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  2. DAIRY INDUSTRY MUST SET NEW STANDARDS

    While no one who is aware of the facts will deny that the Australian dairying industry, which contrary to general belief is Australia's biggest industry, is being given a very bad deal in current legislation, it is useless for the cow men to call aloud for relief unless they also do ...

    Article : 740 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 606 words
  4. KILLAFADDY FAT STOCK VALUES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 70 words
  5. CURRENT COMMENT

    THE announcement that subsidy payments were being "adjusted" to compensate for the new arrangement under which Britain is to buy our surplus ...

    Article : 826 words
  6. CALCULATING WEIGHT OF HAY IN STACKS

    Not infrequently it is necessary to calculate accurately the amount of hay in a stack. The methods employed are comparatively simple. The first requirement is to ascertain the capacity of the stack in cubic feet. It is also necessary to ...

    Article : 920 words
  7. FARMERS THEIR OWN MASTERS

    Post-war methods of control of agriculture will be of vital interest to all farmers. During the war they have not had the voice in agricultural ...

    Article : 602 words
  8. RURAL WORKING CONDITIONS

    The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Madden) told Mr. Campbell, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, in the House of Assembly yesterday that he ...

    Article : 185 words
  9. Applications for Fertiliser

    Farmers should note that applications for fertiliser for the year commencing July 1 next must be in the hands of the ...

    Article : 65 words
  10. REDUCED FOOD PRODUCTION

    The worst drought in history has seriously dislocated Australia's programme for increased food production. Figures relating to wheat, barley, meat, etc., ...

    Article : 161 words
  11. Potato Shipments

    The Launceston Export Committee reports that 14,104 sacks of potatoes were shipped from the Tamar this week. and space has ...

    Article : 94 words
  12. Sheepbreeders' New President

    At a committee meeting of the Tasmanian branch of the Australian Society of Breeders of British Sheep last week Mr. Tas. French of Whitemore ...

    Article : 127 words
  13. APRIL PASTORAL CONDITIONS

    Following a dry month during March, rainfall registrations were below average in all districts, the deficiency ranging from 88 per cent, in the Derwent district ...

    Article : 343 words
  14. Stud Stock Notes

    Mr. E. Byard, "Benboe," Caveside, reports having completed a handsome deal. He has shipped 75 Border Leicester ram lambs bred in his flock to ...

    Article : 294 words
  15. Feeding Young Pigs

    After pigs are weaned it is usual to give them an abundance of skim milk and a little corn. Hundreds of experiments carried out in America and ...

    Article : 293 words
  16. Choose Bulls Early

    The breeder and dairy farmer must plan for future requirements. Breeding stock for their improvements are not always available just when they are ...

    Article : 216 words
  17. SOME EFFECTIVE LIMEW ASHES

    The following are recommended by the Queensland Department of Agriculture as suitable lime washes for milking-sheds, bails, stables, and all outside work, and ...

    Article : 264 words
  18. DEAD WEIGHT OF CATTLE

    To estimate the dead weight of cattle, the measurements required (in feet) are: (1) Girth. (2) Distance from the fore part of the shoulder blade to the ...

    Article : 307 words
  19. SUPPURATION IN PIGS' EARS

    Pig owners often draw attention to young pigs holding their heads on one side and apparently suffering pain. The carriage of the head is the most ...

    Article : 141 words
  20. Synthetics Subsidy

    The Government had paid subsidies of nearly one million pounds during the war to subsidise imported synthetic fibres. said the leader of the N.S.W. ...

    Article : 89 words
  21. How Far is an Acre?

    Farmers often want to know how many acres call be covered by a machine in a day. This ran be calculated from the distance travelled, or in other words, ...

    Article : 157 words
  22. COMPENSATION REDUCED

    CANBERRA.—The Full High Court yesterday upheld an appeal by the Commonwealth and reduced to £605 an award of £3312 which had been given to the ...

    Article : 53 words
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