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…
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Fat Cattle Sales Melbourne
At Newmarket ,to-day 770 fat bullocks were entered, a decrease of 450 head on last week's total. The quality was not so good as last week. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nutrition and Wool Growth Their Close Relationship
Uniformity and strength of wool fibre depend on adequate nutrition. Malnutrition of the sheep leads to improper function of the wool…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Self-feeders Carrying Greatly Increased Need for the Supplementary Diet
The carrying capacity of a holding could be increased by as much as 60 per cent by the intelligent use of selfleeders. said Mr K. Howe, District…
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The arrival in Albury of several additional Japanese wool buyers and their subsequent keen activity in one of the leading firm's stores has given new…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Internal Parasites in Sheep Need For Better Animal Husbandry Importance of Proper Diet
Stomach worms, intestinal worms, lung worms and fluke are responsible for serious economic loss on the farm. The loss may be due to actual death of the sheep (and mortality, especially among weaners, is considerable) or to impaired constitution, with consequent lack of development and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hopes Centred on the Japanese May Buy Wool Heavily Import Licences Granted Sydney
Orders received from Japan indicate that the purchase of wool by Japanese agents yesterday will continue until the end of the week when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Water Supply Prevention Of Growth of Algae
The greenish or red scum which sometimes occurs in the water supply is due to the presence of minute forms of plant life (algae). These…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BOY, 16, for Trial Murder of Woman Alleged Brother’s Story of Farm Shooting ADELAIDE
“The boy, Jolly, went mad and shot me five or six times,” Katherine Bradley, 54, was alleged lo have said before she died on January 25 from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Items of News Farm Unity—Proposed Body to Link Empire Interests
Miss A. Maclaren, general secretary of the National farmers' Union of Scotland, has informed Mr. M. P. Dunlop, N.L.C., chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Harden Sheep Sale
Dalgety and Co. Ltd.. will offer 1500 mixed fat seep and lambs and 8000 mixed store sheep at Harden on [?] 8. appear in in this issue…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Synthetic Wool
Mr A. Mair, M.L.A. has revived from the Premier a letter referring to a question regarding [?] wool, addressed to him in the Leg[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral Laying Down Permanent Pasture Thorough Preparation of Necessary
The attention of those contemplating laying down permanent pastures during the coming autumn, particularly in coastal and tableland districts, is…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Broom Millet Causes Mortality in Cattle at Wagga
An unexpected conclusion has been reached following investigations into cases of cattle poisoning, allegedly from eating Sudan grass. The district…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Self Feeders for Sheep Carrying Capacity Greatly Increased
The carrying capacity of a holding could be increased by as much as fifty per cent, by the intelligent use of self feeders, said Mr. K. G. Howe, District…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →42 Sheep Killed by Train Swept From Bridge
When the Adelaide Express on the way to Melbourne ran into a small mob of sheep on a railway bridge near the Rowsley station 42 of the animals…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →London Wool Sales Tuesday, February 1
At to-day's wool sales offerings totalled 8696 bales, of which 5993 were sold. The catalogue included 2130 bales from New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Sydney Wool Sales Greasy Merino 27¾d
While values were unchanged at Monday's Sydney wool sales, the market showed an improvement compared with last week. There was better…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →London Wool Sales. The Closing Rates. LONDON
The first series of the London wool sales for 1938 concluded to-day. A moderate selection was offered and met a keen demand. Throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buyers and Spectators at Yesterday’s Wool Sales
Whilst a crowded gallery looked on, buyers compiled eagerly for wool of fered by Youghsband Ltd. at the Wool Exchange yesterday. Prices were in keeping with those offering at other wool selling centres during the past few weeks. In due course growers will receive substantial cheques…
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