Farmers’ Fine Response with Entries for Royal Show Sydney
Despite a bad season in most of the closely settled farming areas of the State, N.S.W. agriculturists have responded magnificently to the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming & the land, 1940
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Special Sheep Sale
Buyers are again reminded of the special sheep sale to be held at Swan Hill on Friday, March 15, by Edward Frenchard and Co., when 10,000 sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sales of Sheep Skins Sydney
The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers’ Association reports that 38,707 sheep skins were offered for sale to-day. There was a strong demand for all…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →40,000 Sheep Offered; Most of Them Sold
Successful sheep sales were conducted by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. at Yarrawonga and Corowa, when over 20,000 sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Recipes for the Farm Wife
Tomato Fritters.—Make a batter in the ordinary way; only one egg is required. Place a slice of tomato in each spoonful and fry in hot fat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Pleasant Interlude in the Farmers’ Convention
Farmers who attended the big convention at Wangaratta, taking dinner at St. Patrick’s Hal, with the Governor of Victoria (Sir Winston Dugar)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disposal of Our Wheat Problem Melbourne
At the conclusion of the fortnightly meeting of the Australian Wheat Beard, the chairman (Mr. Clive McPherson) said that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Griffith Special Sheep Sale
Twelve thousand local district sheep will be yarded by YOUNGHUSBAND LTD. at a special sale to be held at Griffith on Friday next (March 15)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Weather-damaged Wheat Question of Suitability for Seed
Excessive rain when wheat crops are ripening or ripe often leads to certain defects in the grain. These defects might be described as stages if…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Agreement Graziers' Conference Urges Revision SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon
The Graziers' Association Conference to-day, decided to ask the British Government for a revision of the Australian Wool purchase agreement, "if…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial. To-day’s Sheep Market (Supplied by John McNamara and Co. Pty.) NEWMARKET
Best sheep, lambs and stores equal to last week’s rates…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Satisfactory Price Paid for Wool View of Graziers’ President Warning About the Future. Sydney
Addressing the annual conference of the N.S.W. Graders’ Association to-day the president (Mr. E. L. Killen) said: “We must resist to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Elderly Poultry Farmer Keeps Fowls Roosting in House SYDNEY, Tuesday Morning
At Liverpool Police Court, Thomas Sharte (67). poultry farmer, of Hoxton Park, was lined £3 for having failed to keep his farm and his house…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Help in Fight Against Costly Disease in Dairy Herds CANBERRA
Conditional upon a similar grant by the States, the Economic Cabinet today decided to grant —1500 a year towards research work on mastitis and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rations for Dairy Cows Must Be Balanced, Palatable, and Economical
Rations for dairy cows must not only be “balanced” (contain the elements of nutrition in desirable proportions), but they must be appetising also, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Organise Now Wheat Growers
If there is to be a repetition this year of the haggling, vacillation and temporising that occurred over last season’s wheat crop, the sooner the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Council for Pastoral Industry Suggested Sydney
The establishment of a Pastoral Industry War Council to consult with and work in co-operation with the Australian Government was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →“Nervous of Wool Situation” Sydney
Having seen the remarkable growth in textile fabrics m Germany and other-countries, he was nervous of the wool situation, declared the Curator…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Financial Aid for Fighting the Cattle Tick Canberra
A special grant of £52,000 spread over three years towards the cost of control of cattle tick was made to-day by the Economic Cabinet. This is [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat and Barley Growers To Receive Another Advance Payment CANBERRA
The second advance to wheat and barley growers was announced tonight by the Minister for Commerce (Senator McLeay) after a meeting…
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