Hints for Dairy Farmers Methods That Make for Success
Some sound hints on dairying practice were given by Mr. F. W. Hancock, a dairy farmer, in the far South Coast district, in a talk to a…
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Farming & the land, 1940
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Power Alcohol From Wheat. "Impracticable," Says Director of Agriculture. Sydney
Mr. A. H. McDonald, Director of Agriculture, said to-day that the use of wheat for the production of power alcohol as a substitute fuel for petrol…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Power Alcohol Use of Wheat Mot Practicable Director’s Opinion Sydney
The [?] of Agriculture (Mr. A. H. McDonald, said to-day that the [?] of wheat for the production of [?] for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Production of Power Alcohol Use of Wheat Said to Be Impracticable. Sydney
Mr A. H. McDonald, Director of Agriculture, said to-day that the use of wheat for the production of power alcohol as a substitute fuel for petrol…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plight of Farmers. One Man Walks Off
The position of many farmers in the Denman district becomes more desperate with each week of the drought. One man who took up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.z. Dairy Herds Friesians Hold Pride of Place
The Friesian breed continues to hold pride of place among the dairy herds in New Zealand. Since the inception of official testing in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Interest of Farmers Who Enlist Offers of Assistance
Since the Minister for Lands sought the co-operation of shire presidents in setting up soldiers' farms committees throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat for London ("Mercury' Service) London, August 2
The Ministry for Food has reached an agreement to purchase from the Canadian Wheat Board 100,000,000 bushole of wheat for the year July,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →COST £12,000 Another Wool Store for Newcastle NEWCASTLE
The Australian Agricultural Company has let a contract to Mr. William Stronach, boilder, of Hamilton, for a wool store in Centenary-road…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sales of Wheat
The Australian Wheat Board, has sold more than. 2.000,000 bushels of wheat, to countries other, than Britain at an average price of 4/ a bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stock Sales Cattle Market Dearer Light Quality
The yarding of fat cattle at the Campbell’s Hill saleyards, West Maitland, to-day was smaller, and values were inclined to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Starving Europe Will Need All Wheat
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr T. Crerar, stated in the House of Commons that despite the huge wheat surplus "not a single kernel"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Harvest Acquisition Expected CANBERRA
The Commonwealth Government’s policy for the coining wheat harvest will be defined by the Federal Cabinet probably before the end of this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For The Man On the Land Agriculture and Pastoral Notes
(These Notes are [?] Agriculture, [?] on the experience of the Dr [?] on the [?] reference to to these Notes [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →U.s.a. Plans Wool Reserve Australia Concerned
The plans which are being developed by the National Defence Advisory Coirimission to import foreign wool for storing as a strategic reserve,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Industry Increases In Some Districts Weekly Review
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Continued on Trove, page 7 →Conference of Farmers and Settlers' Asso-ciation 221 Motions on Agenda Paper
Two hundred and twenty-one motions ranging from wheat to coal, are included in the agenda for the annual conference of the Farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →What Wins Farming Competitions the Main Essentials
Speaking at a recent conference as one who had been "lucky" in various farm competitions and cropgrowing contests, Mr Norman Bate,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Money Wheat Growers
The decision of the Federal Government to pay an additional advance of 4d a bushel on wheat sent by growers to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Exports Worth £168,000,000
With an adjustment to allow for the under-valuation of wool appraised, Australian exports for 1939-40 would be about 168,0OO,000, states…
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