Wheat and Flou[?] Stocks Stand At High Level MELBOURNE
Excluding the peak years 1942 and 1943. wheat and flour stocks in Australia on November 30 last were the highest for the past 10 years, said the Assistant Minister…
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History of P.o.w. Farms
The editor has submitted for Army approval, draft of short history of the P.O.W. farms at Hay, developed under Lt.-Col. C S. Thane. Army…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers & Settlers' Association Cr. Diffey Thanked Monthly Meeting of Henty Branch Members
At the monthly meeting of the Henty Farmers and Settlers' Association, held on Tuesday of last week, the secretary was instructed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Items of News Farmers, Please Note
All farmers and people concerned are asked to note that it is anticipated that the elevators at Cullivel and [?] will be available for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tractors for Farmers More May Be Released MELBOURNE, Thursday
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Martin) is endeavouring to have an increased number of tractors made available to Victorian wheat farmers in time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Junior Farmers’ Competitions
The following prizes for Junior Farmers’ competitions have been awarded in the current year: Best lecturette, “My Project” (prizes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →HENTY Farmers and Settlers’ Association
Those who attended die monthly meeting of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association were Messrs A. K. G. Wood (president), H. W. Taylor. O. A. Twartz. F. W. Lubke…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Will Import Wheat ? Mr. McEwen’s Prediction MELBOURNE
Australia will import wheat or some substitute grain for stock feed before 1915 is out—or stock feeders will go short of grain. This…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junior Farmer Movement Extension Urged by C.P. Member SYDNEY
A plea for the Government to make additional finance available in order to extend the activities of the Junior Farmers’ Club…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Not Enough Horses” Wheat Planting Difficulties MELBOURNE, Wednesday
Insufficient horses may be available because of the drought to plant the 1945 wheat crop, and the Victorian Minister of Agriculture (Mr Martin) conferred last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Artificial Breeding of Cattle Important Progress In Australia MELBOURNE
Important progress with an Australian system of artificial Insemination of dairy cattle has already been made by Federal authorities and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Release of Servicemen for Dairying What Districts Are Getting Them ? SYDNEY
Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, Mr L. C. Jordan (CP, Oxley) drew attention to particular cases where applications for the release of men from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Arrest Drift” Fall In Farm Production CANBERRA
The leader of the Australian Country. Party (Mr Fadden) today repeated his demand that in order to arrest the drift in Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Red Spider Protection of Crops
The mite known as red spider, which thrives best during hot. dry weather, is likely to become abundant and injurious amongst various crops during…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Denial to Farmers Victorian Premier Critical MELBOURNE
The Premier (Mr Dunsten) today described as “little short of ludicrous” the statement that the Commonwealth Government would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HAY P.O.W. CAMPS Development of Farming Projects
July 25th, 1940, was a day which proved to be a Red Letter Day, in many respects, for Hay, for on that day the 16th Garrison Battalion was formed in Sydney under Lt.-Col, Charles S. Thane, O.B.E., V.D., and began organising prior to coming to Hay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mulch. Farming Essential for Soil Fertility
Agricultural experts agree that stubble mulch-farming, as practised in America, will have to become more general in Australia to maintain soil…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →600 Drought-Stricken Farmers Shifted MELBOURNE
Manpower authorities already have placed about 600 farmers from drought areas into other occupations in the Western District, Gippsland and the Melbourne metropolitan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers’ £500 Dam
All Oberon district farmer, Mr. A. W. Turner, has built an earthen dam to hold 14,000,000 gallons of water for irrigation purposes, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drought Relief for Farmers
It has come under my notice recently that amongst some farmers there seems to be an impression that the WAC’s are handling financial assistance…
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