News and Notes Best Rice Crop for Eight Years
Rice is one of the few crops in New South Wales that promises really good results this year. The yield may be the third best ever…
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Blacksmithing on the Farm Hints on Welding
A knowledge of blacksmithing is of value to every farmer. In the current article of a series on this subject in the "Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Now, Who Will Be a Farmer’s Girl? Young Women Get Their Chance SYDNEY
Plans aimed at the immediate establishment in NSW of a new women’s land army were lengthily discussed at a conference convened in Sydney tonight by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Looking for Trouble” Views of a Farmer
I was much Interested in your article “Looking for Trouble.” I believe it expresses the opinions of many people. A great military edifice has been built up…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Special Sheep Sale
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Corowa, report holding a special sheep sale at the Municipal saleyards, Corowa, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turning Back The Files . . . 10 Years Ago: (From the "Pastoral -Times," May 20, 1932)
S.M.—Mr T. Buckley, of Heidelberg, has been appointed railway stationmaster at Deniliquin in place of Mr. Keavy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Will Save the Small Grower" Wheat at 4- for 3000 Bushels Mr. Langtry Pleased
"It is the only scheme that will save the small grower, whose plight has become extremely precarious despite heroic batting in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junior Farmers' Club Formation in Henty
Tuesday night last saw the inception of a branch of the Junior Farmers' Club in Henry, and despite the difficulties of inclement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blacksmithing on the Farm. Hints on "Welding"
A knowledge of blacksmithing is of value to every farmer. In the current article of a series on this subject in the "Agricultural Gazette." L. J…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Vegetable Garden Value of Farmyard Manure
Plants are quite as dependent upon the mechanical condition or the soil as upon the supply of plant food points out a departmental pamphlet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vegetafele-growing Contracts Additional Crops Now Required
For some time the Department of Agriculture, acting on behalf of the Commonwealth Defence Food Control Directorate, has been arrangiung…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Finley Farmer Fined
At Finley police court John Oliver Schier was fined £5 with 8/ court costs in respect of a charge of having in his possession a year-old wether…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Corowa Sheep Sale
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Corowa, report holding a special sheep sale at Corowa on Tuesday, when just on 7000 sheep were yarded. In spite of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Skin Sales Sydney
There was a good demand for 49.554 sheep skins offered for sale today and prince ruled very firm at last sale day’s best sales. Merina. ¾ to full woolled. best 9d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Move To Upset Wheat Plan Three States Oppose Scheme CANBERRA
Moves by three States to veto the Commonwealth's plans for a new system of guaranteed payments to wheatgrowers are expected when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Women for Farms 5,000 W.A.N.S. To Help SYDNEY
It was announced tonight that the Department of Labor and National Services has taken over the laud army section of the Women's Auxiliary National…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Called “Confidence Trick” Scully’s Wheat Plan MELBOURNE
A conference yesterday [?] the Australian Wheatgrowers’ Federation decided to submit a request of the Minister for Commerce (Mr Scully) that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Using Surplus Wheat Power Alcohol to be Made SYDNEY
Power alcohol is to be [?]illed from wheat in four huge plants being built in Australia. The plants will produce a total of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Overstocked by Six Million” 56 Million Sheep in N.S.W. SYDNEY
With roughly 56,000,000 sheep in the pastures, NSW has a record in flock numbers and is over-stocked by at least 6,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Large Special Cattle Sale At Wagga
At Wagga on Wednesday, June 10, Younghusband Ltd. will conduct a large special cattle sale, for which 1200 splendid quality cattle have already been…
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