Junior' Farmer Appointment
Mr. W. Reid has been appointed district supervisor of Junior Farmers' clubs in the northern zone…
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Farming & the land, 1954
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Australian Sheep for India
More than 200 sheep, consigned to the Uttar Pradesh Governmenet, are expected to arrive next week at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death of District Cattle Pioneer
One of the best known cattlemen of the State, and a resident of the Richmond River district for over 70 years, Mr. Cunningham Henderson, 89, of "Mynumi", Coraki, died at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Resuscitation for Rescued Farmer
A 47 year-old Rosebank farmer who had been rescued from the surf at Brunswick Heads yesterday was taken to a doctor's surgery for attention after 30 minutes' resuscitation on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gamble by Farmers Planting Crops On Chance Of More Rain
Many district farmers planting maize and peanut crops following the weekend rain are taking a chance that the rain will continue. This was stated last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →National Training Deferred for Four Youths on Farms
Four youths were given permission to defer their national service training when they appeared before Mr. J. R. Scarlett, S.M., in Lismore Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pasture Experiments at Wollongbar Farm
Despite drought conditions in the Lismore area, pastures on the Department of Agriculture's Wollongbar Experiment Farm, rotationally grazed to the farm's general grazing practice. show a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON and Off the Farm Proof from Trials Pigs Gain On Deep Litter
Pigs reared on deep litter grow more quickly than pigs on clean floors or in paddocks. This has been found in trials carried out in various parts of New South Wales over the last two or three years, said Mr. G. M. D. Carse, a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy Produce Quality to Meet Competition
The quality of dairy produce from the Far North Coast agricultural region during 1953 compared more than favourably with that manufactured in other parts of the State, said the regional supervisor, Mr. S. R. Ballard, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Changes With Junior Farmer Movement
THE ANNOUNCEMENT that a district supervisor of Junior Fanner clubs is to be stationed in Casino from the end of this month is a start to bring the horse to the front of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Dresses
FB11 17b Australian Wool Board Photograph Charming teenage dress in checked wool. Douglas Cox…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Demonstration Plot Farms Selected Soils Representative Of Different Types
Farms on which Dairy Production Grant demonstrations are to be carried out in the Kyogle district have now been selected, Mr. S. [?]oble Kyogle Dairy Officer, announced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kyogle Area Farms for Dairy Grant Demonstrations
KYOGLE, Friday.--Farms on which Dairy Production Grant demonstrations are to be carried out in the Kyogle district have now been selected, Mr. S. Noble, Kyogle Dairy Officer, announced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farms in Demand But Few Offering
CASINO, Friday.--Despite the greatest boom demand ever for Northern Rivers dairy farms, few are being offered for sale. Mr. L. Nicholls, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Evatt Wants U.k. to Join Wheat Pool
SYDNEY, Sunday. -- A practical contribution to the solution of Australia's present wheat problem would be for the United Kingdom to join in the present international wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Dairy Production in Ireland
DUBLIN. -- In a speech at Piltown, Kilkenny, recently, Mr. Thomas Walsh, Irish Minister for Agriculture, said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Autumn Fashion In Wool
A well known designer will make this smartly streamlined and very feminine dress. It's in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aust. May Question Purchase of Dollar Wheat
SYDNEY, Monday.--The United Kingdom's purchases of dollar wheat from North America are expected to be questioned by the Australian Government later this week. Federal authorities in some quarters consider Britain is spending…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crop Trials In Work of Wollongbar Farm
In the half century that Wollongbar Experiment Farm has been in operation every effort has been made in cropping practices to include experiments to obtain the maximum…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Starlings Threaten Fruit Crops
WASHINGTON (AAP-Reuter) .--Officials in the Fiji Islands, alarmed as increasing numbers of starlings threatened banana and paw paw crops, have called in an ornithologist from…
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