Fireproof Wool
A closely-goarded secrel is being Kept at the laboratories [?]lled to the wool industry, where scientific experiments with the object of making…
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Farming & the land, 1940
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For The Man On the Land Agriculture and Pastoral Notes
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Plan Opposed Sydney
The wheat restriction plan of the Federal- Government is opposes by representatives of primary producers. The Farmers and Settlers’ Association…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Butter Supplies Review of Position London Market
Prescott Ply. Ltd in a weekly review of the entry industry states that present weather conditions are [?] on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Lower Sales at Homebush SYDNEY
Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report; 1937 Castle yarded. The market was 10/ to 20/ lower. Best vealers 50/ hundred 1b. heifers 40/, bullocks 40/…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dipping of Sheer No Injurious Effect on Wool
A recent [?] in the Copmanhurst district seems to discount the idea that the repeated dipping of sheep in [?] solutions for the treatment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Lands Definition of Marginal Area Ministers Meet Canberra
A conference opened to-day between the Ministers for Agriculture and other representatives from States and Commonwealth to deal with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gift of Butter Americans Think Britain Starving Nazi Propaganda From special Correspondent (By Air Mail) LONDON, April 12
Lord Stamp, chairman of one of the leading British railways, received a few days ago a present from an old friend in Philadelphia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pig Farming Quality Essential Experts Advice
Mr. A. F. Gray, Chief [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barley Supplies Fodder for dairy Cattle Board’s Reply
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Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Price Unchanged. Sydney
Wheat prices are still unchanged. The Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat bulk lots is 4/-; bagged millers' parcels 4/3…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Winter School for Farmers at Hawkesbury College
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Reid, has announced that it is proposed to hold the usual winter schools at Hawkesbury Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maize Crops Sydney, Tuesday
Mr. J. M. Pitt, who has just judged most of the crops entered in the central coast maize-stowing competition, says that, despite the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farmers Must Be Sel Reliant Improved Procedure
There are few. If any, [?] tries whose position cannot [?] enormously improved by car [?] stocking and a revision [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Annual Show at Dungog Opens HORSES-CATTLE Affected By Transport Difficulties Bright Pavilions (From Our Own Reporter.) Dungog
Although more entries were received in the cattle and horse at Dungog Show, which opened to-day the display was greatly affected by the refusal of the Department of Railway to grant rebated to exhibiters…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →High Prices For Dairy Cows
At Boxthorne yesterday Mr. J. E Duck’s dairy herd and plant were sold, at auction by J. Enright to a big attendance of dairymen and milk…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Last Can of Cream Elderly Farmer Retires WINGHAM
Mr. W. Reeves, of Diago Creek near Wingham, delivered his inst [?] cream on Wednesday morning inst He is in his 18th year…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Maitland Stock Sales Cattle Values Down Sheep Cheaper
Following a rise of 15/ in the fat cattle market last week, values declined approximately £1 on Monday. Although there were several yards of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minerals for Dairy Cattle Bone-chewing a Sign of Deficiency
An adequate supply of minerals is essential for the health of cattle. Practically the whole of the soil in this State suffers to a greater or…
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