Bran Shortage Disturbs Dairymen
So acute has the local scarcity of bran become that one dairyman, Mr. W. McKenzie, has been forced to close, and others are finding that the yield…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1944
352 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 18
Wool Brokers and Post-war Plans Soil Erosion Problem
At a meeting or the executive committee of the National Council of Wool-selling brokers of Australia, held in Sydney on Wednesday and Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Wool Auction in America Australian Offerings to Sell Well
The greatest American wool auction since the last war concluded at Boston on February 9, with the sale of approximately 22 million lb. of the total…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Harvests Crop at 83
Mr. Joseph Harris, of Wokurna, must have a remarkably fine constitution at 83 years of age (says "Vox" in "The Advertiser"). A neighbor of his told me on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Siamese Sheep Dogs Prove Attraction
The "Siamese Twin" sheep dogs owned by Mr. T. A. Malthouse, and taken by him to Adelaide, when exhibited there raised the sum of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Caterers to Get Cut in Butter Ration
SYDNEY.—A Rationing Commission spokesman said today that a cut of about 25 per cent, will be made from Wednesday in the butter quota…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Tropical Butter" for Troops Canberra, February 29
Tropical butter spread, A type of dehydrated butter which does not melt in hot climates, is now being served to troop in the front lines in New Guinea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Desperate Plight of 30,000 Sheep
RUPANYUP (Vic.).—Within a radius of 15 miles of the Benyena Siding 30,000 sheep, as well as other stock, are without water. Their plight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Duke of Gloucester to Sell His Farms
LONDON, March 1.—Six farms of Barnwell Manor, belonging to HRH the Duke of Gloucester, are being valued for sale prior to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Blowfly
Indications are that indiscriminating advocacy of the Mules operation, without suitable accompanying information as to its limitations and effects in directions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Market Reports Cattle Section
Official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association:— A similar number of cattle to that of last week was submitted at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carrying Mutton To Sheep Stations!
So badly dried out are sheep station properties between Broken Hill and Wentworth that in a number of cases supplies of mutton and lamb for meat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£75,000,000 for Wool All-time Australian Record
The monetary result for the current season's Australian clip is likely to be £75,000,000, a record for any year in the history of the industry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm Worker Leaves Army for Land Adelaide, March 7
Continued complaints about in dilaforiness of army releases for urgent farm work and tho failure of manpower authorities to meet the situation are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Less Butter Fat in Ice Cream[?]
CANBERRA.—Plans are being considered to reduce the amount of butter fat in ice cream to make more cream available for butter. A Department…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Market
There was a mixed catalouge of 12,400 sheep at the Abattoirs market in Adelaide on Wednesday, with a buoyant sale for quality animals. Aged ewes and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral Troubles SYDNEY, March 9
Stock were dying owing to lack of rain in Western New South Wales stated officials of the Agriculture Department today. They added that losses were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter And Meat Supplies
Butter supplies to catering establishments, hotels, cafes, and those establishments which supply casual meals, will be reduced by 25 per cent. throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Wool Carting
Wool carting from the district is now at its peak, large lorry loads of the season's clip passing through the city almost daily to the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Market Reports the Cattle Section
The supply of cattle yarded at the Adelaide Abattoirs market on Monday was a little less than of the previous week, 1,330 coming to hand, compared…
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