Record Sheep Deal
What is probably a record for Australia in sheep deals has just been completed by Mr. D. F. Blyth, of "Thornton," Wamboota. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farming & the land, 1931
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Wool Draft May Go Bulk Wheat Freight F.S.A. ACTIVE
The question of abolishing that iniquitous impost on graziers, the 11b. draft on wool, has been taken up by the Federal Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Crops Review and Preliminary Estimates
The forecast as at 9th October, 1931, of the current season's yield of wheat in New South Wales is 50,000,000 bushels. This is the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wheat Bounty Mr. Killen's Views
Speaking on the Wheat Bounty Bill in the House of Representatives, Mr. Killen, said:— I am glad that the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Draft May Go Bulk Wheat Freight
THE question of abolishing that iniquitous impost on graziers, the 1lb. draft on wool, has been taken up by the Federal Department of Markets,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Echuca Butter Factory
At the half-yearly meeting of share-holders of the Echuca District Co-operative Butter Factory a financial statement, was submitted showing a gross…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Needy Wheat Farmers Mr. Buttenshaw's Views
Commenting on the harvest prospects, Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw, M.L.A., stated that the departmental estimate of fifty million bushels should be reached. A…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sheep in Relation to Fallowing a Means of Better Farming
THE value of fallowing is now recognised by most wheatfarmers. Fallowing, however, can only give the best returns when combined with sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Cootamundra Show Additional Awards Cattle
Milking Shorthorns.—Bull, 3 yrs and over: L. Black 1 and 2, R. M'Alister 3. Bull, 2 yrs and under 3: E. L. Black 1 and 2. Bull, under 2 yrs: R…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Butter Exports Australian and N.z. Figures
Mr. C. E. Meares, who returned to Sydney from New Zealand, whore he attended a conference of the directors of the Empire Dairying Association,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Keen Wool Rug Worker Currawarna
DEAR POPPY,—I must thank you for publishing the article on rug-making. I am hugely interested in it and have commenced a rug, using the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Wheat Bounty 4½d. a Bushel
It was deported in Canberra on Wednesday that as a result of the conferences between the Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Moloney) and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bots in Sheep. Nature and Symptoms of Infestation
"BOTS," or the larvae of the fly Oestrus ovia, were first found in frontal sinuses and horn-cores of the head of a sheep in this State in 1901,…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Echuca Special Sale 16,108 Sheep Average 14/3
Messrs. McKenzie and Co. report [?] ing held a most successful sale Echuca yesterday, when 19,843 [?] were yarded, and 16,108 were sold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water Requirements of Wheat The Basis of Following
IN the drier wheat districts it is estimated that approximately 500lb. of water are required to pass through a wheat plant for the production of 1lb…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Coming Wheat Harvest. Decreased Area. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
The Government statistician stated to-day that the total area sown with wheat during the current season was 3,944,700 acres, of which it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Market. Market Still Upward. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
Under good general competition the wool market for all descriptions ruled at the best rates of the week to-day, with particularly keen demand for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sale of American Wheat. 50 Million Bushels. New York
Cable despatches from Europe that continental countries are negotiating to take 50,000,000 bushels of Farm Board wheat brought a sensational…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegrams. Sydney Wool Sales. Season's Record Price. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon
A new season's record for wool, of 18¾d. was established at the wool sales, yesterday, when France bought a lot of superfine merino ewes' wool,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Recovery Bonus Arranged Flat Bate of 4½d. Per Bushel Sydney
Signifying their willingness to in financing a scheme for the payment of a bonus on tho 1931-33 wheat crop of Australia, representatives of the…
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