District Agronomist, Mr. F. Filan's Monthly Crop Report SEASON
Useful rain and unusually mild, temperatures for February provided good conditions to prolong the season of…
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Farming & the land, 1953
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6d. Each for Eggs Poultry Farmer's Want More
SYDNEY, Sunday: Poultry farmers claim the new egg price rise of 3d. a dozen is not sufficient to meet their needs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Orchardists May Cut Plum Crops Poor Returns From Year’s Harvest
While glutted plum markets and niggardly returns from this season’s harvest are forcing orchardists to consider halving future plum…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Threw Sheep From Float
A drover who threw a sheep from a double-decker float at the Orange saleyards was fined £8…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Market Strong Brisbane Sales
BRISBANE, Monday: The market for wool was strong today when a new series of sales opened in Brisbane. Values were fully firm on the rates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pea and potato crops are badly in need of rain
“Peas and potato crops are badly in need of rain. The position is getting very serious, and, if rain does not come soon, these crops are likely to result in complete failure.”…
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Although some prime descriptions of sheep and lambs showed little alteration, other classes were generally 5/-…
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"Most potato crops made satisfactory progress daring the first half of the month, but in the Orange, Millthorpe, Blayney area, most crops were suffering as a result of the dry conditions in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Good Pasture Growth On District Farm
“Growth of improved pastures on Mr. B. S. Wiggins’ property at Spring Hill, has been outstanding this season, and during the recent weeks it has been possible to conserve large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Show Camp for Junior Farmers
Goulburn A. P. and H. Society has decided to sponsor a show comp for members of Junior Farmers…
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The Farmers and Graziers Co-Operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited, report…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Confidence in Wool Classing Defects
Winchombe, Carson Ltd, report:-The moderate variations, either upward or downward, in wool values this season provided the best…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£100 Donation for Sheep Dog Trials Bathurst Man's Offer
Mr. F. Fratley, judge of last years' sheep dog trials, advised last night's meeting of the Bathurst Six Hour Day Committee that he was prepared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bathurst Experiment Farm Report for February
In a report on activities at Bathurst Experimental Farm last month, the manager, Mr. Holbeche said: Pome fruit crops improved…
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The Minister for Agriculture, in a letter to Bathurst Council last night, said his department had no objection to Council straightening the boundary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Central West Conditions During February Disease in Potato Crops
R. D. Ament, district agronomist in his review of the conditions in the Central West during February stated: Temperatures varied considerably…
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A change of weather conditions is essential if the success of the potato crop is to be assured in the…
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MELBOURNE, This Afternoon.-- Representation of fives dairy farmers to- day predicted a rise of…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: The State marketing bureau reports competition was fairly active for the 25,732 sheep penned at the Flemington saleyards…
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The continuance of dry weather conditions was interfering with preparations for the sowing of wheat, oats and other grain crops, District Agronomist (Mr. B. D…
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