Onus On Farmer: Court Rules On Hopper Control
A land holder has a legal duty to destroy grasshoppers on his property, even if he has not been called upon to do so by a P.P. Board…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farming & the land, 1955
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Junior Farmer News by Corncob English Young Farmer To Settle Here
An English Young Farmer who visited Australia recently under the International Farm Youth Exchange Scheme will return later this year to take up share farming in South Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Dairy Co-op. On Stealing Charge
At Sydney Quarter Sessions this week the Wingham Co-operative Dairy Society Ltd., was charged with stealing butterfat From the N.S.W. Milk Board…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Urges Full-scale Pilot Farm Scheme
The N.S.W. Agriculture Minister, Mr. Graham, was urged last week to introduce a full-scale poultry pilot farm scheme into New South Wales by Harold E. Jackson, M.L.A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'Farmers Should Control Costs'
ADELAIDE.— Farmers , should give serious thought to controlling production costs to meet the selling price of their products…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Farmers And Graziers' £905,000 Bonus Record
"At Homebush our experienced auctioneers and staff supervise with great care the feeding and watering of all stock prior to the actual sale," a spokesman for The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DAIRYING Nowra Grounds At Best For Show Opening
High temperatures which have affected the South Coast for weeks past were apparent at the Nowra Show last week. But shade trees about the main ring brought great relief to the big crowds present…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Market Garden Few Crops Are More Profitable Than Winter Peas
With suitable conditions there are few more profitable crops than winter peas. Generally the market is undersupplied during the winter months with the result that prices are usually high…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →10/6 For Every Farm Hint
The Farmer and Settler will pay 10/6 to any reader who sends in any farm hints which we…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Heat Hits S.A. Crops
ADELAIDE.— The full effects of the bush fires and extreme heat experienced early in…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →High Hopes For Next Season's M.I.A. Citrus Crops
Prospects for next season's M.I.A. citrus are good and the crop is expected to be better than the present one. The senior Leeton fruit officer, Mr. Skepper, said in the Yanco area the increase is likely to be 15 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →CROPS Fodder Crops Prolific Report On State
The general picture of the whole State is crops have made excellent growth following recent rains and have provided much valuable grazing. A "prolific growth of…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Pastoral workers in action
BOURKE (NSW): Pastoral workers who met here on January 30 decided to request the AWU State Executive to convene a meeting of pastoral…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Backyard Poultry Farmers Minister Opposed to Restriction
Members of the Associated Poultry Formers of Australia interviewed the Minister for Agriculture and Food…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poultry farmers in desperate position
THE position of poultry farmers is so desperate that the vast majority have been forced to find outside work to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Penrith's Diamond Jubilee Show Record Cattle Entries
The Diamond Jubilee Show of Nepean A.H. and I. Society will be held on Penrith Showground this Friday and Saturday, Feb…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Values Down At Homebush; Rates For Cattle Improve
An industrial dispute at Homebush abattoir yesterday caused prices for sheep to fall from the higher level early in the morning to about the average of Monday's rates, but values for prime bullocks, steers and vealers were very firm to £2 dearer and for cows up to £3…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Wheat Crop Improves
ADELAIDE.— The wheat harvest from districts surrounding Port Pirie in the middle…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Cattle Shown At Nowra
Junior Farmer cattle were in good strength and quality at the 1955 Nowra Show…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Spell Sheep After Drench
A common cause of loss through Barber's .Pole worm was failure to place sheep on…
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