Farmer Struck by Harrow
Albert Augusta Morandini, single, a farmer, of North Woodburn, sustained a possible fracture of the breastbone yesterday morning…
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Farming & the land, 1950
649 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 33
For the Man on the Land Disposal of Crop Residues
The wasteful farming practice of burning cereal stubble and maize stover should be condemned, except where necessary to eradicate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Delegation for U.k. Wool Talks
CANBERRA, Wednesday. — The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) tonight announced the delegation Australia is sending to a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Wheat Record Established
SYDNEY, Thursday.—This year's big wheat crop has established another record in N.S.W. Never before has the State recorded three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Film For Screening At Kyogle
Kyogle district farmers will have the opportunity of seeing the educational film, "No Hand Stripping," on Tuesday night next…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ON and Off the Farm Treatment Of Roundworm In Pigs With Sodium Fluoride
The large roundworm is one of the most serious of pig parasites. Its life cycle is direct--that is, no intermediate host is necessary. The eggs, after being passed out in the faeces, become infective in about 10 to 20 days…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Herd Wastage Revealed by Tests Liming Demonstration at Tuckombil Farm
Figures had, revealed that 27 per cent. of cows under herd testing in the Richmond district in 1948-49 failed to milk longer than five months. The normal period should be nine months and not less than eight months…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmers' Subsidy Approved
CANBERRA, Thursday. — The Federal Cabinet today approved the payment of a retrospective subsidy to dairy farmers supplying milk…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Output Is Declining
Butter production is beginning to show a decline and a drop of 28 tons had taken place during the past week, it was reported to Norco…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It Happened 60 Years Ago Extracts From "The Northern Star" of January 4 to 11, 1890. Butter Prices
In hundreds of places in Sydney good butter is selling at 1/2 per lb. retail, a price it never before reached, much less maintained, in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Spain Faced with Wheat Famine
MADRID, Sunday (AAP).—Spain, faced with five months wheat famine, appealed yesterday to "any country whatsoever to ship her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →100-Year Crop on Canada's Largest Farm
(By Charles B. Lynch, a Reuter correspondent.) VANCOUVER: On Canada's largest farm, it takes 100 years for the crop to mature. The farm is the province of British Columbia, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Junior Farmers Wanted For Q'ld Tour
An appeal was made last night for at least eight junior farmers, other young people or interested adults, to take part in the junior farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmyard Manure on Lawns
Farmyard manure should be used with discretion where lawns are concerned, warns the Division of Plant Industry of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Move to Treasury on Butter, Tea
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Fadden) said today, that the Treasury had not been approached to deal with the financial aspects of the lifting of the rationing of butter and tea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Worth £200.000 Burnt
MELBOURNE, Monday.—A fire destroyed wool worth an estimated £200,000 in a woolshed at Brooklyn tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Wool Cheque Likely
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An increase of £5,000,000, to £200,000,000—a record for the Commonwealth—is expected from this year's wool cheque. Buyers from Britain, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Spanish Move for Wheat
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Spain had not approached Australia for wheat for which she would pay dollars, the Minister for Commerce…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junior Farmers to Go on Tour
The Junior Farmers' Educational Tour of Southern Queensland, commencing on Sunday, will take place as arranged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Talks on Butter Price Today
SYDNEY, Thursday.—An outstanding application by butter factories to increase the price of butter by ½d, will be one of the major items…
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