Nerang Farmers Need More Rain
More rain is needed on the high country throughout Nerang Shire. The cold south-easterlies that followed the recent rain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Rivers · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1949
979 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 49
Dairying Back to Normal Once More
At the annual meeting of the Limpinwood branch of the Primary Producers' Union, held recently, the branch secretary, Mr N. J. McCloy, said that the dairying industry had successfully passed through the transitional period…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lismore In Dairying Film For Stockholm
Three officers of the Department of Information have arrived in Lismore to make portion of a dairying industry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minister for Lands at Lismore Lower Standard For Settlement Farms Advocated
The Returned Soldiers' League Executive will be requested to appeal in the strongest terms to the Prime Minister to intercede with the Minister for Post-war Reconstruction to have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Film at Lismore
Three officers, of the Department of Information have arrived in Lismore to make portion of a dairying industry film which will be shown at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer Hurt When Tractor "Bolted"
MELBOURNE, Monday: A tractor "bolted" and seriously injured a farmer at Brim, about 260 miles northwest of Melbourne,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON and Off the Farm Chicken Raising On Farms
The colony system is the most satisfactory method of raising chickens after they have learnt to roost and up to the time they are fully grown, states the principal live stock officer (poultry) of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture (Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cream Defect Farmer Can Control
Metallic flavour is a very bad defect in cream, but it is definitely within the control of the dairy fanner, points out the Division of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Graze in London Park
Photo shows sheep grazing in Hyde Park, in the centre of London, oblivious of the presence of people enjoying…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lower Production Standard Asked for Single Unit Farms
The Minister for Postwar Reconstruction, Mr Dedman, will be requested to have the standard of commercial butter production on single unit farms for soldier settlement reduced from 12,500lb to 8500lb annually…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dobell Subject lived on Tumbulgum Farm
The subject of William Dobell's Archibald portrait prize, Miss Margaret Olley, attended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£4000 Start To Improve Dairying Methods
ALSTONVILLE, Tuesday—About £4000 would be available for the Richmond district for expenditure on farm demonstration projects under the Commonwealth grant scheme to improve the industry, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minister's Visit Production Survey Of Farms Urged
MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday, — A motion requesting the Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) to have a survey made of all unproductive dairy farms on the North Coast was adopted at a meeting with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Party to Confer with Farmers' Leaders
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Concern at the position of many major rural industries was expressed at the meeting of the Federal Executive of the Country Party, which concluded this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North Coast News £4000 For Farm Projects
About £4000 would be available for the Richmond district for expenditure on farm demonstration projects under the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON and Off the Farm Adequate Supply Of Drinking Water Needed For Dairy Cow
The dairy cow needs more water than any other farm animal. The actual quantity consumed will depend upon the foodstuffs eaten, the season of the year, the size of the cow and the quantity of milk she is producing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →One Voice for Country's Pig Farmers
SYDNEY, Thursday: Decision to set up an organisation which could speak for all pig farmers in Australia was applauded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Payment Delay Obstacle to Farms for Soldiers
LISMORE. Thursday: Ballina R.S.L. Sub-Branch decided tonight to support the move for a reduction in the production…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast News Farmers Exploited
Substantiating his statement that the farmer was worse off than he was 32 years ago, Mr. A. Nardi, president of the District…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Desert Turned Into Farmland
A rush of applicants for land in the 90-Mile Desert of South Australia has resulted from the successful soil experiments carried out by the…
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