Progressive Farmer Competition Entries Close in Few Days
Entries for the Progressive Farmer Competition 1947-1948 being conducted. by the Rural Bank to select three farmers for a world-wide tour,…
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Farming & the land, 1947
183 stories in South Coast's papers · page 8 of 10
Wrong Butter Coupons Used Rationing Commission Statement
The Director of Rationing (Mr. J. B. Cumming) stated that he had received complaints that grocers were cutting the wrong butter coupons from ration…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Foundation for Claims Treatment of Cattle Diseases with Goat Serum
“A considerable amount of correspondence has been necissitated recently as the result of the publicity given in the press to the alleged benefits in certain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pig and Calf Rearing Costs, Returns What the Farmer can expect
At the meeting of farmers, called to consider the present trend towards milk collection, many farmers present had hoped to receive definite comparative figures on the returns from milk and cream supply…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers Lodge Protest A. P. P. U. Members Attend Meeting
Members of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union formed the major portion of a public meeting of protest against the nationalisation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Better Farming League
A very interesting and well-attended meeting of the Better Farming League was held on Friday night last, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cattle Sale at Jamberoo
Messrs, ([?] Gardner and Co. acting centre has the biggest yarding of diary and more [?] hold at Jamberoo for many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N. Z. Private Dairying Ousted States Trade Commissioner
“Competition between private dairying companies caused a terrible waste in New Zealand. Co-operative factories were our solution,” said the New Zealand Trade Commissioner (Mr. J. G. Barclay) in an address at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Price Increase Government Announcement
After years of extreme effort and campaigning by the dairying industry, the announcement was made yesterday by the Prime Minister that the price of commercial butter had been increased by fourpence per pound. Cheese would receive a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britain’s Wool Industry Should Nearly Double Pre-war Figures
Under Britain’s new export programme the woollen industry will ultimately be sending overseas about half its total production…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Progressive Farmer
There are evidently a good many farmers in the State who are prepared to offer their services for the Rural Bank to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bega Butter Factory Month’s Figures
Production of butter at the Bega Butter Factory during September was 66 tons and the comparison for the corresponding period of 1946 is 67 tons and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Reaction to Price Rise Opinions Given By District Men
“The price of two shillings per pound for butter is quite satisfactory, and we should all feel proud of the State president of the P.P.U., Mr. R. C. Gibson whose efforts enabled the butter and cheese producer to obtain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Single-unit Farms for Ex-servicemen Protest Against Restrictions
A protest against restrictions being attached to the purchase of singe farms by ex-servicemen was made in the Legislative Assembly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Fraser and New Butter Price Minister’s Personal Message
When the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) conveyed to Mr. Allan Fraser, member for Eden-Monaro, the Government’s decision that the overall basic return to the farmers at the factory door is to be 2/- a pound commercial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Priority for Farm Machinery Britain Doubles Allocation
Special arrangements are being made in the United Kingdom to ensure that the extra tools required for Britain’s programme of agricultural expansion shall be provided with the least possible delay…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Junior Farmers Field Day
A very successful field day was conducted by the Shoalhaven District Council of Junior Farmers, at the Berry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Practical Training Fob University Agricultural Students — Experience on Farms Required
Professor J. R. A. McMillan, Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Science at Sydney University. seeks the co-operation of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A. F. I. Works, Cattle Bay, Eden
It has been announced that a further parcel of shares has been offered by the Board of Directors of Australian [?]ing Industries. So far, another £50,000 has already been subscribed towards the companyâs development at its Cattle Bay [?] Twofold Bay, Eden…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Better Farming League
An [?] of appro[?] fort, was [?] at the Better for [?] at the School of Arts on…
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