Late Country News Kikoira—gibsonvale Dry Spell Affecting Crops
Continued dry weather still prevails, and the position of the earlysown wheat is rather uncertain. So far stock are holding out well, but are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farming & the land, 1941
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New Petrol Restriction Must Not Be Sold in Tins to Motorists Farmers Exempted
The Federal Government on Wednesday took action to prevent the hoarding of petrol by the conversion of unused ration tickets…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers and Settlers Meeting at Henty
The president (Mr. W. O. Janes) presided at a meeting of the Farmers and Settlers’ Associations at [?]enty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Control of Worms in Sheep
A press statement of the Chief of the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture refers to the serious worm infestation recently…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Skin Sales Sydney
Prices were generally a farthing a pound lower for 38,787 sheep skins offered for sale to-day. Quotations, as supplied by the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers’ Association,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dipping of Sheep. For External Parasites
The primary object of dipping sheep in Australia is the destruction of ex-ternal parasites, chiefly the biting louse ("Trichodectes sphaerocephalus")…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reduced Wheat Acreage Washington, May 22
The Secretary for Agriculture (Mr. Wickard) to-day established the national wheat planting allotment at 55,000,000 acres for 1942. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Melbourne Fat Sheep Market Report—20/5/41
The Commonwealth Wool & Produce Co. Ltd. report a yarding of 37,600 fat sheep, 28,000 fat lambs and 11,000 store sheep at the Melbourne fat sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ownership of Sovereigns Story of Farmer’s Hoard Narrandera
A case involving the ownership of a hoard of sovereigns found in a pickle bottle in the fireplace of a Leeton farm came before Mr. Justice Street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Commercial To-day’s Sheep Market
(Supplied by John McNamara and Co Pty. Ltd) NEWMARKET, Tuesday. Lambs and sheep very firm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1200 Men Lose Jobs No Wool for Scouring Sydney
The secretary of the Wool and Basil Workers' Federation (Mr. Glasson) said lo-day that unless the Government acted immediately small firms in the wool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fat Sheep and Lamb Sale
The draw for the fat sheep and lamb sale to be held nl the municipal yards. Wodonga to-day, is as follows, the number in be yarded being 1705: New Zealand Loan…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →JINDERA Wheat Board Committees
A meeting of farmers and settlers (Mr. A. Schmidt, chairman) was held on Saturday evening in connection with the decision by the Wheat Industry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Stabilisation Board. Local Committee Appointed
There was only a small attendance of farmers at the meeting called under the auspices of the F. and S.A., and held on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quality Butter Produced in N.S.W. After-War Primary Problems SYDNEY
A review of butter production for 12 months ended February 28, prepared by Mr. O. C. Ballbansen, Director of Dairying, was presented…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loans to Farmers Washington. May 26
Roosevelt has signed legislation providing for mandatory loans for cotton wheat, rice and tobacco at 85 per cent of parity, enduring growers have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Memo. for Farmers "Call at Department Whilst in Town."
It has well been said that the Department of Agriculture has two prime functions—to acquire information and to pass it on to those…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Stabilisation Plan District Committees of Review Principle Confirmed at Numurkah Meeting
Approval of the principle of district committees of review in connection with the administration of the stabilisation plan was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lucerne for Sheep and Pigs on Central Riverina Farms
The hot summer with little rain, experienced in Riverina, results in pastures containing dry and frequently scanty feed, and a supply of green fodder during these hot months is of inestimable value. For this purpose lucerne is becoming…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Drastic Wool Restrictions
NO woollen yarn (used in cloth manufacture) will be available for manufacture of civilian goods in future. Blanket supplies will be scarce soon, and there may be a shortage of wool for knitting…
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