High Standard Butter for N.S.W. Market
During the week ended last Friday, the State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle, 10,560 boxes…
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Farming & the land, 1938
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Loss of £4,879,345 Australian Wool Sales CANBERRA
Compared with the corresponding period of 1936, the decline in Australian greasy wool sales during the July-December period of 1937 meant a loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Potato Crops Outlook Generally Bright SYDNEY
According to a review of potato crop conditions in the main producing districts of the State, issued by the State Marketing Bureau…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Land Neglect Costly Experience for Many Farmers
"What we aim at in South Africa," said Dr. P. R. Viljoen, South African Secretary for Agriculture, referring to pasture improvement, "is the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Markets
Prescott Ltd. reports: New South Wales:—Very heavy rains have fallen on the Northern rivers, and floods have been experienced on some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Butter Cargo Wellington (N.z.)
The Aorangi has loded the largest shipment of butter ever sent from New Zealand to Canada, and it is believed that the total shipments will be about…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Carry-over Sydney
There will be no decision regarding a carry-over of wool to next season until the Wool Growers' Council and the Council of Selling Brokers meet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broom Millet Mortality in Cattle Wagga Decision Wagga
An unexpected conclusion has been reached following investigations into cases of cattle poisoning, allegedly from eating Sudan grass. The district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steady Demand Melbourne Wool Sales MELBOURNE
Japanese operations at the Melbourne wool auctions were on a very limited scale. The catalogue totalled 8600 bales. In addition to some…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farms Benefit Rain in Morpeth District Milk Output
Rain last week quickly effected a tremendous improvement on farmlands of the Morpeth district and now autumnal prospects for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral. Nutrition and Wool Growth Their Close Relationship
Uniformity and strength of wool fibre depend on adequate nutrition. Malnutrition of the sheep leads to improper function of the wool follicle, so that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AUSTRALIA'S 150th Anniversary Our Primary Industries Genesis of Wheat And Wool Wealth
When Governor Phillip established the [?]st settlement at Sydney Cove [?] January, 1788, one of his out[?] problems was that of making…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Reports
Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby, Ltd., report: Developments in the wool market continue unsatisfactory and very disappointing to growers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MacArthur Introduces Sheep
The exhibit will take the mind back to the year 1790 when John Macarthur; an officer of the New South Wales Corps landed in Sydney. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle
A good yarding of about 900 head the prime section and about 150 the cracker section at Maitland yards on Monday. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rise of the Wool Industry
One of the main items of interest at the Australian Historical Exhibition, in connection with the 150th Anniversary Celebrations will be the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Values and Demand. Russia's Industry
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The simultaneous offering of wool in Australia and London did not have ill-effects on prices. Continental and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Keen Demand for Australian Wool. To-day's Sales. London
There was keen demand from the Home trade for Australian wool at to-day's sales, and the bulk was disposed of at ruling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Storm Leaves Trail of Havoc Maitland District Lashed and Farm Lands Suffer
Lashing the town and district with a savage intensity rarely experienced before, the hailstorm which swept across Maitland late yesterday afternoon left a path of havoc in its train. Often larger than hen eggs, stones smashed and sliced crops on farms,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dust in the Dairy Yard. a Source of Cream Contamination
Dust and mud due to neglect to give proper attention to the surface of the dairy yard are not only a nuisance, but a menace to cream quality on…
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