Strike Meant Death to Sheep
MELBOURNE, Monday: It is estimated that 700 sheep have died at the city abattoirs, Flemington, since the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Rivers · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1949
979 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 12 of 49
Sheep Losses Feared in C.Q. Floods
BRISBANE, Monday.—Further rains fell in the river catchment areas of Central Queensland today, and at Yamba, 25 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Spring Colors in Wool at Paris Show
Fine wool fabrics made fashion news at Paris displays of spring fabrics which show that, although colors promise to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Demonstration Dairy Farms in Five-year Plan
Under the five-year plan to improve the efficiency of the dairying industry, demonstration farms are to be established…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmer—Playwright
"I can milk a cow, and believe me, that's a much more important achievement than writing a play. Seriously though, I do regard my…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →ON and Off the Farm Calcium Compound Best for Milk Fever Control
To combat milk fever, intravenous injections of calcium borogluconate should be used, according to an officer of the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture. Although dicalcic phosphate was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Straying Cattle To Have 14-Day Treatment
Straying cattle will in future be subject to a uniform 14-day treatment throughout the area, summer and winter, according to a decision by the Board of Tick Control at a meeting in Lismore yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Board of Tick Control Decision on Straying Cattle
Straying cattle in future would be subject to a uniform 14-day treatment throughout the area,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Secret Wheat Deal with U.s. Denied
OTTAWA, Tuesday. — A report that he had "a secret deal" with President Truman, which would enable Britain to buy Canadian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Holland Charged "Selling Austn. Wool For Dollars"
LONDON, Tuesday: The Financial Times today alleged that Holland would still seem to be the worst…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Holland Worst Offender in Wool Re-sale
LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—Holland was still the worst offender in the re-export of Australian wool, intended for direct European…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →11 Farms for Soldier Settlement
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Eleven farms on Carabost Estate, near Humula Railway Station, are to be made available for soldier settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →2 Estates for Soldier Farms
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Two estates, comprising about 25,000 acres near Gulargambone, would be available for soldier settlement in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Casino Dairy Society Meeting
CASINO, Tuesday.—An announcement of interest to dairy farmers is expected at the halfyearly meeting of shareholders of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Producers Control Dairy Industry Mr. Bruce McRae
Through their various organisations, producers had "decided control" in the dairying industry, said the Chairman of Directors of Norco Co-op. Ltd. (Mr. Bruce McRae) at a meeting of the P.P.U. at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →467 lb. Butter Fat By Victorian Guernsey
With an average test of 5.07 per cent., Avonview Eva, owned by Mr. A. Fixter, Avonview, Boisdale (Victoria), has given 9384 lb. milk and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Further Production Cost Survey to Be Made on Dairy Farms
BRISBANE, Thursday: A further survey of dairy farms in relation to production costs had been decided on by the Australian Joint Dairying Industry Advisory Committee, Mr C. H. Jamieson, President of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON and Off the Farm Prevention of Fungus Better Than Cure
Spraying of plants will not kill many fungus diseases, and for this reason must be regarded as a preventative rather than as a cure. Spraying has two main purposes: To protect the plant from infection…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Mystery" What France Does with Wool
CANBERRA, Friday: "What France was doing with all the wool she brought from Australia was 'still a bit of a mystery'," Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore. Saturday, March 12, 1949 Farmers Appeal For Reason
A BREATH of commonsense seems to have been infusec into the "milk run dispute by the plain speaking indulged in…
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