Dairy Pastures Follow State Rainfall Pattern
Very dry and cold conditions accompanied by drying westerly winds were reported from all coastal districts during August, both north and south…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farming & the land, 1955
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Final State Judging Soon In F. and S. Dairy Competition
District judging in the 1955 Farmer and Settler Dairy Farm Competition has been completed, and arrangements were made this week for final judging. The final judging…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →North Coast Potato Crops Promising
Spring potato crops in all North Coast districts were planted under very satisfactory conditions, and promise well at present. However, early rain…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →DAIRYING Inches Of Rain Needed In Clarence Area
Conditions on the Clarence were not good when I went "walk-about" in that area last week. Dairy farmers I met from Coff's Harbor to Lismore said from 4 to 10 inches of rain was needed to stave off danger of drought…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairymen's Resentment
The Federal Treasurer, Mr. Fadden, was recently reported as saying that dairymen,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Night Class For Farmers
Campbelltown poultry farmers may attend evening classes one night weekly for four…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →12 New Farms For Soldiers
Twelve new soldier settlement farms in two estates will be open for ballot late this…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Heavy South Coast Apple Crop Tipped
Bud development in Batlow apple orchards points to a heavy Spring blossoming…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →CROPS Cootamundra Crops Good: Rain Needed In The South
Outlook for wheat in the Cootamundra district is excellent, but some properties are over-wet and there has been difficulty with grazing crops due to dampness of the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Junior Farmer News by Corncob Five District Winners Named; Star J.F. Competition
Mr. W. Tearle, State Organiser of Junior Farmer Clubs, has announced five district selections for the Star Junior Farmer Contest for 1956. Winner of the South-…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Farm Machinery Comparisons
Northern Ireland's Ulster, one third the area of Tasmania, at a recent survey had…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Market Garden Good Profits At Present In Sweet Potato Crops
For some unknown reason, coastal acreage under sweet potatoes to supply Sydney markets has declined significantly, where a few years ago the crop was grown extensively…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Great Day on the Farm Dairy Farmers, Junior Farmers, M's.P., Etc., at "Yarraman"
It was a great day for dairy farmers, senior and junior, and visitors on Saturday at "Yarraman", the farm of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Strong, when a Field Day organised by the Penrith Dairy Farm District…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Barham Farm Converted: More Butter
Conversion of an irrigated winter pasture of subterranean clover and rye grass into all the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SHEEP Police 'Frustrated' Over Sheep Stealing
President of the N.S.W. Graziers' Association, Mr. D. W. Bucknell, said this week that sheep stealing in N.S.W. was now becoming a major problem. Mr. Bucknell said the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter Price Outlook
LISMORE.—Although the butter price outlook for the current year was now much…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Sheep At Melbourne
PLAYING UP: Mr. D. R. Myers has a little trouble with the champion Cheviot ram at Melbourne Royal Show. Mr. Myers and Mr. J. H. Myers, of Sunshine, Vic., exhibited it BELOW: Mr. N. Williamson holds…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wheat Crops At Wagga Fairly Good
Wagga wheat crops generally are in good condition, although some are showing the…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Melbourne Show Cattle Award Winners
WINNING Hereford groups for bull and two females and bull and three females at the Royal Melbourne Show were exhibited by Herbert Field Pty. Ltd. Pictured here are Red Hill Heroic 2nd, Red Hill Dorothy 12th. Red Hill Victoria's Pet 4th and Red Hill Hopeful 2nd. LINE-UP of Red Poll cows. Top award went to five-year-old cow Woodburn Robin, with rising six-year-…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Probe On Pastoral Industry In All States
Federal Arbitration Commissioner, Mr. J. R. Donovan, will examine the pastoral industry in all States. This was decided in Sydney this week. His decision followed…
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