A New Phase In Small Farm Implements
One of the many new farm and garden machines displayed at the Royal Show was the Landmaster Hawk garden tractor and rotary hoe. It marks a new phase in the…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Farming & the land, 1955
1,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 72
Sound Waves May Pollinate Crops
WTITHIN the next 25 years a farmer may walk into his barn, sit down at a keyboard instrument and with the help of an ultrasonic device,…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →17 Out of 68 Forced to Give Up Farms
THE Queensland Irrigation and Water Supply Department annual report has revealed that, of 68 farms allocated in the Clare irrigation area,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Upper Castlereagh Junior Farmers
The monthly meeting of the Upper Castlereagh Junior Farmers Club was held in the Castlereagh Church Hall on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Film Night for Dairymen
A Film Night arranged by the Penrith Farmers' District Council was held in Tattersall's Hotel on Monday evening, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warning On Sheep
ADELAIDE.— Veterniary officers of the livestock branch of the S.A. Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Beef Cattle Scales For Cattle Not Yet Popular
Weighing of cattle on the farm to determine live weight gains appears to be making as little progress as weighing of the stock in saleyards, a check made this week of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →SHEEP Mozaic Type Sheep May Have Been Found
It is probable that two mosaic-type sheep have been found, one a Southdown in Victoria and the other a Merino ewe at Young, N.S.W., in a flock that was being culled for entry in the Farmer and Settler 1955 Merino…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Protein Increase
Tests have revealed that the current P.A.Q. wheat sample has a higher protein content…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →£60.000 For Sheep Property
BRISBANE.— An Oakey solicitor, Mr. A. White, has paid about £60,000 for a Charleville…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hearing Of New State Pastoral Award Claims
The Industrial Commission this week commenced hearing evidence for a new State Pastoral award. The Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Information and Help Condemned Cattle Fund
A Penrith reader who recently purchased a registered aged cow at public auction asks whether he can claim under the Condemned Cattle Fund if this cow reacts to a T.B. test administered by a veterinary surgeon. Providing you…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Heavy Sheep Losses Follow Flood Rains
There have been heavy sheep mortality in some districts during recent weeks due to internal parasites. Several outbreaks of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Obstacles To Sheep On North Coast
LISMORE.— "The only way to raise sheep in the lower Richmond river area economically is to give them undivided attention," Mr. K. Yabsley, of Bora Ridge, said last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney Wool Sales On
Sydney wool sales will resume on Tuesday and the series will continue until May 5…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →World Tour For Wool Men
Chairman of the Australian Wool Bureau, Mr. C. B. Ball, and a N.S.W. member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cattle Were Firm At Homebush; Heavy Lambs To 8/- Down
Competition was keen at Homebush yesterday and during the early sales the market generally was firm for cattle, although rates for vealers were easier to £1 cheaper. At the afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Needed To Get New Blood Dairy Farm Competition Judges' Names Soon
It is expected that the names of the judges for the final judging of The Farmer and Settler Dairy Farm Competition will be announced soon. They consist of three…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Week-end Magazine Bayly Of Havilah Was Australia's Top Sheep Breeder
A name worthy of honor in the history of the Australian Merino sheep industry is that of Nicholas Paget Bayly, founder of one of the earliest stud-flocks in Australia, whose family had a long association with…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →511,838 Bales of Wool In Store At End of March
The quantity of wool in stores awaiting sale was 511,828 bales at March 31. This was substantially more than that in store at the same date last year…
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