Maize Crop Prospects
Heavy January rain, though it benefited early-sown maize crops, caused such prolific growth of weeds that some late-sown crops on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farming & the land, 1948
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ON and Off the Farm Trellised Tomatoes
Some interesting tomato breeding work is being undertaken at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College by plant-breeder Mr. N. S. Shirlow, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Harvesting Problems In Storm-Damaged Crops
THE difficulties farmers have faced this season in harvesting well-grown wheat crops which were damaged by rain and storms are illustrated in these pictures taken on "Gwandalan," the Peak Hill district property of Messrs. Bell Bros…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Price-pegging Hits Single Farm Plan
PRICE-PEGGING of farm land at 1942 values is neutralising the value of the bill providing for single unit farms for soldier settlers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm Building and Construction Points on Roofing Construction; How to Set Out and Cut Out a Hipped Roof No. 1
FROM time to time several readers have asked how to set out and cut out a hipped roof. This present series of articles will deal with roofing construction generally. It is not easy to explain the construction of a hipped roof in [?] [?]sson and those anxious to learn the method will need to pay particular attention…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farmer's Hours
"T.D.": What are the farmers' working hours? Answer: There is no award for general farming and hours and conditions are…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →N.Z. Farmers To Tour N.S.W. Districts in June
STARTING on June 1, a party of 20 New Zealand farmers, who will arrive by air, will spend a month fouring country districts and also…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Control of Farm Industries
Sir,—The conditions so often seen to-day of many forms of primary industries passing from the control of the States to that of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Control Of Yanco Farm Transferred
YNCO Experiment Farm was transferred back to the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stem Rust Takes Heavy Toll "Worst In History" Value of N.S.W. Crop Reduced By Millions
MORE damage had been done to N.S.W. wheat by stem rust this season than during any other year, chief biologist of the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture (Mr. C. J. Magee) said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →League Runs Contests To Encourage Better Farming
PASTURE improvement commissions, open to milk suppliers in the South Count milk zone, are being conducted by the Better…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sowing Pasture After Harvest Of Cereal Crop
IN Victorian pasture districts it is not good farming practice to allow land merely to drift back into pasture again after it has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers Seek Higher Price For Exports
POULTRY farmers have requested he N.S.W. Egg Marketing Board not to enter into any agreement with the U.K…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dairy Stock Of High Quality At Berry Jubilee Show
HEAVY rain and lowering skies did not dampen the ardor of the crowds at the Berry Jubilee Show, on Friday and Saturday last. Record attendances followed proceedings with keen interest Dairy cattle entries were heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Quotas
THE Minister for Agriculture, on the recommendation of the N.S.W. Dairy Products Board, has determined the following quotas to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain Brings Weeds In Corn Crops
DECEMBER and JANUARY rains have caused excessive growth of weeds in corn crops, said the N.S.W. special agronomist (Mr. W. D. Kerie…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cool Weather Hindered M.I.A. Rice Crops
COOL weather during the young stages of Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area rice crops, did not permit control of water grass…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Small Farms in Slovakia Exempt From Restitution
PRAGUE, Jan. 6th. (JTA). The Slovak Government Agricultural Committee has accepted an amendment to the local restitution law…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bob Dyer's DAIRY
ANIMALS have meant so much in scientific achievements that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bob Dyer's DAIRY
ANIMALS have meant so much in scientific achievements that…
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