The Wool Market
The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Ltd., reports 10th October, 1947:—…
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Farming & the land, 1947
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Wool Record at Goulburn
GOULBURN, Friday.—A Commonwealth record price of 76d was obtained for greasy wool at Goulburn sales. The previous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Record Store Cattle Sale at Scone Yards
Scone Sale Yards was the centre of a record sale on Tuesday last, when 1375 head of store; cattle fetched the record price of £14/5/- per head. (See report and pictures Page 2)…
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Top price at Winchcombe Carson's Newcastle sale yesterday was 64d. paid for the clip of R. H. Andrews, Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Harvest Estimates Will Be Excelled
SYDNEY, Friday.—Preliminary [?]timates of the NSW wheat har[?] of 100,000,000 bushels seem[?] certain to be exceeded, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Is Right for Day and Night To be Wool Clad is To Be Well Clad
Sheer wool draped like silk in a new McCall design 669. The fabric is Botany's sheer "Baronette" .. a 100 per cent, virgin wool in Cadet Blue. Hat by Ed. Payne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Temporary Silos Suggested. to Meet Wheat Bag Shortage. Merriwa
A request was before the Shire Council at its meeting on Wednesday, to make the bulldozer available for the purpose of making temporary silos…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Styled in Wool a few of the practical types selected at random from the many hundreds by famous Designers
Wool continues to be high fashion. Designers and textile creators have worked out companion ideas, and have related fabrics and colours, and are now combining them into suits, frocks, costumes, coats, etc. A wool wardrobe is the ideal to-day, for wool is fashion's favourite fibre. Smart…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mechanical Farming
The world food shortage has resulted in an ever growing interest in mechanical appliances to aid the former. Demonstrations of mechanical equipment are frequently held in the farming areas. In the photograph taken recently at a demonstration in Lancashire the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal Aid for Dairymen £250,000 a Year
The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, announced yesterday that the Federal Government had approved of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Higher Price Welcomed by Dairymen
The higher price for commercial butter announced by the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, on Monday is confidently expected to result in a dairying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Milk Price Increase From November 1. Premier Warns Dairymen on Stoppage Threat
The Premier, Mr. McGirr, announced on Monday night that from November 1 there woud be an increase in the price paid to producers for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Export Wheat Dearer
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Australian Wheat Board to-day announced an increase in the price of wheat for export. The price rises from 18/ to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Zealand Wool Record
WELLINGTON (NZ) Saturday (AAP- Renter). — The highest prices ever paid for wool in the history of New Zealand were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →March of Science Made Squash Seeds Takeoff Overcoats Scientist’s Work May Yield Big Value Money Crop
STORRS, Connecticut—(Associated Press)—Dr. Lawrence C. Curtis made squash seeds take their overcoats off and produce a high-yield crop of seeds that: Make delicious cocktail “peanuts” when salted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Farmers Will Have to Help Themselves
The State Minister for Agriculture (Mr Graham) went to Melbourne by plane to—day to ask the Australian Wheat Board to make…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter and Lard for Russia
LONDON, Oct. 20—Russia’s proposal for a barter agreement totalling £3,000,000 sterling has been accepted by the Danish…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seeking Bags For Wheat
SYDNEY, Monday—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Graham) went to Melbourne by plane to-day to ask the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cheaper Cattle Market Today's Sales at Flemington
Sheep 26,681 penned. The market for lambs was unchanged, with sheep 1/ cheaper. Wethers sold to 61/, ewes to 43/, lambs to 53/,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Excavations for Farms and Drains
RAYMOND TERRACE: The following work for the year was reported to the annual meeting of shareholders of the Lower Hunter…
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