Wheat Harvest For Current Season SYDNEY
The Government Statistician to-night gave details of the wheat harvest for the current season. The total crop is 76,551,00 bushels produced on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farming & the land, 1940
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50,000 Sheep Lost In Victorian Fires Last Week
Fires in the Western District last week covered 300,000 acres and burned 50,000 head of sheep, according to a provisional estimate by the sheep and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Appraisements Attractive Holbrook Clip MELBOURNE
Wool appraisements included in Goldsbrough Mort and Company’s catalogue of March 19 were a number of [?] from eastern Riverina the most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Turning Back The Files 10 YEARS AGO:(From the “Pastoral-Times,” March 4, 1930)
DEATHS.—The death occurred on Sunday of Mrs. Adams, wife of ex-Ald. J..W. Adams. . . . Mrs. Farrell, wife of Mr. J. J, Farrell, of Mathoura, died-at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Romance in Hats Australians Revolutionise An Industry New Market for Wool and Rabbit-fur No. 2
How a young man’s curiosity to see how things were made led ultimately to the establishment of the Empire’s biggest hat factory and, incidentally, opened up new avenues for the woolgrowers of Australia—is part of the romance of the firm of Jones…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Dairy Province on the Murray N.S.W, Cream to Victoria
Eight butter factories on the Victorian frontage of the Murray, from Swan Hill to Numurkah, are drawing cream supplies from the N.S.W. side…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Helping the Farmer Expert Advice on Various Subjects Pastoral Control of Sheep Tick
At times various lookholes for failure to satisfactorily deal with sheep tick have been shown to exist. A further one has now come to light…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Corowa Sheep Sale
New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Corowa, report holding a special sheep sale at Corowa on Wednesday, 13th inst. when they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Classing As a Means of Increasing Profits
However small the flock, it pays to class it periodically. The best time to class is just before shearing, as the sheep are then carrying a full…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lucerne for Sheep Grazing Four Important Points in Management
Four cardinal points must be observed to secure the best results from grazing lucerne:-- J.--Paddocks should be subdivided,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Meeting of Wheat Growers to Be Held at Rand
In our advertising columns appears a u[?]llen convening [?] monster meeting of when growers to be held at Rand on Monday, April 15, at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Free Information for Farmers Valuable Departmental Service
Not every farmer is aware that there is a free information service at his disposal. Local experiment and research, and contact with that of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wagga Cattle Sale Wagga
The Associated Agents of Wagga report having held their usual fortnightly cattle sale yesterday, when there was a total of 990 yarded, comprising…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.S.A. Wheat Crop Estimate Lowest For Forty Years WASHINGTON, March 21
The Agricultural department estimates that the wheat crop will be the smallest for forty years, possibly about 600,000.000 bushels from 46,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Canadian Wheat Surplus Ottawa, March 21
The Bureau of Statistics states that the wheat carry-over on July 31. probably will be under 250,000,000 bushels, but will ensure ample export…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lucerne for Sheep Grazing Four Points in Management
Four cardinal points must be observed to secure the best results from grazing lucerne:— 1. Paddocks should be subdivided so…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bradford Wool Tops Market London. March 21
The Bradford Wool Control is granting facilities for the export of tops against existing orders and is also encouraging exports of notls. Prices of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South African Wool Sales Cape Town, March 21
At the South African wool sales for the week ending March 16, 64’s averaged 32½d. There was strong general competition…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crop Control Farm Parity Fund Approved WASHINGTON, March 21
The Senate over-riding the economy forces has approved of a £12,000,000 [?] fund to enable the payment of farmers, co-operating to…
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