ON and Off the Farm Team of Farmers For World Tour
The three practical New South Wales farmers who won the Rural Bank 5s Progressive Farmer Competition from 105 contesants, will…
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Farming & the land, 1948
1,011 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 51
Farmer Thrown From Horse
Mr. Claude Dudgeon, 41, received concussion when he was thrown from a horse on his property at Numulgi yesterday afternoon…
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After completing 27 years' service in Lismore and Byron Bay areas, Mr. R. M. Marsh has commenced duties in his new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Twin Births Induced in Cattle
LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).-- Scientists at Cambridge Agricultural Research station regularly made beef cows give birth to twins…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Price Review Should Give Rise
Tweed District President of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr A. C. Pratt) stated at the annual meeting of Tyalgum…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Record Price for Wool
SYDNEY, Wednesday: A record price for Australian wool this season of l27d was paid at the Sydney wool sales today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North Coast News Dairy Officer Transferred
After completing 27 years' service in Lismore and Byron Bay areas, Mr R. M. Marsh has commenced duties in his new…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Heavy rain in New South Wales during the past few months has caused millions of pounds worth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Printed Wool
A gay and charming housecoat of printed wool. Long, bishop sleeves--a skirt made full by flares and unpressed pleats…
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CANBERRA, Thursday-- An increase in the guaranteed price of wheat to 6s per bushel f.o.r. ports to operate from January 19 to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Wool Fabric
Made from blended yarns, containing 95 per cent wool and 5 per cent rayon, yet another new fabric has been developed by two English…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No U.s. Offer to Buy Wheat
CANBERRA, Thursday: The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) said today that he had no knowledge of a reported offer by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON and Off the Farm Mud Menace To Dairy Farms; Concrete Strips Advocated
"IN extremely wet seasons mud is a menace around the yards and bails of dairy farms," said the Special Dairying Officer of the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture (Mr. I. W. Scott) last week. Mr. Scott wants concrete strips…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Top List of Immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday (AAP).-- Final arrangements have been made for the departure to Australia of the first 1948 batch of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Cows Bring Good Prices
DAIRY cattle have been realising very good prices in England. A Shorthorn cow was purchased…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Potato Crop
The Clarence River potato crop this season was the heaviest for many years. At Grafton depot 90,000 bags were handled and of these…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supply of Many Goods Likely to be Cut to Earn Dollars Fresh Setback by Wool Sales Fall
CANBERRA, Friday: The Commonwealth Government is preparing to face a further serious setback in the dollar situation as a result of the falling-off of sales of wool to dollar areas. Official estimates supplied to the Government by its…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spending of Commonwealth Govt's Grant to Dairy Industry
BRISBANE, Friday: At a meeting in Sydney of the executive of the Australian Dairy Farmers' Federation long discussion took place relative to spending the Commonealth Government's annual grant to the industry of £250,000. It was agreed that this money, or portion of it, could best be spent in research…
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CASINO, Friday.--It was questionable whether the increase in the butter price would have the desired effect of bringing peace and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →78 Entries for Cattle Fair
Seventy-eight pedigreed cattle have so far been listed for sale at the annual Cattle Fair and Sale Day, which will be held by the…
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