Commercial Newmarket Sheep Sales
At the Newmarket sales of fat sheep on Tuesday there were 144 trucks and 6189 by road, being much lighter than last week. Best quality…
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Trucks for Wheat
The Stat Superintendent of the Australian Wheat' Board has advised that now the coal strike has ended arrangements would be made to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Helping the Farmer Expert Advice on Various Subjects Pastoral Trees on the Farm Method of Planting
The best time for planting trees is when the plant is at its resting period and when moist, cool conditions prevail. Generally speaking, May to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Most Common Faults in Wool
Regarding covering, this must be viewed from the points of quantity and quality. Weight of fleece is essential; this is obtained from size of sheep and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural Producer Gas a Means of Cheaper Power Farming
In an appendix to a report in the "Agricultural Gazette" of investigation carried out the central-western wheat areas by the New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trees on the Farm Method of Planting
The best time for planting trees is when the plant is at its resting period, and when moist, cool conditions prevail. Generally…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Creek Frontage Farm
John McNamara and Co. will conduct an auction sale of a choice farm of 294 acres, situated 3½ miles from Deniliquin, at their office on Thursday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm Power. 9,000 Tractors, 107,000 Horses
More than 9,000 tractors were used in N S.W. to sow the wheat crop of the 1939-40, season. During the sowing season, of a total…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Sheep Will be Shorn
It is probable that Australia will shear wore sheep for the coming season that were shorn for the past year's production. The question as to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bradford Wool Tops Market Bradford. May 30
There is very little business on civilian account for either Home or export trade. Spinners’ quotations for yarns are little changed but buyers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Clip Plenty of Storage Room Comments at Country Producers’ Meeting SYDNEY
At the annual meeting of the Country Producers’ Selling Company to-day, the manager of the Company (Mr. Parnham) said the .year had been a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Now Lives Peaceful Life of Farmer
Well beyond military age, General Sir Ian Hamilton, Commander of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces in the last war, is now contributing to Britain’s resources in the role of a farmer. At Coombe Hall Farm, East Grinstead, he has ploughed up 40 acres of his best grazing land to grow produce for army use…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cornsacks for Farmers Wheat Board to Control Another Sale of Grain Melbourne
In a statement [?] as the [?] of the meeting at the Australian wheat Board the chairman )Mr. Clive McPhe[?]) announced…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Britain Not to Buy Extra Butter and Cheese Canberra
During 1940-41 the United Kingdom will probably purchase under contract from Australia 73,500 tons of butter and 13.000 tons of cheese, valued at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Turning Back the Files. . . 10 Years Ago : (Prom the “Pastoral Times,” May 23, 1930)
POISONED.—At the inquest concerning the death of William Charles Moana, who succumbed after, drinking tea made from water taken from an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sales of Australian Wheat Additional Sales Made Average Price 38.43 Per Bushel
The Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. Clive McPherson) said in Melbourne on Sunday that a further 1,750,000 bushels of wheat had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Commercial To-day’s Sheep Market (Supplied by John McNamara and Co. Pty. Ltd.) NEWMARKET
Sheep, firm Lambs and stores, easier, to 1/ lower…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Wool Trade Yorkshire Mills Busy French Mills in Enemy Hands SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon
In a report regarding the British wool trade, Winchcombe Carson Ltd., state that despite rationing of wool supplies for civilian use, in Great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Farmers Will Play Part Meeting at Culcairn Yesterday
In opening the meeting at Culcairn yesterday of Culcairn District Council of Farmers and Settlers’ Association, the chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Creek Frontage Farm
John McNamara and Co. will conduct an auction sale of a choice farm of 294 acres, situated 3½ miles from Deniliquin, at their office on Thursday…
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