Star Letter of the Week Wheat Marketing on State Basis To the Editor of "The Land."
Sir,—Having been rescued by the South Australian wheatgrowers' vote from the Commonwealth Stabilisation Scheme, it surely now becomes…
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Cost of Stabilisation Board; Farmers' Query
WHO pays for the upkeep of the Wheat Stabilisation Board? This question was raised at last week's meeting of the Executive…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Care of Eggs on Farm
Methods of storing eggs on the farm, awaiting despatch to market, often leave much to be desired, says the poultry expert of the Department…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Junior Farmers on Tour
A large party of Far North Coast junior farmers, accompanied by senior officials, has just completed a lengthy tour of the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →The Land "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care far him who cares for it." Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Official Organ of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales. Subscription Rates: One year in advance, 12/6; two years, in advance, 23/-: three years in advance, 34/-. Subscription to "The Land" includes the "Farm and Station Annual." Single Copy, "The Land," 3d.; single copy, "Farm and Station Annual," 2/-. Contributions are invited and will be paid for on publication. No responsibility can be accepted for the return of manuscript, but when stamp is enclosed every effort will be made to ensure return of unsuitable matter. Cheques, money orders, etc., should be made payable to The Land Newspaper Ltd. Address business communications to the Manager, and literary contributions to the Editor. "The Land," Box 1558, G.P.O., Sydney, New South Wales. Board of Directors: W. C. Cambridge (Chairman), Hon. H. S. Henley, M.L.C.: E. Field: H. K. Nock; and A. Heath. Managing Editor: Asst. Managing Editor; H. V. Budd, M.L.C. A. G. Hudson. Advertising Manager: E. W. Career. 57-59 Regent Street, Sydney Telephones: M 6971 Telegrams: (3 lines) "The Land," Sydney. Friday, February 7, 1947. Wheatmen Should Heed This Timely Warning
WHEATGROWERS should heed the warning given by the State Superintendent of the Australian Wheat Board (Col. Holborow) regarding illegal traffic in wheat in New South Wales. In…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Veteran British Agric. Leader's Sound Advice Viscount Bledisloe on Farmer's Place in A Sane Civilisation
"IF those in the cities, living an aloof and artificial life, imagine we can build up a sane and progressive civilisation without regard to the welfare of those living on the land, they are making a great and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer As Fisherman
Mr. J. O. Doyle, well, known farmer of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and an executive member of the Farmers and Settlers'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Effect of Long Dry Spell; Coastal Farmers Badly Hit
HOW severely the recent long, dry spell has hit dairy farmers and maize growers on the lower North Coast is referred to by Mr. J. M…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →U.s. Dept. of Agric. Extension Service Brings Help, New Ideas to Millions of Farm Folk
MILLIONS of farm people in the United States, in the first year after the war, called upon agents of the United States Department of Agriculture's Farm Extension Service for facts, new ideas and skill to help make the adjustment to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON and Off the Farm Australia Can Grow Dates
Few people know that at Maree, halfway between Adelaide and the Territory, a flourishing commercial date-farm once grew and thrived…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nat. Economic Policy and the Farmer
Sir,—In your last issue you published the usual interesting article by "Peter Snodgrass." This indicated, that the economic condition of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The New Order on Our Farms
Sir,—Yes, we have quite a few one-man farms now since the workers have decided, that the work of pitching hay is too hard, the day is too…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Berry Stages Successful Show; Interest in Dairy Breed Judging
AFTER a successful series of shows during the past 59 years, the Berry A. and H. Association is now preparing a "drive" in anticipation of making next year's Diamond Jubilee exhibition a record. Entries in all sections of last Saturday's Berry Show increased considerably over past years…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →North West Rain Ensures Good Grain Sorghum Crops
RAIN up to 1½ inches in many places should assure the grain sorghum crop round Inverell and in other parts of the north-west. One grower told "The Land" this…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Pea Crop Losses in Central West
AS a result of heat-wave conditions, canning and open market pea crop prospects have changed completely in recent weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Big M.i.a. Peach Crop
The clingstone peach harvest on the Murrumbidgce Irrigation Area is expected to reach 8,000 tons. Leeton Cannery has appealed to growers to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Breeding Farm Stock Veterinary To answer your question our Vetericarian must know nit the facts. Therefore, give full particulars of the malady when you write. All inquiries should be addressed to "The Land" Newspaper, Box 1558, G.P.O., Sydney, and not our veterinarian personally. Intensive Production in Animal Husbandry; Dangerous Policy of Living on Our Soil Capital
THE trend in animal husbandry towards intensive production is demanding more and more from our pastures and is increasingly depleting the soil of such minerals as calcium, phosphorous and nitrogen, while in the majority of cases little or no effort is being made to replace them. We are, in shorty living on our soil capital…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →World Farmers' Body To Meet At the Hague
THE first general meeting of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers will be held at The…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Sidelights on Farming Minimising Sudan Poison
Sudan grass can be extremely poisonous under certain conditions, as it…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farm Building and Construction The Making and Fixing of Plugs in Concrete Walls
FOR those who build in brick, concrete blocks, pise blocks or any other solid structural form, an understanding of how to make and fix wood plugs is very necessary…
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