Lavington Poultry Farmers Protest Egg Controller’s “Arbitrary” Action
Even if the price of eggs were increased by 3d per dozen, a poultry farmer with a 1000-bird farm would [?]how a gross return of £3/5/9 a week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming & the land, 1947
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Farms for Ex-servicemen Albury and Corowa District
The Minister for Lands (Mr W. P. Sheahan) announced on Saturday at the official Corowa show luncheon that, In addition to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Farmers Want Sunny Weather
“A good harvest, but not a record.” was predicted for his district by Mr H. A. Jacob, Walla agent, yesterday. Crops were particularly good in the drier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Wheat Crop In Queensland BRISBANE
Queensland’s wheat crop this year may be between 8 million and 10 million bushels, according to a report issued by the marketing division of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Albury Sheep Market
The associated agents, selling in the following order—Younghusband Ltd., Farmers and Graziers’. J. McNamara and Co., New Zealand Loan and M.A., Dalgety and Co…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fat Cattle Sales Melbourne
At Newmarket sales today 2090 fat bullocks were yarded compared with 2135 at the previous sale. Competition was quieter for the larger entry except for extra…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fumigation of Bagged Wheat
The fumigation of large stacks of bagged wheat is discussed in Bulletin 207 just issued by the Council for Scientific and Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Little American Buying Of Wool MELBOURNE
Melbourne woolbrokers report that on the concluding day of the first series of Melbourne wool sales for the 1947-48 season, approximately 11,000 bales were offered by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →93d a Lb. for Scoured Wool Brisbane
An Australasian record price of 83d a lb. was paid at the woolsales today for two bales of scoured from Llandreheidol Pastoral Co., Winton. Previous best was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Handling the Wheat Harvest. [?] In N.S.W. SYDNEY
Additional arrangements had been [?] for an early conference in [?] with the handling of [?] of the 1947-48 harvest, said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Riverina Wool to 4s 6d. per 1b. Opening Sales in Mebourne
Riverina wool sold to 4/6 per lb. at the opening sales in Melbourne on Monday. Up to £2 per head off shears and more is being asked for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers and Settlers Meeting
An important meeting of the Jerilderie branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association will be held in the Mechanics' Institute on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Bumper'' Wheat Crop Anticipated Big New South Wales Yield
The Australian Wheat Board says it anticipates a "bumper" wheat harvest of 180 million bushels this season, if average…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London Wool Sales LONDON
At the London wool sales today, 1795 bales of Falkland wools were offered. These met with keen demand from the home trade and the Continent, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Price Record in Brisbane Brisbane
Another Australasian record price for scoured wool was obtained at the wool sales today when 95½d. was paid for two bales from Winton. Another…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →High Charges For Wheat By Argentina New York
The Washington correspondent of the New York “Herald-Tribune” says that Argentina is charging needy Western European nations 595 cents a bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Sales At Albury Excellent Prospects for Next Week
There are excellent prospects for [?] sale of the 1947 season at Albury next week. The [?] of 12.000 bales will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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 23,567,. of which 10,857 were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forty-hour Week Bruxner Suggests Unpegging of Farm Prices
"The Country Party believes in arbitration therefore it accepts the decision of the Court in favor of a 40 hour week, and we hope…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Wheat Agreement With Britain Yet CANBERRA
Although exploratory talks had taken place between the Secretary for Commonwealth Relations (Lord Addison) and himself, no long term wheat…
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