Merino Ewe Competitions Better Flocks, Better Wool As Main Objective Entries Close on June 8
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3
OBJECTS of the Merino Ewe Competition, to be conducted this year by "The Farmer and Settler" in conjunction with the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture, are to disseminate sound, practical education among small flockowners, to encourage the use of high class rams in every flock, and to increase the yearly average production of wool to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Building's and Tax
The Land · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 15
"I.S.": (1) Buildings are capital expenditure and the cost is not allowable as a deduction. Depreciation as follows is allowed: 20 per cent. Initial…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Record Insurance Claims For Hail Damage on N.S.W. Farms This Season
The Land · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1
SEVERITY of the hail damage in farming areas of New South Wales this season is indicated by the fact that so far the record number of 12,000 insurance claims have been lodged by farmers in this State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Applications for New Rice Farms
The Land · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1
The large number of applications lodged last year for the 14 Pullakool rice farms near the Victorian border are now being dealt with by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Single Farms for Servicemen
The Land · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 15
"Worried": I have four sons and two farms, the smaller farm is for my two older sons, who, however, are helping me at present, and we…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Agric. Council To Discuss Shortages of Essential Farm Equipment and Labor Obstacle to U.K. Food Drive
The Land · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3
AT a meeting of the Australian Agricultural Council in Canberra on Monday and Tuesday, February 9 and 10, the continued shortages of farm requirements and labor will be discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON and Off the Farm Hop-Picking In Tasmania
The Land · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5
A country girl, who completed her nursing training in a Metropolitan training hospital last March, decided that she would go to Tasmania for a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →End Farm Material Shortages and Help Feed Britain
The Land · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 4
THE announcement this week that the Australian Agricultural Council at its next meeting will discuss the problem of farm labor and material shortages will be welcomed by primary producers. As has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two More Estates for Soldier Settlement; 27 Leasehold Farms
The Land · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3
IT was announced this week by the Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheehan) that applications were being invited from ex-servicemen for 27 farms on Yarrowitch and Bobundara Estates which were being made available for soldier settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Produce
The Land · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 18
Sussex Street Prices. (Wholesale Market). The State Marketing Bureau Reports: BUTTER: Production has now reached a high level and, with a continuation of favourable…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Dairy Industry —Doings— Norco Production Rising
The Land · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 9
NORCO Co-op. butter factory figures are the best for four years, and still rising. Making this announcement, the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sidelights on Farming
The Land · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 10
Rope Yields Valuable Oil: The seeds of the rope plant, w h e n crushed, yield "Colza" oil,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Britain's Farmers Face Biggest Task In History
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 12
BRITAIN'S agriculture industry has begun 1948 facing the biggest task in its history. it has been asked by the Government to increase the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Praise For Farm Competitions
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5
DAIRY farm competitions, conducted by "The Farmer and Settler" in conjunction With the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →M.T.A. Resumes Social Farm Tractors
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 6
THERE are three main factors which directly influence the correct operation of tractor tyres: (1) Tyre size. (2) Inflation pressure. (3…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy Produce Must Be Covered
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5
REGULATIONS under the Victorian Milk and Dairy Supervision Act Provide that from September 1 to May 31 no dairy produce…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Stud Notes Kiltankia
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5
KILTANKIN A.I.S. STUD, Jasper's Brush, began showing stock for the 1948 reason at Kiama-last Saturday. when several successes came its way. The stock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Women's Interests Farm Girls Tell How Hobbies Can Be Made Profitable And Interesting
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 14
HOBBIES undertaken by many country girls had not only added interest to life on the land but proved profitable to their incomes, the senior extension officer, N.S.W. ' Department of Agriculture (Miss Lorna B one) stated in a recent broadcast over the National network…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farmers Make Many Insurance Claims
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 16
GRASSHOPPER plagues and unseasonable weather have done enormous damage to this season's wheat harvest in New…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Farm Shortages To Be Discussed By Ministers
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 16
AUSTRALIAN Agricultural Council (composed of Ministers of Agriculture), at its next meeting in Canberra on February…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →