COMMERCIAL Noted Deniliquin Cattle Sale Superior Station Breeds
JOHN McNAMARA & CO. PTY. LTD. report having conducted their third Deniliquin special cattle sale on Monday. As with the two previous…
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Increased Rail Freights Costly to Farmers
Increased rail freight charges were costing each local farmer about £200 a year. He had to pay extra for goods, and lost 8/ per ton on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →40-Hour Week Will Impose £4 Million Burden on Dairying Industry SYDNEY
Further re-adjustment of price structure In the dairy industry would be needed from January 1 to absorb £4,000,000 a year estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Preparation of Farms for Servicemen to Commence
Within the next week or so the construction of irrigation channels and other necessary work in connection with the preparation of farms for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wagga Special Sheep Sale
Dalgety and Co. Ltd.. in conjunction with Younghusband Ltd., Wagga, report having held their September special sheep sale on Tuesday. Just on 14.000 sheep were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Wheat Now Worth 17/- A Bushel SYDNEY
Price of wheat for export was increased as from to-day by 1/- a bushel by the Australian Wheat Board. This was announced to-day by the State superintendent (Mr. G. A. H. Holborrow)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Progressive Farmer Competition Entries Sydney
The Rural Bank has advised that for the competition for progressive farmers to tour America will be received to September 30. It had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kiewa Valley Young Farmers
At the monthly meeting of the Kiewa Valley Young Farmers Senior Association held at Kergunyah State School. 50 people attended. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Entries: Sheep Dog Trials
Sheep dog trials were held in the paddock on "Sunnyside", opposite the showground, and were watched with interest on both days by a number…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Values Up in Melbourne Melbourne
Melbourne woolbrokers report that the first series of Melbourne wool sales for the 1947-48 season commenced today when approximately [?]500 bales were submitted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Irrigation Farming Relation of Salt Sterility to Bad Drainage
Bad drainage is a serious obstacle to successful irrigation practice, resulting in the land becoming Water-logged and sour. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wodonga Cattle Sale
Dalgety and Co., Albury, Wodonga and branches, conducted a successful special cattle sale at Wodonga on Monday, when they offered 2200 outstanding conditioned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albury Sheep Market
There will be a yarding of 7150 fat sheep and lambs and 1350 store sheep at today’s Albury market. Order of sale: 1, Young-husband Ltd.; 2. Farmers and Graziers’…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Cattle For Melbourne Royal
Several truckloads of valuable district show stock were loaded at [?] on Monday for despatch by rail to Melbourne for the Show. Top picture shows one of Messrs. D. and W. Carnegie’s (Holbrook) [?] Herefords receiving a little gentle persuasion from fore and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Values Up at Perth Wool Sales
Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Albury, yesterday received the following telegram from their Perth office: “Today’s wool sale principal operators were Bradford and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →High Wool Values Maintained Brisbane
Higher values established at the opening of the wool sales on Monday were fully maintained for practically all f[?]eece and skirtings at today’s sales…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →29 Million Fewer Sheep Now Than In 1942 CANBERRA
Decline in the number of livestock in Australia is shown in figures released by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. Roland Wilson) to-day. Figures show that the number of sheep in Australia at March 31, this year, was 95,700,600, compared with 96,400,00 On March 31, 1946,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Area Under Crop Fluctuates SYDNEY
A preliminary summary of agricultural statistics in NSW for the year ended March 31, 1947, reveal that the total area under crop in NSW…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →“Australian Farmers Entering Period Of Great Prosperity” SYDNEY
Experts attached to Government department predict that Australian primary industries can expect a period of prosperity more favorable than in any period during the last 10 years. They base their prediction on the expectation that the earning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Appeal To Daily Farmers SYDNEY
In an appeal to dairy farmers to appreciate the difficulties facing the Dairy Industry Advisory Committee, general president of the Primary…
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