Sheep Expert Heads N.Z. College Massey Is a Branch of New Zealand University Experiment in Fat Lamb Production
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 8
NEW ZEALAND is fortunate in having such an establishment as Massey Agricultural College, situated at Palmerston North, in the Manawatu district. This institution differs from the Hawkesbury Agricultural College in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Aberdeen-Angus Cattle for the Royal Show Recent Imports Said to Be in Championship Class Southern Studs May Provide Prizewinners
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 6
SO far, visiting beef cattle studs, "The Farmer and Settler's" Stock Commissioner has reported mainly on Shorthorns intended for Sydney Royal Show. This week he is able to describe some of the Aberdeen-Angus exhibits. Good stock now in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The 1937 Sheep and Lamb Contests How Competition Spurs Small Owners to Improve their Flocks Striking Examples of Definite Benefits Gained
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 9
GOOD healthy competition has but one end, whether it be applied to sport, agriculture, or commerce, and that end is progress of the competitors. In sport we have, at the moment, young Ross Gregory; competition cricket pushed him into the international arena. In commerce it is competition that pushes trading concerns into success…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Our Country As I See It Ryelands in N.Z.—Wool is Secondary—Decentralisation— Neat Towns—Land Values
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 1
NOT all lamb raisers in New Zealand pin their faith to Southdown rams. In many parts of the North Island the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Co., Ltd
The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 29
The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Co., reports on the 29th ult.: We submitted at our sale on Thursday, 28th ult., a catalogue of 8905 bales, representative…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Tractors on the Farm
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 13
THE Clearesol process of refining oil is not only a great step forward, but it has only been rundered possible, by an interesting engineering feat. The…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →For Farmers Getting the Beat Out of the Tractor
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 13
EFFICIENT carbureition is principally dependent on the case of vaporising, and C.O.R. New Process Power Kerosene has a volatility that assures every drop…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →February on the Poultry Farm
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 14
LAND should be perpared for crops during this and next month for the supply of winter green feed. Berseem clover, rape, silter beet,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Making a Tool Chest A Handy and Decorative Asset to the Farm Workshop
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 11
A HOME for everything and everything in its place is a good old saying. The device, which forms the subject of these notes, is seen in Fig…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Placing Men on the Land Waikato Farm Scheme Expresses High Ideal of Citizenship Types of Country Handled Article 3
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 2
IN the previous article it was mentioned that the ideal behind the Walkato Land Settlement Society was the placing of unemployed men on the land, and the reclamation of areas that had become of no economic value to New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Furby to Manage Cowra Farm
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 2
MR. H. J. KELLY, who for fifteen years has managed the Cowra experiment farm, will retire early this month. Mr. Kelly's successor, Mr. E. B…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Week's Prize Letter. Mixed Farming
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 15
Betty Marsh ("Tiptoes") Nangus: I am thirteen years of age and in seventh class at school. I live on a dairy, sheep and poultry farm. Our dairy consists…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Full Silos Protect Herds During Drought Uneconomic Methods Condemned Convenient System of Ensiling and Feeding Fodder Crops to Cows
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 4
THE recent dry spell dealt numerous dairy farmers a'staggering blow. For these it is going to be an uphill fight for many years to recover lost ground, and after, reviewing the whole of the circumstances one is constrained to ask why so many dairy farmers continue to battle against the uncertainty of the elements. Is it because the seasons on the whole are tolerably kind and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lucerne Beats Worm Infestation Moree Farmer's Experiences
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 9
MR. J. H. McDONALD, of Bonnie Doon, Moree, has had excellent results with lucerne. On his property it has beaten worm infestation, provided grazing throughout a normal year and fat lambs when others were hand-feeding, withstood the worst dry weather, gave excellent feed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farmers Must Work Hard for "Yes" Vote
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 4
A SUGGESTION that farmers should carry the campaign for a "Yes" vote in the coming referendum into the opposition camp was made by Mr. W. Robinson (Grafton) at the annual meeting of the Producers' Co-operative Distributing Society,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm Grain Storage Control Insect Pests in Stacks and Sheds
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 10
WHEN gram is held on the farm for a lengthy period, proper methods of storage will reduce the possibility of insect infestation, but prompt treatment…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →POTATOES Healthy Crops Increased Areas
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 10
LATE plantings of potatoes were growing vigorously, and with few exceptions their prospects were good to excellent, said the director of State…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Trangie Farm Team Group for Narrangullen Cup Included
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 6
THE Aberdeen-Angus stud at Trangie experiment farm will be well represented at the Easter show with five bulls and four heifers. Included is Trangie…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maintain the Neat Appearance of the Farm
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 11
WELL is it for the world that man has this building instinct. Were he without it, no country would recover from war, no district from bushfire, no town from depression, no individual…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →PRODUCE. Special Harns Firmer. DAIRY
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 11
As from this morning special hams will be advanced /0½ making single cloth 1/5 and beed 1/6 per lb. The daily produce market continued…
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