Contour Pea Crops
Peas, potatoes and other crops should be grown in rows round a slope, and not in rows up and down the slope…
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Some Dairying Districts Need More Rain
DAIRY officers in the Tweed-Richmond, Northern Tablelands and Riverina all report that…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Farmers Urged to Plough in Weeds
RAPID, prolific weed growth after the abundant summer rains could only be effectively controlled by early and efficient…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Fallowing Is Still Good Farm Practice
IN an area where the annual rainfall is around 20 inches, following to conserve as much moisture as possible is…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Permits For Farmers To Cart Supplies of Super. By Road
SPECIAL permits are now available for farmers to enable them to use road transport for the delivery of their superphosphate supplies. Announcing this yesterday, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Produce the Week's Markets Reviewed Sussex Street Wholesale Markets
The State Marketing Bureau reports: BUTTER: Overall production showed little change although rain is urgently required on the far North Coast to…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →ON and Off the Farm Old Co-op., New Service
New service recently commenced by the Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Company was demonstrated last week at Paterson show, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →F.S.A. Branch News and Notes Farmers' Mass Meeting Called to Get Better Silo Facilities
PEAK HILL F.S.A. has called a mass meeting of wheat growers to demand improved conditions at wheat silos. Farmers from Peak Hill, Parkes,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →MISCELLANEOUS *If in doubt about any of the multitude of general questions that crop up from time to time, consult "The Land." Steel Overhead Tank Stands
"L.P.": Sidney Williams and Co. Ltd., of Dulwich Hill, Sydney, are writing you direct with regard to the above…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Poultry Farmers Can Now Claim Tax Concession
BEGINNING with tax assessments based on income for the year ended June 30, 1949, poultry farmers have been…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Lads Seek Work On Farms
BOYS and youths were applying in large numbers for Jobs on farms and stations, said Mr. Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Dairy Competition Praised By Producers' Representative
PRODUCERS' representative on the N.S.W. Milk Board (Mr. P. Sedgwick) said yesterday there would bo a big response from dairy farmers to the reorganised and enlarged N.S.W, Dairy Farm Championship competition…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Farmers Rally Round Their New A. & H. Association Second Paterson Show Attracts Keen Competition And High Standards
FOLLOWING the successful inauguration of Paterson Show last year, farmers in the district strongly supported the second annual exhibition there last week. Conducted by the local A. and H." Association, the show was held on February 9, 10 and 11, and featured good numbers of entries in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers' Deputation
A NATIONAL Farmers' Union delegation led by the Unions chairman, Mr. P.B. Newcomen, was in Canberra this week to interview…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Record Crowds, Entries At Nowra For Shoalhaven's 74th Show Some Of State's Best Dairy Stock Save Judges A Difficult Task
RECORDS were broken at Nowra when Shoalhaven's 74th Agricultural and Horticultural Show opened last Friday. Heavy rain previous to the opening did not affect the showground or arena—one of the most picturesque settings in the State—and the weather was fine and clear…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heaviest Apple Crop For Seven Years
NEW England Experiment Farm has the heaviest and so far the cleanest apple crop carried over the past seven years points out the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmer Refuses To Pay Fine: Ready For Gaol
MOSS VALE, Thursday.— Charles Miller Hughes, a farmer, said in Moss Vale Court to-day that he would go…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court Refuses Farmer Bail
LISMORE, Thurs.--Lismore Court today refused bail to Kevin John Fields, 37, farmer, of Keerong, who was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hungary Jeers at U.k. Farming
BUDAPEST.-- British farming is still carried out on a feudal system, according to Zabad Szo, official newspaper of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hungary Jeers at U.k. Farming
BUDAPEST.-- British farming is still carried out on a feudal system, according to Zabad Szo, official newspaper of the…
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