Power Alcohol Use of Wheat Not Practicable
The Director of Agriculture (Mr. A. H. McDonald) said on Friday that the use of wheat for the production of power alcohol as a substitute…
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Farming & the land, 1940
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Government May Buy All Wheat CANBERRA
The Commonwealth Government is expected to acquire the whole of this season's wheat crop on a basis similar to that evolved last season…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storage of Wool in America Canberra
Commerce Department officials hope that the success of reported [?] to store 250,000,000 of Australian wool in the United States will mean…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Supplies Request to Mr. Hughes Starving Stock
The secretary of the Federated Milk Producers (Mr. J. McKeachie) Bent a telegram to the Federal Attorney-General (Mr. W. M. Hughes)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S.A. Plans Wool Reserve Australia Concerned
The plans which are being developed by the National Defence Advisory Commission to import foreign wool for storing as a strategic reserve,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Clip a Slight Decrease Weather Effects Sydney
The New South Wales wool clip to be submitted at the selling season to begin on Monday, august 13, will probably show a slight decrease on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Slight Decrease in Wool Clip. Effect of Dry Seasons. Sydney
The New South Wales wool clip to be submitted at the selling season to begin on Monday, 19th August, is expected to show a slight decrease…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mistletoe Farm School. Children's War Effort
Typical of the work the school are doing in Australia's war effort is that of a small school situate on a windswept…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmer Fined Sequel to Motor Accident Near Lochinvar
A [?] of cs with 18/- [?] [?] [?] West Maitland Court [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Biscuit Wheat Bathurst
Following successful tests at the Bathurst Experiment Farm several district famers are [?]the red wheat. San Maritin used in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Merino and Crossbred Wool Past Experiences
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— In 1913/14 the wool sold in Australia was 20 per cent, crossbred, and during recent seasons has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists Hitting Cattle on Country Roads Sharp Rise in Insurance Claims. Wednesday
The Royal Automobile Club of Australia states that the sharp rise in insurance claims as the result of motorists hitting cattle on country roads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Price Formers & Settlers Discussion Help Strugglers Sydney
At the Farmers and Settlers conference to-day a proposal to have the price of 3/4 a bushel assured for wheat at country fail…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Payment Fourpence a Bushel Next Week CANBERRA
The additional payment of fourpence a [?] which the Federal Ministry proposal to make to [?] growers will be paid on August 16,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Power Striking Statistics
Enlightening stellelics, showing for the first time the relative use of horses and tractors on farms in Newcastle South Wales, have been issued by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep and Cattle. Yesterday's Market
Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report that 59,296 sheep and lambs were yarded yesterday. The sheep were chiefly of medium quality. The lambs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Substitutes for Wool Wartime Demand. Favours Sheep's Staple
"Despite the great claims made regarding some of the artificial fibres produced as substitutes for wool," said a textile authority in Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Stock Sales Cattle Dearer
The yarding of fat cattle at the Campbell's Hill saleyards, West Maitland, on Monday was smaller, and values were inclined to be dearer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Money for Wheat Growers
The decision of the Federal Government to pay an additional advance of 4d a bushel on wheat sent by growers to the 1939-40 harvest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Roster Appraisements For Season
The [?] for the new season’s appraisements has now [?] arranged and details for the [?] two [?] appraisements of the season covering the…
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