210,450,000 BUSHELS Australia’s Wheat Harvest. CANBERRA
Australia’s wheat crop for 1839-40 was 210,450,000 bushels, according to a revised estimate issued by the Commonwealth Statistician, Dr. Roland…
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Farming & the land, 1940
1,842 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 93
Threatened Plague of Mice Removal of Stacked Wheat. Sydney
Reports reaching the Department of Agriculture show that millions of mice in the country threaten to become a serious pest within the next…
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Prescott Ltd. report under date 10th February, 1940: N. S. Wales:—Furhter rains have fallen on the far north coastal areas and in…
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Messrs. Walter J. Hawke and Co. announce a sale of 1000 New England-bred cattle at Armidale on Wednesday next, 21st instant, commencing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sheep Easier Sales At Homebush. SYDNEY
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: 27,000 sheep penned. The market was easier, Ewes 2d to 2[?]d lb., wethers 2[?]d to 3d, hoggets 3[?]d to 4d,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alarming Change Fashion Swings to Wool
A writer on [?] says that if anyone had told her a month ago that [?] would be going to a dress show at which [?]sed items were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. Report for JANUARY, 1940
Markets:—Local: Butter 1/5, cheese 10½d per lb.: British Government Purchase 1/2½ and 7¾d. Equalisation Quota:—Butter, 66¾ per…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Armidale Cattle Sale
Messrs Walter J. Hawke and Co. announce a sale of 1000 New England bred cattle at Armidale on Wednesday next, 21st inst.. commencing at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Prices Sydney
The Australian Wheat Board’s quotations for expert wheat were unchanged to-day. Bulk lots were quoted 2/115, and bagged millers’…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle Advance
Fat cattle advanced in price at the Campbell's Hill saleyards, West Maitland, on Monday, showing an increase of 10/ on last week's higher rates…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Often Slow to Establish Itself. But Subterranean Clover Is a Paying Proposition
The fact that subterranean clover is slow to form a dense sward in some districts raises the question as to whether the sowing of seed, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer's Hand Amputated
While working a chaff-cutter at Mr. L. B. Fisher's property "Brandon," Seaham, [?] Dorn, 54, a dairy farmer, had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Primary Producers. Farmers' Position Critical
Mr. B. S. Ball, speaking at the annual meeting of the Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, said the position of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm Home Peach Conserve And Pulp Useful Recipes
The following season shits recipes for peach conserve and peach pulp are given by the assistant orchardist of Hawkesbury…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coastal Cattle Sales At Homebush
At Homebush last Thursday Winch-combe, Carson’s sates included : James Richardson, Gloucester, 16 cowe to, £9/14/. avg. £9/8, 6 Black…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter for Britain Advantages of Contract BRISBANE
Advantages of the contract for the sale of Australia’s surplus butter to Britain were outlined by the chairman of the Commonwealth Dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For The Man On the Land Agriculture and Pastoral Notes
(These Notes are issued by directions of the [?] the [?] for Agriculture, [?] are [?] on the experience of the Department [?] any former [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Busy Season Turnover In Wool SYDNEY
Turnover of wool In Sydney to date this season totals 960,231 bales, an increase of 143,907 bales, compared with the corresponding period of last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dry at Seaham Farmers Having Trying Time SEAHAM
The driest condition that have been known, for years continue and dairy fanners are having a very trying time…
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