Churchill Turns to Farming
LONDON, Tuesday: Mr. Churchill's newest interest is farming. He expects soon to be working 300 acres, and is especially interested…
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Farming & the land, 1947
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The Butter Price Agitation
Sir.—The report of the recent deliberations of the Central Executive of the P.P.U. concerning the outter price must surely be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm Eases Threat to Butter Factory
More than an inch of rain in a storm at Nimbin yesterday eased an acute water position that threatened to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON and Off the Farm U.S. Experiments To Test Vitamin A Potency Of Butter
Twenty State Experiment Stations and the U.S. Bureau of Dairy Industry co-operated in a study to determine the vitamin A potency of butter produced and marketed in different regions. The need for the study was indicated by the Food and Nutrition Board…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Radio Round-up. A.B.C. Allots £2,500 Fo[?] National Eisteddfod; [?] Farmer's Prize-N.Z. Trip
A National Radio Eisteddfod giving opportunities for singers, instrumentalists, and in the drama, with cash prizes totalling £2500, was one of the surprises for 1947 announced by the General Manager of the A.B.C., Mr. Charles Moses, while in addition to the Youth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FARMYARDMANURE v. "ARTIFICIALS"
"It is now becoming more evident that greater stress should be placed on organic rather than inorganic fertilisers. All types of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Direct Move for Dairying Aid
BRISBANE, Friday.—Because appeals to the Commonwealth through the State authorities for drought relief proved abortive, Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Norco Butter Pay
Norco Co-op Ltd has fixed the butter pay for December at 1/7 per lb. This price includes the Government subsidy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charged with Butter Price Manipulation
NEW YORK, Sunday (AAP).— Including: President Hery Rathborn, four executive meters of the Dairymen's League O-operative…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£600,000 Extra For Dairymen
MELBOURNE, Sunday: Dairy farmers would receive additional payments estimated at £639,000 on dairy products exported…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For the Man on the Land Boosting Farm Output In N.Z.
An intensive drive has been launched, through publicity and other means, to increase all branches or farm production in New Zealand. Its immediate objective is to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep Under Snow
LONDON, Monday: Farmers are digging for hundreds of sheep buried under snow in widespread falls which occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. Farm Production
WASHINGTON, Monday: The Secretary of Agriculture (Mr. Anderson) declared today that the war-time technological…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON and Off the Farm Effective Planning To Guarantee Pig-Raising Success
Success in pig-raising is to a large extent determined by effective planning of the section of the farm devoted to the pig-herd. Such planning includes the choice of site, type of accommodation, convenience of layout, availability of an abundant water supply and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News of the World Fish Farming
Experiments in marine "farming" now completed by British scientists are expected to revolutionise the world's fishing industry and to end…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Wool Price
LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.—A new Australian and probably a world record price for wool was established at the Launceston sales to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Favors Increased Butter Price to Public
LISMORE, Tuesday: The opinion that there should be an immediate increase in the price of butter to the public…
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CASINO, Tuesday.—The opinion that there should be an immediate increase in the price of butter to the public, rather than an increase in the butter subsidy, was expressed by the Manager of Casino…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Distribution of Butter Profit Guide to Future
"The distribution of the excess difference between equalisation and guaranteed price by the Commonwealth Government from July 1,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mullumbimby Junior Farmers
Members of Mullumbimby Junior Farmers' Club will be approached with a view to preparing exhibits to compete for the…
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