Intensified Farming Plan for Riverina Suggested
THE State Government should resume and sub-divide private properties in the Riverina to to increase food production. This is a recommendation…
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Talks on Dairying
CANBERRA, WED.—Federal Cabinet and the Australian Agricultural Council will discuss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Large Scale Cockeral Raising Under Intensive System Success With Deep Litter on Smithfield Farm By Our Special Representative
BEFORE introducing the American intensive housing methods for raising cockerels, an output of 8,000 birds a year was the maximum on a Smithfield farm. Under the American built-up litter system, last year's output on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Sale of Grain Silos For Farm Use
DURING the past nine months wheatgrowers in N.S.W. have purchased about 3,000 grain silos for storing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What's New in Farm Research 24-D Poison
IN some plants, 2,4-D is reported to quickly convert starch into sugars. Such a conversion would…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wingless ' Hoppers Eat Fruit, Vegetable Crops
WINGLESS grasshoppers had caten the nectarine crop off 200 trees in an Orange orchard, an official report states…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farmers Warned That Over-irrigation Might Easily Destroy Some M.I.A. Orchards
SPECIAL precautions were vital on some M.I.A. farms if irrigation was not to lead to the destruction of fruit trees. Extension Officer with…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Our Inquiry Department Solves Your Problems and Your Money Control of Mice, Ms on Farms
"Farmer": For the control of rats and mice on farms, the Entomological branch recommends various poison…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Official Findings on Spraying of Skeleton Weed in Cereal Crop
HORMONE weedkillers sprayed on wheat and oat crops, grown for hay or grain, had suppressed skeleton weed and reduced its adverse effects on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Review of the Week's Markets Dairy Produce (Sussex Street Wholesate Markets)
The State Marketing Buresu reports: BUTTER: local production continued a decline, although good…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Dairying Industry Is Now Close to Ruin in Queensland
BRISBANE.—The Queensland drought has reached disastrous proportions. Now in its 13th month, it threatens ruin for the dairying industry; beef herds have suffered huge losses, sorting back the industry five years; the wool industry has been hard hit…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Tips on correct farm treatment of hides
TIPS on the correct flaying of hides on the farm were given recently by the demonstrator of the Hide and Skin Improvement Society of Australia (Mr. P. Scotts), during a recent broadcast over the A.B.C…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farmers' school at Tamworth
(ORGANISED by New England University College, a School of Animal Husbandry and Agriculture commenced at Tamworth Town Hall on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmers Lifetime Devoted to Youth & the Land
MR. Ernest Breakwell, who for 18 years was State organiser of Junior Farmers' Clubs in N.S.W., died last Sunday, February 17, aged 67 years. His work with junior farmers remains as a monument to all interested in young people, agriculture and the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Rain Will Help Dairying Industry, But Drought Not Broken Ample Follow-up Falls Needed To Ensure Future Production
DAIRYING areas should benefit by the falls of rain that have occurred this week. Last Tuesday, northern dairying districts received valuable falls in the coastal area from Newcastle up to Murwillumbah…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Best summer fodder crop
ACCORDING to the Lismore agronomist (Mr. Arthur), the best results from summer fodder crops this season have…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farmers Send Lucerne to Fire Victims
A COMBINED of fort by several well-known Koorawatha district farmers has resulted in approximately 40-tons of baled lucerne being shipped to parti of the State which have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Drought's Big Setback To Hunter Valley Dairymen By a Special Correspondent On Tour In Drought Areas Of N.S.W.
CITY dwellers, who for generations have accepted the morning milk as a matter of course, would be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to Editor Frustration on Small Farms Blackouts; Lack Of Materials
Sir,—The members of the Lisarow Agricultural Bureau wish to help to increase food production. This area…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →McEwen TO Consult Egg Farmers
CANBERRA, Thursday.— The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. J. McEwen, told poultry farmers…
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