36,000 Cattle Die In Gympie
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The drought has killed 36,000 cattle in the Gympie district, the Butter Board Manager,…
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Farming & the land, 1952
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Japan Active at Wool Sales
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Japanese contingent at this week's wool sales at Brisbane is the biggest since pre-war days. Their spokesman today indicated they are out for big business. Operating behind the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →6-Point Plan for Dairying C'wealth Price Control Move
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The possibility of the States transferring to the Commonwealth power to control the exfactory price of butter was revised…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →F.N.C. to Escape Butter Rationing —Norco Assurance
No rationing of butter would occur in the Far North Coast areas under present conditions, said the general manager of Norco Co-op. Ltd., Mr. J. K. Donaldson, yesterday…
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Sir,—In your Leader of January 31 it is stated that "When an attempt was made to give the (dairying)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Northern Star Thursday, February 14, 1952. Dairying Plan Gives States Another Chance
APART FROM THE continued dependence upon heavy annual subsidies to be paid by the Commonwealth Government, the apparent weakness of the six-point plan which has been presented…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Insurance Cover for Banana Crops Sought
The Banana Growers' Federation of N.S.W. will be asked to adopt an insurance scheme against storm, tempest, hail and fire damage to banana plantations…
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Nimbin Junior Farmer Advisory Committee will conduct a junior farmer camp next weekend at the property of…
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CANBERRA, Thursday—The Minister for Health, Sir [?] announced tonight the shipment of cattle, sheep…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A vast food production plan for the southern Riverina has been recommended to the State Government. The plan provides for the creation of 1862 farms…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Surplus butter from other States should be directed to N.S.W. before permits…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—Exports of Australia's main food commodities during the first six months of the current financial year showed an alarming drop compared with the same…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers Troubled by Insects Way Back in 1000 B.c
DDT may be new, but there were no flies on the ancients when it came to using pesticides. Way back in 50 A.D. Pliny the Elder of Greece advised farmers to preserve apples from caterpillar and rot…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Early Decision On N.Z. Butter Imports Urged
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Unless a decision was given at an early date on the importation of N.Z. butter to ease the N.S.W. shortage, N.Z. butter might not be available, Mr. R. Twohill ivarhed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →150 At Farm Machinery Demonstration
A demonstration of farm tractors and other modern farm machinery was given at Mr. Guy Riordan's farm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Incentive More Use Than Subsidy on N.z. Butter
The ditrict secretary of the P.PU., Mr. A. J. Clark, said yesterday he did not "thirk much" of the suggestion by the Premier, Mr. McGirr, that the Federal Government should subsidise imports of New Zealand butter. The Premier had suggested…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of State Junior Farmer Organiser
SYDNEY, Monday—Mr. E. Breakwell, for many years Inspector of School Agriculture and State organiser of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Move for 6d Increase on Butter
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—There was no foundation for reports that Cabinet was considering proposals to advance the price…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Sales New System of Selling Rejected
No action was taken on a proposal submitted by a Lismore firm of auctioneers for an alteration in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Opposes Subsidising Butter Imports
Bonalbo A.P.P.U. branch decided to object to the suggestion by the N.S.W. Prices Minister, Mr. Finnan, that portion of the £16,800,000 allocated by the Commonwealth Government as butter…
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