Banks to Assist Farmers
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Easing of banking practices to assist farmers and settlers to adopt new farming methods was hinted at by the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, in his weekly…
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Farming & the land, 1953
863 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 44
Police Claim on Cattle Suffering
Police alleged in Kyogle Court of Petty Sessions that a Coraki grazier had subjected 27 head of cattle to unnecessary suffering. The grazier, William…
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A deferred payment of almost £200,000 will be made to dairy farmers by the three district dairy organisations—Norco Co-op. Ltd., Casino Coop. Dairy Society, and Foley Bros.—for the half…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A Victorian wheat farmer from Woomelang told Judge Holden and a jury in Quarter Sessions today he had been defrauded of £2750 in betting transactions…
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CASINO, Thursday.—Casino district junior farmers are carrying out experiments to improve production, by…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Warwick Farm acceptances for Saturday:- Two-Year-Old Encourage Handicap (for two-year-olds), six…
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The Richmond-Tweed sub-branch of the United Pure Bred Dairy Breeders' Association will ask the Minister for Agriculture to reintroduce the old system of official herd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Norco Check Discloses: No More Profit In Processed Milk Than Butter
Although a close watch had been kept on the general development of milk processing, Norco directors at no stage had found that it could show any profit margin over and above…
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CASINO, Friday.—Casino Junior Farmers have almost completed the harvest of their own millet crop…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Butter Output by Pasture Improvement 400 Attend Ettrick Field Day
An average of 325 lb. commercial butter per annum for a grade herd gave an outstanding illustration of the benefit of pasture improvement methods carried out by Mr. F. Nicholls on undulating country at Ettrick, near Kyogle…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Graziers could not afford to belittle the threat of substitute fibres, the chairman…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — The president of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. R. C. Gibson, will sail from Sydney for London on April 4. A member of the Australian…
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MELBOURNE, Monday. —Farmers tonight are still fighting a fire that got to within three miles of…
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Self-help was given a new meaning by a group of Booerie Creek farmers who struck trouble in getting their cream to transport during the recent flood…
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CASINO, Monday. — A theme song is wanted for the Junior Farmers' organisation throughout New South Wales,…
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LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).— Britain should not be committed to buying all New Zealand's cheese and butter surpluses for the next 15 years, the Minister of Food, Major Lloyd George, told…
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MURWILLUMBAH, Monday. — The slogan, "there is no substitute for butter" should be printed on every…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Lismore Cattle Sale
A yarding of 580 of cattle was on offer at the Lismore sales yesterday. The market for quality springing and calved heifers and…
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To prevent cattle from entering Rocky Creek Dam catchment area and causing pollution of the water, Rous County Council decided this week to securely fence the catchment…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drought Effect: 12,500 Fewer Cattle In Casino Area
CASINO, Thursday.—Cattle in the Casino Pastures Protection Board area decreased by about 12,500 during last year. Drought was the cause, the…
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