Short Lactations: Big Dairy Losses
BRISBANE.— Short lactations are responsible for big losses in dairy production, resulting in smaller returns to farmers. This is shown in…
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Decision On Soldier Farms
LISMORE: A decision by the State government to acquire as many good properties…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' Fight Against Hoppers Warmly Commended
Farmers who fought against the threatened grasshopper invasion have been warmly commended by the chief entomologist, Mr. Allman. Mr. Allman described…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Weeds Ruin Cereal Crops At Inverell
Some cereal crops in the Inverell district have been abandoned because of weed growth. Barley in particular…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →100 Bushel Crop Wins Maize Growing Comp
Robert Saul, of Bellimbopinni, has won the 1954 state championship competition in…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Glen Innes Maize Crop Likely To Be Record Low
Maize sowings in Northern New England are completed and most crops are well up. The agronomist, Mr. York, said the only…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Blue Mould Menaces Vic. Tobacco Crop
MELBOURNE.— "The dreaded blue mould" was expected to cut Victoria's tobacco crop…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →H.A.C. Crops Satisfy
All three pear varieties at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College are growing well. The varieties are: Clapps Favorite,…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →H-bomb Blast Hits Jap. Crops
TOKYO.— Hydrogen bomb explosions have contaminated some of the farm crops in Japan, according to a report by a group of Japanese scientists…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →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 →Farmers Still Holding Wheat
Wheat continues to dribble slowly into the silos and bag stacks in N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Not Dipping Cattle
LISMORE.— "Cattlemen are not taking full advantage of the dips in the Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Protest on U.s. Butter
A protest against the disposal of surplus U.S. butter has recently been lodged by Mr. F…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cape York Cattle for Philippines
CAIRNS.— Five hundred and twenty-five head of cattle will leave Cape York…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Warnings On Sheep Worm Infestation
Warnings were renewed this week, following the rain, of the probability of heavy barber's pole worm infestation of sheep, especially as the worm had been causing mortality in previous weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Homebush Cattle Values Down £1-£3 Yesterday
Supplies increased in both sheep and cattle sections at Homebush yesterday, sheep numbers particularly being much greater than on Monday. Values for good quality lambs rose slightly, but for some cattle grades…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Wool At Bedrock, Experts Believe
Wool prices may now be at bedrock, with values at present 10 to 15 per cent, below the levels at the season's opening. This is suggested by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle Grows As Wool Centre
Newcastle is making steady growth as a wool-selling centre, and the 37,000 bales sold there in last week's series was a record…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Up 5 Per Cent
Prices at Sydney and other wool selling centres in Australia rose this week on last week's…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Cooma P.P. Board Cattle Rate 1/3d
COOMA.— The general rate for cattle in the Cooma Pastures Protection Board's district has been fixed at eightpence, making the total rate for cattle 1/3…
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