F. And S. Dairy Farm Comp. Judging Begins
District judging in The Farmer and Settler Dairy Farm Competition for 1955 has commenced and the Maitland District Dairy Officer, Mr. E. G. McLaren, has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farming & the land, 1955
1,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 72
Grass Farming Expert
Books by farmers for farmers are all too few and far between. Too often the only substitute for the technical tomes is the fanatic with a new theory to preach…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Dairying Production In U. K. Increasing
Dairying production overseas is increasing rapidly and Great Britain, our principal outlet for dairy produce, is steadily becoming more and more of a buyer's…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →A.I. Saves Dairy Herd
Eleven months ago a dairy herd in the Moss Vale pastures protection district was…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Junior Farmer News by Corncob N. Z. Young Farmers Conclude Aust. Tour
New Zealanders Morris Roberts, 23, and John Hayman, 18, who spent four months in Australia under a direct agreement between the New Zealand Young Farmers Clubs and the individual States in Australia,…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Rural Science Rural Science Faculty To Help New Farm Leaders
ARMIDALE.—Training for the sons and daughters of those on the land and who will return to the land is one of the major purposes of the new Faculty of Rural Science at the University of New England at Armidale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letter To The Editor Dairymen's Costs
SIR: Mr. McEwen says that "primary industries must expand as rapidly as markets would permit In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Birds Being Kept On One-Man Farms
The number of birds kept on one man farms has increased, the principal poultry officer of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture, Mr. V. H. Brann, says…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Rice Crop's Four Tons Per Acre
A 60 acre rice crop at Yenda has yielded four tons per acre. This is a world's record for…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Bean Seed Crops Free Of Disease
All bean crops submitted for seed in 1954-55 were found to be free of "zero…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Toe Bailes Voice of the Countryside Monopolies are crippling farmers
There is a grave danger to small farmers in unprincipled use of the slogan of FARM EFFICIENCY. LOOKING back at a whole number of statements from the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fifty Years Ago (From "Nepean Times", July 29, 1905) Big Cattle Purchase
Messrs. Duncan Bros., of Casino, Richmond River, purchased during the week from Messrs. A. Thompson, James Angus and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Store Sheep Market Quiet This Week; Cattle In Demand
The volume of store sheep sold at this week's store stock auctions was small and main inquiry was for ewes of all descriptions and crossbred lambs for forward delivery. The demand for store cattle continues to be excellent. Practically all classes…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Butter, Cheese Prices Up
Butter and cheese prices were raised last Tuesday by 3¾d. for buttr to 4/5¼ retail,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Tests Promising
Three varieties of wheat tested for the N.S.W. Flour Mill Owners' Association by…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Wool Selling Programme
The first series of wool sales of the 1955-56 wool selling season will be held in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Weed Kills Sheep At Berrigan
A weed suspected of killing four sheep near Berrigan has been identified as Squirting…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Radio-Active Hormone For Beef Cattle
The Geiger counter—the small gadget that enables scientists to locate deposits of uranium—will soon be used in the field of animal nutrition…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Far North Q'land Cattle Experiments
CAIRNS.—Members of an F.A.O. delegation will tour south-eastern Queensland in August, but will not go to the north of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sheep Numbers Rise As More Pastures Sown
The relationship between sown pastures and increased stocking is revealed in mounting sheep numbers. Generally it can be said that the more sown pasture acreages increase, tho more sheep numbers go up…
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