Better Tone Brisbane Wool Sales
The Brisbane ninth series of wool sales was concluded. The offering was an average one, most wool-growing centres being represented, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1931
2,711 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 68 of 136
Wheat Pool Poll on July 17
Wheat-growers are reminded that following the receipt of a petition wheat has been proclaimed a commodity under the Marketing of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Importation of Diseased Cattle Protest Made in Victoria
The need for stricter supervision of cattle sent from other States into Victoria was urged in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, by Mr Downward,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultdral and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These notes are issued every week, by direction of the Hon. the Mi of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sample of Russian Wheat Exhibited at Narrabri
At a meeting of wheatgrowers at Narrabri, a sample of Russian wheat was exhibited, the bulk supply of which has completely upset world wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep to Wearer. Suit in 200 Minutes—yorkshire Record
Price, Ltd., of Leeds, and Taylor and Co's. Batley mills completed in 200 minutes, from the sheep's back to the finished article, a suit of clothes to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sheep Branding Oils. Satisfactory Fluid Still to be Discovered
Because of continued complaints from woollen manufacturers overseas regarding the losses caused by the use of tar for branding sheep, the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Larger Wool Clip. Production and Consumption
Winchcombc, Carson, Ltd., report:— The estimated clip of 2,942,500 bales for the Commonwealth during 1931/ '32 made by growers and brokers'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Losses of Sheep in Transit. One Out of Every 280
The disclosure that one out of every 280 sheep consigned to Flemington saleyards failed to reach their destination was made by the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Losses of Sheep in Transit One Out of Every 280
The disclosure that one out of every £80 sheep consigned to Flemington saleyards failed to reach their destination was made by the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →100 Minutes Now Sheep to Wearer Yorkshire Record London
Yesterday's record in milking a suit with all the processes from the sheep's back to wearer was broken to-day by John Crowthers and Company, of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Industry. Trade with the East. Melbourne
One of the most important matters considered at the annual convention of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia, which concluded to-day, was the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suit in Three Hours From Sheep's Back to Wearer. American Record Beaten
Price, Limited, of Leeds and Taylor's Batley mills completed in three hours two minutes 30 seconds— from the sheep's back to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For the Man on the Land Sheep Classing. As a Means of Increasing Profits
"However small your flock, class it periodically," advise officers of the Sheep and Wool branch of the Department of Agriculture, in whose opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Empire Wool Conference Ends Export Embargo Not Discussed. Expressions of Goodwill
The Empire Wool Conference concluded on Wednesday afternoon. The decision of the conference to refuse to discuss the embargo on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ancient and Modern Farming "New-fangled" Practices That Pay
"There are men who will tell you that thirty-five years ago cows milked all right without all these new-fangled ideas of feeding, but I think…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers' Problems Australia's Position. a Recent Lesson
A matter of the greatest interest to all Australians, and particularly to the fanning community, has recently been given considerable prominence in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DAIRYING. Rations for Dairy Cows. Must Be Balanced, Palatable, and Economical
Rations for dairy cows must not only be "balanced" (contain the elements of nutrition in desirable proportions), but they must be appetising…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pity the Poor Farmer
"Goondiwindi" writes in the "Graziers' Review:"—"I am just back from a talk with the bank manager. It was about my overdraft, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Year. Dairying in Queensland
A record for dairy production in Queensland has been established. This year the output was estimated at 41,000 tons of butter (an increase of…
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