Ban on Export of Sheep Skins Wanted Sydney
A request that an embargo be placed on the export of sheep skins from Australia to all countries, other than to England and France, was made to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming & the land, 1940
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Price of Butter— [?]/7 a Lb. in England London, January 2
A regulation will be enforced on January 8 to maintain the retail price of butter at 1 /7 a lb. It has been decided that all will be known as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Allegedly Assaulted Policeman a Wool Sorter Fined Melbourne
Charged with having assaulted Constable W. J. Farmer and with having resisted arrest, John Carter, aged 23, wool sorter, of Montague street. South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Graziers Fear Cotton As a Competitor With Wool SYDNEY
The Graziers’ Association of N.S.W. to-night warned that should inroads be made into the wool industry by present attempts of overseas firms to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Painting on the Farm Treatment of Cement
The paint ordinarily used for house painting is not suitable for application to new cement, for new cement contains an alkali which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Crop Outbreak at Shelton Park
The first serious outbreak of fire in this district this season occurred on Saturday morning last at Shelton Park, South Coree, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers Urged to Wage War on Hoppers Sydney
Landowners were urged to-day by the chief agricultural instructor (Mr. H. C. Stening) to make free use of the distribution of poisoned baits to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Meat for the Multitude 247,344 Sheep, 15,830 Cattle Exported
The importance of Deniliquin as a stock trucking centre is shown by the figures of stock despatches during 1938, made available by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unshrinkable Wool
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Resarch will shortly publish a full account of a new and relatively simple process for rendering wool…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shade Trees for Sheep
It is at this time of the year that the value of shade trees in the sheep paddocks becomes evident. There is no question that curing the hot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Restrictions Suicidal Says Premier Dunstan
The Victorian Premier (Mr. Dunstan) states that Victoria would oppose the Federal Government move to restrict wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Helping the Farmer Expert Advice on Various Subjects Agricultural Varieties of Wheat Recommendations for Different Districts
Following are the latest wheat variety recommendations of the Department of Agriculture. Unless otherwise mentioned the varieties…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral Where Paspalum Fails Pasture Improvement Essential for Sustained Production
It is with respect to consistency of production that most dairy-farmers fail, observes a departmental pamphlet Most of our coastal districts have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Varieties of Wheat Recommendation for Riverina Districts
South-eastern Riverina Verong Creek Healy Pleasant Wills Culca[?]rn, Holbrook, Walbundrle, Walla Walla Gerogery, Jindera, Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Wool Cup Totals 17,377 Bales
The 1339 wool clip from Deniliquin and district amounted to 17,377 bales, according to the loadings at the- Deniliquin railway station m the period…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Deliveries 112, 250 BAGS Record Season Likely
GOLDEN GRAIN continues to pour over the weighbridge at Deniliquin railway station, either to be stacked in the yard or loaded onto railway truckes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Turning Back The Files... 10 Years Ago: (From the “Pastoral Tunes” January 10, 1930)
SWIMMING. — At the carnival on Wednesday, L Ridge won the 100 yards club championship and 50 yards interclub championship…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Do Not Want Dole From Government South Australian Wheat Growers Refuse Bounty ADELAIDE
A number of Sooth Australian wheatgrowers have refused, as a matter of principle, to apply for their share of £550,000 available in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Invites Weed Invasion Mischief of Specialised Cropping
All weeds require special conditions if they are to thrive. Such conditions, states a booklet on weed control just issued by the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Horticultural Conditions in December Poor Apple Crop in North East MELBOURNE
The following review of horticultural conditions In Victoria for the of December was Issued today the Department of…
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