no place for him in Australia, no matter who he is," asserted the district president of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. R. C. Gibson)…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farmers Not Responsible for Bushfires Sydney
Responsible representatives of the Farmers' and Graziers' Association to-day denied the assertion made that farmiers, thorough carelessness, were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dairy Produce Board Enrolment Urged
The Lismore branch of the Primary Producers' Union yesterday urged all producers to take steps to have their names included on the roll for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Lismore Cattle Sale
A elight yarding of 305 head of cattle was on offer at the Lismore saleyards yesterday. Springing heifers were easier on late rates, with an increase in prices…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Prices British Proposal
LONDON, Wednesday:—The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply (Mr. J. J. Llewellin) replying in the House…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Good Demand At Kyogle Cattle Sale
Ern Smith reports that at his sale on Wednesday 139 head were sold, with a good demand for all classes. There was a big withdrawal owing to…
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