Farmers Blamed For Production Decline
Even allowing for present clay difficulties, the farmer was chiefly to blame for the decline in production, said Mr. F. B. Gorely, at…
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Farming & the land, 1950
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School For Auction At Cattle Sale
WOODENBONG, Monday.—A school will be put up for auction at a cattle sale at Woodenbong on Tuesday, March 28. Built by the residents of Castille…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON and Off the Farm Foreign Bodies Mistaken For Lumpy Jaw
The examination of cattle reported by their owners as suffering from acitno-mycosis ("lumpy Jaw") sometimes reveals that the trouble is not…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Over 100 farmers and residents of the small flood-bound town of Wyuna have been given 24 hours' warning to evacuate before thousands of tons of water engulf the area…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →D.d.t. and B.h.c. for Cattle Tick
DDT and BHC have not proved satisfactory in dips for control of cattle tick in South Africa, according to Dr. de Koch, who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Roundabout Auxiliary Raises £65 for Training Farm
A farm training home for orphan boys will benefit by £65 as a result of a street stall and sale of buttons held in Lismore block yesterday…
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Sir,—Judging by the remarks made by the chairman of tue Kempsey Co-operative Lime Co (Mr. Gorely) in his drive to…
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CASINO, Tuesday.—A Doubtful Creek farmer was fined £3 at the Casino Court of Petty Sessions by Mr. A. E. Capp. S.M., on a charge…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. Vincent) said in the Legislative Assembly tonight that the butter manufacturing section of the dairying industry was being pushed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →15,000 Cattle to Be Moved From Drought Area
DARWIN, Wednesday.—Nine Alice Springs cattle stations are moving 15,000 hea[?] of cattle 500 miles to save them from drought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Jip to Run in Cropper Plate
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Newmarket winner. High Jip. will return to Sydney at the week-end for races before going to Brisban…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Northern Star Thursday, March 23, 1950. Dairy Stud at University
THE DEPARTURE from Lismore of four pure bred Gue[?]nsey cattle for the New England University at Armidale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Compensation Fund Proposed for T.b. Dairy Cattle
In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. Frith (C.P., Lismore) asked the Minister for Apricultnre (Mr. Graham) what progress had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Koreelah Crops Ruined
Potato and bean crops in the New Koreelah district were ruined by the recent heavy rains. Over nine inches of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON and Off the Farm No Increase In Sow Efficiency Despite Instruction
Despite a decade of intense instructional work, there has been little or no increase in the weights of pig litters overall. Housing and health have improved, but sow efficiency has not progressed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Soybeans Not Popular With Farmers
Total known plantings of soybe[?] in N.S.W. are only about 10 act[?] this season. fl This was revealed recently wh[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Appointment Of Junior Farmers' Supervisors
The appointment of additional supervisors for Junior Farmers' Clubs to fill vacancies and expand activities was raised in the State…
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NEW YORK, Thursday (AAP).— Three New York State dairy communities have applied for an injunction to restrain the New York City authorities from proceeding with their rain-making activities…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Graziers "Cash In" On Sheep Boom
ADELAIDE, Sunday. — Graziers snapping up sheep to cash in on the high wool value are paying "cattle prices" at markets and are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →P.m.g. Sells Last Cattle Herd
DARWIN, Sunday.—The Postmaster-General's Department, which pioneered the cattle industry in many parts of the Northern…
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