M.I.A.'s Big Peach Crop
A remarkable peach crop is now being harvested on the M. I. A. Reliable estimates place the yield at 25 per cent, above that of last year…
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Farmers Can't Get Tyres & Equipment; Serious Situation Is Developing
RECENT statements by Federal Ministers to the effect that most recommendations of war agricultural committees concerning the supply of tyres and other equipment had been approved by the authorities and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Registering Dairy, etc
"N.G.": (1) How much would it cost to register a dairy? (2) How much would it cost to register for two or three cows to be able to sell milk? (3)…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →F.S.A. President's Letter The Power of Taxation; More Burdens For Farmers
FELLOW MEMBERS.—Recently I referred to the far reaching and tremeridous power which can he exercised in controlling the incomes and the lives of producers by price fixation. The advocates of the doctrines of professional planned production have stated that any…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Plenty of Work on Small Farms
Sir,—I want to raise my voice in defence of the people working on the land, particularly those on small areas…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trees and The Farmer Campaign Is Arousing Interest; Tests Around Never tire & Warren Improved Method of Germinating Seed by a Special Representative
THOSE who have declared that farmers would never plant trees are heading for disappointment. The first chapters of tree plantings on farms are even now being written; the first acts in the drama of reaff orestation on private lands are being staged, Australia is beginning to understand the value of trees…
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BRAIDWOOD SHOW OFFICIALS.—The President, Mr. R. T. Hassall (centre). and four ex-presidents of the Show. From left: Messrs. Joseph Roberts, Les Chapman, R. T. Hassall (President), W. U. Alley and Garnet Maddrell…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plant Native Trees, Is Advice of New England Farmer Warning on the Menace of Mistletoe
I have been following with deep interest "The Land" tree planting campaign which, I must say, is a very worthy one, and should be beneficial to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairymen Turn Down Mechanisation Scheme
AFTER discussions extending over three months Wagga district dairymen's committee has reluctantly decided against…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →600 Have Left Sth. West Farms; Minister's Review
WHEN the South-West Wheat Ar[?] investigation commenced, it W[?] estimated that there were 1,700 Cro—settlers in the area. Of these, about [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Navy Bean Crops Suffer
Owing to too much rain early in the year navy bean crops on the northern tablelands have not developed as well as usual, poor nodulation…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairy Cows With Foot-Rot
"S.M.": (1). Foot rot is sometimes very difficult to cure. In bad cases it is very necessary to trim the feet by cutting the toes of the claw which become overgrown…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Breeding Farm.stock.veterinary Dose of Medicine Won't Cure Distemper In Dogs
ON various occasion information on canine distemper has been supplied in the veterinary columns of "The Land" and anyone studying the information supplied will realised that the disease cannot be either prevented or cured by giving the dog a dose of medicine. Although distemper has been prevalent for centure it was not till comparatively that the research work carried out by Messrs. Laidlaw and Durkin under the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Poor Prospects For Potato Crops
Unless rain falls immediately potato crops in the southern and central western districts will be almost complete failures, says Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Farmer Gets Half
Production of 13 cows was required to pay one man £4/16/- a week, according to Mr. A. Mair, M.L.A. He was speaking in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Poultry Shows Help to Improve Our Farm Stock
SOME people consider that poultry shows are only for the "hobbyist," but stich is not the case. Shows are very beneficial for the whole poultry…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Girls Help Grow First Crop Of Hybrid Maize
FOR the first time in Australian farming history, hybrid maize is being grown commercially in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sewage Farm Meats Seen As Menace
To allow meats from sowage farms to be used for human consumption was simply placing a weapon into the hands of our competitors for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bees Have Big Part In Making Farm Profits
VALUE of bees for the pollination of clover, fruit, and the blossom of many other commercially grown plants is not fully realised. white and other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dry Weather Will Mean Some Light Maize Crops
VERY light yields of maize will be obtained from crops in the Tumut-Gundagal districts because of the dry weather in the past…
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