Liquid Manure Pits. on Dairy Premises
The following is a copy of a letter received from the Milk Board regarding the installation of liquid manure pics on dairy…
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Farming & the land, 1948
153 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 8
Team of Farmers on World Tour Competition Winners Announced
The three practical N. S. W. farmers who won the Rural Bank’s Progressive Farmer Competition from 105 contestants, will leave early this year on a six months’ world tour. The three winners were Mixed wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Progressive Farmer Winners
The Minister for Lands, the Hon. W. F. Sheahan, M.L.A., congratulating the winners of the Rural Bank’s Progressive Farmer Competition at a proclamation dinner held in Sydney last week. Reading from L. to R. The Hon. W.F. Sheehan, M.L.A.; Mr. C. R…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →1948 Royal Easter Show Closing Dates Horse, Cattle and Pig Entries
The Secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society of N. S. W., Col. G. C. Somerville, has intimated that the final closing date of entries for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain’s Own Food Production Plan Big Increase in Crop Acreages
Just under one and a half million acres—a record—will be set aside in the United Kingdom this year for the growing of potatoes. This is the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Beauty Spot, Ruined by Neglect Bega Farmer Voices Protest
Speaking on the rabbit question at the Bega Branch of the Australian Primary Producers’ meeting on Monday evening last, Mr. Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Resumption of Dairy Farm Competitions
Coastal Dairy Farm Championship Competitions will be resumed in N.S.W this year. being suspended during the war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Berry Cattle Sale
Mr. A. J. Campbell reports that he had a good yarding of mixed cattle at his sale at the Berry yards on Wednesday last,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Show Wonderful Display of Cattle
â"The biggest cattle show within living memory,â is how the Kiama Centenary Showâs display of cattle was described…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Berry Junior Farmers
The first meeting of the Berry Junior Farmersâ Club was held at the Berry Showground last Tuesday. A good attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Resumption of Dairy Farm Competition Coastal Competition
Coastal Dairy Farm Championship Competitions will be resumed in N. S.W. this year after being suspended during the war period…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Co-ops Working on State Plan Far South Coast Factories To Consider Scheme
Mr. V. J. Collins, chairman of the Far South Coast Co-operative Factories Association Ltd., presided at a meeting in Bega on Tuesday, to consider the Association’s acceptance of membership in the Co-operative Dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Candelo Exhibits Please Judges Sth. Wolumla’s Butter Win
“A very good pavilion, taking it all round,” was the popular comment. “Taking it all round” was a phrase that made allowances for the small for the small number of entries in certain section because of rationing and restrictions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bega School Farm Land Resumed
The Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron) has advised Mr. Jack G. Beale, M.L.A, Member for South Coast, that the need for acquiring a site for a school farm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Decision by Majority Overruled Fadden Caustic On Govt’s. Butter Price Action
“The Chifley Government’s rejection of the dairy industry representatives’ majority recommendation of 2/1½ a pound to farmers for commercial butter, reveals the hollowness of its claims to have done everything to help…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Insult to Producers” Mr. Beale on Butter Price
“Unfortunately, the Commonwealth Government has seen fit to accept the minority report and has insulted our primary producers by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Berry Junior Farmers
The Berry Junior Farmersâ Club was reconstituted at a very enthusiastic and well attended meeting on Thursday night last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Better Farming League
There was an attendance of about 30 at a meeting of the Better Farming League, held on Friday night last, with Mr. F…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Artificial Insemination Discussion at Better Farming League’s Meet’g
The Better Farming League is taking great interest in the move to have an artificial insemination centre established at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Praiseworthy Win for Bega Butter Selected From Ordinary Consignment
First prize has been awarded to the Bega Co-operative Butter Factory at the Newcastle Show (opened last Monday) for its entry in the butter class…
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