Farm and Dairy Produce
As usual the exhibits were fairly numerous and were of good quality in the section for farm and dairy produce. Mrs. S. Porter won both…
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Farmer's Misfortune Leg Amputated After Accident with Plough
On Monday last, while ploughing on his property at Walbundrie, Mr. Matthew Thomas, '39, a brother of Messrs. Joe and Ernie Thomas, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crops Need Rain
A loading wheat exporter to-day described the wheat position as critical Officers of the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Interzonal Harvester Co. to Build Farm Machinery Factory at Geelong, Vic. 45 Acre Site on Corio Bay Purchased
The International Harvester Co., of Australia Pty. Ltd., has purchased an area of more than 45 acres of land at Geelong, Victoria, from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales
The Australian Estates Co. Ltd. report (September 27) —Wool sales in Melbourne for 1937 commenced to-day when we submitted a small catalogue…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lice-infested Sheep. a Drover Summoned
In the Court of Petty Sessions, be fore the P.M., on Tuesday, William Duff was charged on summons for that on 5th August he did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destroy Sparrows with Poisoned Wheat
The laying of wheat poisoned with strychnine is probably the best means of controlling local invasion of sparrows. They should first be fed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Commonwealth Wool & Produce Co. Ltd. Top Melbourne Wool Sales (SEPTEMBER 29, 1937)
THE COMMONWEALTH WOOL & PRODUCE CO. LTD report (29/9/37) We held our first sale for the season to-day, when we offered an attractive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turning Back the Files 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Times,” September 16, 1827)
IMPORTED -TURKEYS.—A crate of mammoth bronzewing turkeys was taken from Hay railway station on Thursday to Mr. H. S. Schollick of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool and Stock Reports. "The Riverine Grazier" Office
Yesterday being Eight-hour day in Sydney, there were no sales at Homebush…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural & Pastoral Notes
These notes are issued every week by direction of the Honorable the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Moama Record Sale 16,918 SHEEP and 366 Cattle Yarded 4960 Fat Lambs Sell to £1/13/2
John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd. report:— Our recently established Riverina selling centre, Moama, further…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High Price for Wool Clip
At the Sydney wool sales last week, the "G[?]illenbah" clip was offered by Dalgety and Co. Ltd. The whole of the clip was sold by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dipping of Sheep for External Parasites. Some Important Precautions
The full measure of protection cannot be obtained from any sheep dip unless the sheep be dipped thoroughly and the directions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Wool Average 14.73d. a Pound
Melbourne woolbrokers report that the average price for greasy wool sold in Melbourne last week was 14.73d. a lb., or £18/19/2 a bale, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Extensive Sheep Stealing Grazier's Heavy Loss Loses Merinos Valued at £700
Sheep-stealing on a very extensive scale has been revealed by a check of the 14,000-acre property of Frederick Woldt, near Blanchetown, (S.A)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Critical Period for Crops
"Whatever the future has in store for Australian wheat, it seems fairly certain that for the remaining surplus of our current season's crop a fair…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Sheep at the Ruther-glen Experiment Farm
The trying conditions for graziers experienced during the past autumn and winter were particularly difficult for those who were stocked up to the…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →When Dipping Sheep
A convenient way of ascertaining the capacity of the bath when dipping sheep is to measure water into it from a tank of known capacity. First run…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Wheat Prices
On receipt of cables reporting a fall in prices ill over the world, following the entry of Russia into the grain market with heavy orders, the Sydney…
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