Maize Crops In New England
Reporting on conditions in New England the district agricultural instructor, Mr. A. W. Bourne, says rain in January came just in time to fill…
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7,367 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250
"Farmer's Day" Supported
THE proposal to set apart a day each year as a "Farmer's Day" throughout Australia was supported by farmers' federal bodies meeting in Melbourne this week. The idea of holding such a day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drought-Breaking Rains Over Wide Area Some Heavy Falls In Nth. West; Weather Change Hearening To Farmers
AS result of recent heavy rains, and particularly in the past few days, the prolonged drought has broken throughout wide areas in New South Wales and Queensland, though some parts are still in need…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Br Eeding Farm.stock.veterinary To answer your question our veterinarian must know all 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 to our veterinarian personally. Laminitis "Founder" Common Disease of Horses
LAMINITIS "FOUNDER" is a very common disease of the horse and should in most cases be prevented. It is commonly known as "Fever in the Feet." The disease must always be considered very serious owing to the fact that the sensitive parts of the foot are enclosed in a rigid box which does not allow of the swelling…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →U.K. Tractor Farmer's Lament Don't Shoot the Pianist. He's Doing His Best!
This cartoon appeared in a recent issue of the "Farmer and Stockbreeder" (Eng.). The paper pointed out that in the King's Speech the Government's promises to give effect to plans for the efficient development of agriculture were voiced. The pianist is Mr. James Turner,…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Sidelights on Farming Age Old Irrigation
Irrigation has been practiced in India since the dawn of history. Chandragupta, who became…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →F.S.A. President's Letter A.W.U. Court Application On The Harvest Award Need for Complete Farm Organisation Stressed
FELLOW PRODUCERS.—Quite often during the last eighteen months, or, to be more precise, since the end of the war, I have had to crawl around the Sydney streets at all hours of the night and day looking…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Survey of Costs In Dairy Industry; Committee's Task
THE Joint Dairy Industry Advisory Committee, at its first meeting, held in Canberra this week, decided to start a survey…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Land "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care for 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.O.; E. Field; H. K. Nock; and A. Heath. Managing Editor: Asst. Managing Editor: H. V. Budd, M.L.O. A. G. Hudson. Advertising Manager: E. W. Carter. 57-59 Regent Street, Sydney Telephones: M 6971 Telegrams: (3 lines) "The Land," Sydney. Friday, February 14, 1947 Britain's Newest Crisis
THE crisis in Britain precipitated by an abnormally cold winter is a matter of serious concern to all parts of the British Commonwealth, especially to places like Australia that are closely linked with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Young Farmers Point The Way
IT would be difficult to find two more successful junior farmer brothers than Noel and Kevin McPhail, of Avondale, on the South Coast. Noel, described by the local junior farmer club supervisor as the coming "Progressive Junior Fanner," is gaining complete knowledge of dairy farming,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New England Crop Prospects Improved
CROP prospects in the eastern portion of New England have shown a wonderful improvement as a result of six inches of rain in January. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Main Crop Potato Districts Need Rain; Expert Reviews Prospects
POTATO crop prospects in main crop districts have deteriorated considerably as a result of the hot, dry conditions experienced in January, and with the exception of the Ebor district, all main crop districts are in urgent need of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →World Farm Talks; Finanace Problem For Aust. Producers
THE Commonwealth Government will be asked to finance the cost of Australia's representation at the conference of the International Federation of Primary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON and Off the Farm This Little Piggy Made £141
When Mr. A. E. Betts returned from active service last year he decided to give up his job with an auctioneering firm in Wangaratta…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Guyra Farmer Now Breeds Merinos
MR. W. R. DRABSCH, of "Crystal Brook," Guyra, who figured prominently in former "Master Farmer" contests conducted by "The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Good Grain Sorghum Crops on M.I.A.
PROSPECTS for grain sorghums on the M.I.A. are quite bright and the harvest in this area should yield approximately…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dairy Award; Moon
"N.W.": (1) Pull details of rates and conditions of the dairy award are obtainable from the Federal Arbitration Court at a cost of 5d, plus l½d. postage…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Our Readers. VIEWS Letters to the Editor must include the name and address of writer, not necessarily for publication. The Editor is not responsible for the opinions of correspondents. "Now Blame the Farmer" To the Editor of "The Land."
Sir,—A letter in "The Land" of 24/l/'47 states that ringbarking should not be blamed for erosion of the soil, but that the chief cause has been…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Magic of Water; A Farmer From The Drought- Stricken Inland Looks at The Irrigation Area — And Wonders
NO one with any imagination in these days of drought, entering into that oasis of he South-West, the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, from the desert country surrounding it, could remain unimpressed by the miracle wrought by sun, good soil and water in Nature's laboratory. The transition is so sudden and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farm Building and Construction Wall Plaster and How To Apply It IN the previous articles the mixing of mortars both for plastering and brick laying were described and directions for the correct curing of these in the completed work were given in detail. The final article of the series is devoted to the explanation of how plaster is fixed to the wall
Before the plasterer commences work the carpenter has driven wall plugs into the wall on which he will finally…
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