Dry Season; Stock Hand Fed Few Farmers Have Stored Fodder
The Bega District News · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 1
Dry conditions and cold weather have brought about a general need for hand feeding of stock in this district, but it is disappointing to note that only about five per cent. of farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Supervision Conference
The Bega District News · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 2
With the widespread effect created by the announcement that Mumbulla Shire Council will accept the responsibilities of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Conditions Are Adequate
The Bega District News · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 2
Sir,—Would you kindly allow me space to air my views in support of the Bega Branch of the P.P.U. and the Vice-President’s remarks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairymen Could Improve Milk And Cream
The Bega District News · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 1
The quality of milk and cream being supplied to factories at the present time could be improved, for too many dairymen are not thoroughly scalding their utensils, milking…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bega Farmers Hear Health Insp. Inspection Of Dairies Approved
The Bega District News · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 1
A meeting of district dairy farmers in Bega, Wednesday night after having the Dairies Supervision Act and its implementations explained to them by the Mumbulla Shire Health…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers Show Tolerance
The Bega District News · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 2
Those people who like to see a controversial question brought to a satisfactory conclusion will be pleased to learn that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Fund Surplus
The Bega District News · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 5
If payments made by stockowners to Cattle Compensation Fund continued to exceed claims for compensation, the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Being Blended
The Bega District News · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 4
Dissatisfied with certain aspects the marketing of butter, and desirous of having all butter for consumption labelled in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Deniliquin Takes To Dairying
The Bega District News · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 8
Rapid expansion is taking place in the dairy industry in the Berrigan and Deniliquin districts…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairyman Has Grievance
The Bega District News · Tuesday 17 August 1954 · page 4
Sir,—Once again I crave a little space to air a grievance. I will start by asking a pertinent question: "Have the dairyfarmers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jnr. Farmers In Education Week
The Bega District News · Tuesday 17 August 1954 · page 2
As Hs contribution to Education Week, the Junior Farmer Movement has organised a series of addresses and demonstrations,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Rare Cattle Birth At “Kingswood”
The Bega District News · Tuesday 24 August 1954 · page 1
What must be one of the rarest occurrences animal history took place at Mr. jack Rogers’ “Kingswood” property, on Friday, when a Guernsey cow threw Siamese twin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Atom on Farms
The Bega District News · Tuesday 24 August 1954 · page 1
Radioisotopes are being used in a study of fertilisers. Radioisotopes are substances whose atoms have been made radioactive in a nuclear reactor. The atoms fire off rations which can be detected by a Geiger counter In this picture technicians pour fertiliser containing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forecast for Maize Crops
The Bega District News · Tuesday 24 August 1954 · page 1
Mr. E.H Graham, Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, forecasts that the normal maize yield will reach 200 bushels to the acre…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Star Jnr. Farmer Contest Heat In Bega
The Bega District News · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 11
The Star Junior Farmer Competition is one which is conducted annually to find the star member of each district , and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Need for Rain More Urgent Dairy Officer Warns On Problems
The Bega District News · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 1
The need for rain over the whole district is becoming progressively more urgent after the dry conditions that have prevailed during August following the past five months of dry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Berridale Girl Is Star Junior Farmer
The Bega District News · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 2
Miss Gwyn Lewis, 22 year old member of the Berridale Junior Farmers Club, won the title of “Star Junior Farmer of the Far…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jnr. Farmer Cow Judging Competition
The Bega District News · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 2
Today the Bega District Council of Junior Farmer Clubs has distributed competition sheets on which are shown 10 Jersey…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russian Butter Production
The Bega District News · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 1
Although Russia is not considered seriously as a producer of butter at present, plans announced by the Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swing To Dairy Farming In Murray Valley
The Bega District News · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 2
In a survey of dairy districts in New South Wales it has been revealed that there is a pronounced swing to dairy farming as a method of land use in the Central Murray Valley…
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