Farm Employment
There has been a decrease of nearly 40 per cent, in the number of males employed on farms since the commencement of the war…
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Blowfly Strike of Sheep
Completion of recent trials on the efficiency of Mules operation, four-inch tail-docking, and of crunching is reported by the C.S.I.R. from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tabbita Wheat Harvesting
Most farmers in the district have commenced the wheat harvesting operations. On 1st December Mr. A. Johnstone was in attendance at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Cattle Market. Wagga
The associated agents of Wagga report having held their usual fortnightly cattle sale today. There was a total of 1440 yarded, comprising 1190 fats. 220 stores…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Killers Again Over 50 Sheep [?]Auled Last Week-end One Dog Shot
Notwithstanding the vigilance on the part of property owners near Corowa, and the number of does that have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Rationing “Bad Kicks For Production Goals”. MELBOURNE
It was unfortunate that rationing had become the chief ally of those entrusted with food production in Australia. the Premier (Mr Dunstan)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Sales 11,000 Bales Catalogued at Albury
The Associated Albury brokers (Dalgety and. Co. Ltd., Fanners and Graziers' Co-op. Co. and Younghusband Ltd.) report…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Growers and Tractor Tyres Replacement Refused Under Priority System
A strong protest was made in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. S. D. Dickson (C.P., Temora) this week against the unsatisfactory priority…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Selling Australian Wool Plans for Disposal of Surplus in U.S. WASHINGTON, December 15
The War Production Board has announced that it is considering the disposal of 330,000,000 lbs. of emergency wool stocks, most of which are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plans For Dealing With Cabbage’ Crops CANBERRA
Directing attention to the tact that plans existed for dealing with maturing cabbage crops in NSW. a spokesman of the Vegetable Supplies Control Department tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To the Editor Record Crop of Wheat
Sir.— I would like to correct the information in the “Mall” retarding record crop of wheal grown at Culcairn. The crop in the picture is on my property, “Loch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer Kills Himself, Wife And Son Auckland (Nz)
Archibald William MacPhail, aged 52, sheep farmer, of Wainui Banks Peninsula, 50 miles from Christchurch, took his own life after shooting his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm Debt Relief Sydney
Speaking In the Legislative Assembly on the bill to amend the Fanners' Belief Act. the leader of the Country Party (Mr Braxner) said that many of the things they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wodonga Cattle Market
The following is the order of sale for today’s Wodonga cattle market: Gippsland and Northern, Younghusband, McNamara. Farmers and Grazlers, Goldsbrough Mort…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Stabilisation
It is announced that appeals against quota allotments for the 1943-44 season will close with the chairman of the Wheat Stabilisation Committee,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.s.w. Wheat Varieties Significance of Quality
Considerations of quality in wheat produced in New South Wales have assumed greater significance since millers adopted the practice of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat for Stock Feeding Now Available at Maximum of 1/6, Per Bushel
The Australia Wheat Board advises that wheat for feeding livestock and poultry [?] now available at a maximum price of [?] per bushel, bagged in truck lo[?] on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Money for Farm Mechanisation SYDNEY
An additional advance of £25,000 to the farm mechanisation scheme has been made available to the Federal Government. This was announced tonight by the Premier (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Sheep Sale
Dalgely and Co. in conjunction with (Yeunghusband Ltd., report having held a successful special combined sale at Wagga In May last in deference to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Butter Transactions. Returns Required by Rationing Commission
All producers of farm butter who are registered with the Rationing Commission must send a quarterly return to the State…
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