Sidelights on Farming Putting The Acid On Beet Seed
The germination of beet seed to be sown during protraded dry…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Farming & the land, 1948
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Vegetable Growers Suggest Probe Of Legislation On Share-Farming Agreements
A REVIEW of legislation relating to share-farming agreements was suggested at this week's meeting of the Vegetable Growers' Federation. The secretary was instructed to study the relevant Act and…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Farm Plant and Equipment Vital, Says Graziers' Chief
"PLANNING for increased primary production will be abortive unless measures are taken to make available plant, equipment and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Week's Markets Reviewed Dairy Produce Sussex Street Prices. (Wholesale Market)
The State Marketing Bureau reports: BUTTER: With the exceptionally good seasonal conditions being experienced, production is still increasing and there…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Amazing Results in M.i.a. Orchard From Crop of Tares As a Soil Improver
PURPLE Vetches (or Tares) are a vigorous growing legume which have been found far from easy to grow successfully on the M.I.A. In fact departmental trials with both purple and golden tares have seldom…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Criticism Of Progressive Farmer Judging
Urbenville branch of the Primary Producers' Union, on the Far North Coast of the State, has sent a letter to the union general secretary in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This Farmer Finds Turkey-Raising Is Profitable
FINDING turkey raising more profitable than poultry farming or even the production of fat lambs, Mr. K. Sommerville, of Wattamondara, has decided to so enlarge his activities as to breed and market some 5,000 birds a year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON and Off the Farm New Potato Harvester
Britain is not letting the grass grow under her feet when it comes to the manufacture of machinery. A newly invented potato harvester,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record potato Crops In Many Areas This Season
THE Clarence potato crop just completed has been a record, and indications point to the New England crop also establishing new…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Prospects Bright For Good Pome Fruit Crop This Season
WHEN harvesting starts in the course of a few weeks there is likely to be a good crop of some fruits, according to the Chief of the Division of Horticulture (Mr. C. G. Savage)…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farm Building and Construction Hints For The Amateur on Construction of A Garage
THE building of a garage can be a reasonably simple job for the amateur if he will follow a few set principles. The materials and quantities required are outlined in this article and the method of construction will be dealt with in next week's article…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →False Claim for Drought Relief Farmer Sentenced
AT Balranald Court of Petty Sessions last month, Angus Graham McLennan, of Swan Hill, who pleaded guilty before Mr. E. J. Etherton,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dairy Industry Doings Dairying In The Riverina
ALTHOUGH this is the most unusual season ever experienced on the Riverina and South West slopes, dairy farmers are having a wonderful…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →P.p.u. Chief's Appeal to Dairymen
THE fullest advantage should be taken of the present period of stabilised, guaranteed prices for butter to organise a better…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farm And Factory Water Supply
WATER is too often the cause of many troubles on the dairy form and in the factory where it is not always given the care necessary if a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rain Brings Blight To Potato Crops
CONTINUOUS rain in the main potato growing districts has hampered seasonal operations and along the coast has caused…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Flour Tax To The Editer, "The Farmer and Settler"
[?],—Since the [?] value for wheat p[?] ports in 1947. [?] for Co[?] have repeatedly refused requests of wheatgrowers organisations to lift the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Boys Available For Farms To The Editor, "Farmer and Hellter"
Sir,—-Mny we, per modium of your widely rend newspaper, send out a message to farmers and graziers who applied for boys during the months of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Canada Maintains War Farming Increase
DURING World War II., the output of Canadi[?] increased by 50 per cent and this increase has been maintained [?] the war ended…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farmers Advised To Grow "Nursery Plot" Of Phalaris Tuberosa
IN some of the drier pasture districts of Victoria, where rainfall is insufficient for perennial rye grass or on low land where conditions may…
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