New T.B. Ruling Soon For Wagga Dairy Men
WAGGA.— An ordinance compelling all dairies supplying milk to the city of Wagga either to have their milk pasteurised or their herds certified T.B.-free will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming & the land, 1955
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The Farmers' A.B.C. Service
The Country Hour, 2FC and Regionals, 12 noon-1.15 p.m Mondays to Fridays. The Land and Its People, 2BL and Regionals, 8.15-8.45 p.m. Fridays…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tumut's Good Season For Crops, Pastures
Tumut seasonal conditions during December were described by the district agronomist, Mr. Nicholson, as "very satisfactory."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →First Proven Dairy Sires' List Published
The first list of dairy sires with an official progeny survey has now been published by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture. It is included in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warns On "Sticking To Old Dairying Methods"
LISMORE.—"The standard of Australian dairy products must be improved if Australia is to maintain her status on the present highly competitive world market,"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairymen Meet For Vital Trade Talks
MELBOURNE.— The overseas marketing problem will be discussed by representatives of dairyfarmers from all parts of Australia at a conference…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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 21 →CROPS Medium Valencia Crop For Gosford Forecast
An early forecast for the Gosford district is for a medium Valencia crop and a light to medium navel orange crop. Valencias have been…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Milk Drinking Habits Revealed in Dairy Farmers' Survey
In three out of four urban Canadian families, all members drink milk, according to a recent national survey made by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pioneer in Dairy Co-operation the Late Mr. Harry Davey
A gentleman who gave remarkably good service to the Nepeon district and particularly in the promotion of the co-operative…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SHEEP Fleece Rot Cause; Wet Skin, Not Wet Wool
Fleece rot is caused by excessive wetting, not of the wool, but of the skin of the sheep, according to latest C. S. I. R. O. findings. It has also been discovered that certain fleece characters determine whether water reaches the skin…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Good Farming Paid Dividends In Wheat
Good farming methods have shown up in wheat yields in the Mudgee district this season. The agronomist, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Beef Cattle Scope For Breeding Beef From Dairy Herds
At least half of the beef produced in Great Britain is of the dairy type, and current methods there aim at an increasing exploitation of such stock through artificial breeding with beef bulls on dairy herds…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Stem Rust Young Wheat
Practically all wheat crops in the Young district are infected with stem rust…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Girl Wins Wheat Contest
A girl member has won Gilgandra Junior Farmer club's 1954 wheatgrowing…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Wool Values Firmer Now
After dropping by up to five per cent, on December prices on Monday, the opening…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Queensland's £11 M. Wheat Harvest Ends
BRISBANE.— Queensland's £11 million wheat crop, totalling 15,000,000 bushels, has been harvested,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fine Wool Output Higher Since War
The proportion of 60's quality wool and upwards in the 1953-54 Australian wool clip was 77 per cent. This is revealed in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Prime Beef Rises At Homebush But Sheep Values Decline
Demand was keen for prime quality cattle at Homebush yesterday and values for the limited supply of bullocks advanced by 20/- a head but rates for steers showed little change and most other descriptions were easier to £1 cheaper, while sheep values were 5/- a head lower…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Storages Out Of Date, Say Mallee Wheat Men
MILDURA.— Mallee wheat storages installed 15 to 20 years ago are now out-of-date and have no chance of coping with the latest wheat handling methods on…
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