Wheat for China South Australian Cargo Excellent Flour Trade
A notable development in Australian trade is the re-entry, after a long absence, of China as a purchaser of wheat cargoes. It was announced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1939
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Slightly Easier Values at Brisbane Wool Sales BRISBANE
The fifth series of wool sales opened when 12,920 bales were offered. The selection was an average to good one, though barely equal to last week's. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Money in Potatoes Bellinger River Farmers BELLINGEN
Returns received this year by Bellinger farmers show that many growers have obtained well over £70 an aero for their crops and up to £76/5/…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cooling of Milk on Farms (To the Editor)
Sir,—The Milk Board shows that it has lost sympathy with the position of farmers, when it demands that they incur large expenses in cooling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →15 Per Cent. Farming Country
"Of the total area of Australia, only fifteen per cent, is considered suitable for farming (some of this is definitely marginal country, although included…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Market
Prescott Ltd report: N. S. Whales:—Many dairying districts particularly on the coastal areas of the Northern Rivers, have benefited by good…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Steadier Sydney
The Sydney wheat market was a shade steadier' to-day. Bulk new season's parcels were quoted at 2/5½. Eagged new lots 2/6 a bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Lower Sales at Homebush SYDNEY
Winehcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: 4600 cattle yarded. Really prime worn unchanged, others easier. Host vealers to 11/ 100 lbs., steers to 37/,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Values Firm Wool Market at Brisbane
The wool sales were continued at Brisbane with an offering of 12,616 bales. The selection was a good average one, drawn from all parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Synthetic Wool Activities Abroad SYDNEY
The Premier, Mr. Stevens, has received advice from the Agent-General for New South Wales In London, Mr. C. H. Hay, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Marketing of Butter Co-operation with New Zealand P.D.S. Manager's Views Sydney
Mr. J. R. King, general manager of the Producers' Co-operative Distributing Society, Ltd., at the annual meeting, said that co-operation with New Zealand on the London butter market would produce a rich reward for both Australian and New…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farm Home The House Mosquito Summer Problem
The common house mosquito (Culex fatigans) breeds in water about habitations, and shows a preference for polluted water,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Potato Crop All Districts Suffer Adverse Season
The season being experienced throughout the main potato growing districts of the State is most adverse, and Reports from all…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farm Tractors Exemption From Taxation Minister Decides Sydney
The New South Wales Minister for Transport (Colonel Bruxner) has decided that tractors used solely for the purpose of work on…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fat Cattle Prospects
Values for fat cattle are starting to ease, as is customary at this period of the year, and a definitely lower tone was noticed in last week's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Standard
The f.a.q. standard of New South Wales wheat has been fixed at 64 [?]lb. a bushel for bagged or bulk. This is the second highest figure ever…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agistment Found for Sheep
During the last few weeks agistment has been found for 70,000 to 80,000 Central district sheep in the Peak. Downs, Emerald and Springsure…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Die After Dip
Between 600 and 700 merino wethers were found dead on Mr. F. Carr's Chatsbury property, near Goulburn, after they had been through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record Wheat at Temora
The Temora silos closed on Thursday last week with the State's record receipts of 583,418 bushels, which is 110,000 bushels more than last year,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Publicity and Research the Work of the International Wool Secretariat
The question of increasing the levy on wool for the purpose of providing funds for carrying on the campaign of wool publicity and research,…
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