‘Farmers Treated Poorly’ Assertions In Report SYDNEY
Throughout its wartime dealings with primary producers the Government had shown a reluctance to provide men on the land with an…
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No Wheat for Ex-Soldiers’ Poultry Farms SYDNEY
Granted loans by the Repatriation Department to commence poultry farming, ex-servicemen have been refused permits to buy fowl feed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers Discuss Their Problems See Few Rainbows in the Sky! SYDNEY
Nearly 200 delegates are in Sydney for the 52nd annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association, the largest attendance recorded for some years. The President (Mr B. Cole) in his address, said that many specious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Many Soldiers Want to Be Farmers Sydney
A good proportion of the 200 men released from the army under the long term service scheme have farming ambitions. according lo the statements made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vegetable Weevil Protection of Crop
The larvae or grubs of the vegetable weevil have been abundant during the past month, advises the Entomological Branch of the Department of Agriculture, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes Destruction of Crop Residues As a Factor in Soil Deterioration
"The wasteful farming practice of burning cereal stubble and maize stover should be condemned, except where necessary to eradicate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers’ Wheat Price Demands Pressure To Be Put On Politicians SYDNEY
Farmers and settlers at their conference today agreed to the organisation of campaigns In all electorates with regard to the demand for 5/2 a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farms for Soldiers MR. M. McILRATH'S OFFER
Mr. Martin McIlrath has offered his 6,000-acre Cootamundra property, valued at £58,000, to the State Government to provide farms for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Link- Up of Farmers F. and S. Association Agreeable SYDNEY
The first two days of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association’s 52nd annual conference were mainly occupied with changes to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wider Outlook Advocated American’s Address to Farmers SYDNEY
The statement made by one delegate that the people at home were only interested In problems of a community level and not of national or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Young Farmers’ Corner
Contributions are invited from young farmers, teachers connected with young farmer movements or any other interested party for Inclusion in this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wangaratta Sheep Market
At the Wangaratta sheep market yesterday the yarding of tat sheep was the lightest this year, not more than 250 being penned. There were very few prime sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Classing Exams
In the Sheep and Wool Classing Exam, results last week we inadvertently said that a list of successful students was from Henty. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wagga Cattle Market Wagga
The associated agents of Wagga report having held their usual fortnightly cattle sale today. There was a total of 405 yarded, comprising 170 fats, 170 stores, and 65…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Losses Australian Figures Down 15 Per Cent
CANBERRA, Friday: The Acting Commonwealth Statistician, Mr. Carver, reveals that sheep in Australia on March 31, totalled 105…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How Drought Cut Livestock Sheep Decreased by 18 Million CANBERRA
Drought conditions during 1944 and the first quarter of this year have made substantial gaps, in Australian herds. Number of sheep in the 12 months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool and Stock Reports the Riverine "Grazier" Office
Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender, Ltd., wire under yesterday's date:— Sheep: There was a total yarding of 26,162, of which 15,517 were sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Wheat Discussion At F. and S. Conference SYDNEY
France of 5/2 per bushel for the entire wheat crop was advocated no because it was sound reasonable or just but because the question had political importance and might defeat the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →P. AND S. CONFERENCE Designed to Hold Wheat Till W.F. Demands Met SYDNEY
A motion designed to organise wheatgrowers to withhold their stocks from delivery until the demands of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Farmers' Club Pruning Demonstration
Last Wednesday, 8th August, a demonstration in pruning by an officer of the Department of Agriculture at Leeton, Mr. Vincent, was…
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