Progressive Farmer Competition Entries Close In Few Days Farmer's Opinion of the Competition
Entries for the Progressive Farmer Competition 1947-48 being conducted by the Rural Bank to select three farmers for a…
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Walbundrie Farmers and Settlers
At the quarterly meeting of the Walbundrie branch of the F. and S. Association, the president (Mr E. J. H. Barker) presided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Production Still Down
SYDNEY, Tues.—Production of factory butler in NSW during August was 1265 tons, according to a report on production…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newmarket Fat Sheep Sales
MELBOURNE, Tues: At Newmarket today approximately 20,580 fat sheep were penned, comprising mainly shorn wethers and ewes. very few woolly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Market Firm
SYDNEY. Tues: The market ruled firm at the previous day’s rates, with good competition from the Continent, Yorkshire and local mills at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Deal Chickens Are Roosting
First, instalment of £2 millions to finance the Federal Government’s wheat deal with N,Z. appears as an appropriation in the Chifley Budget, and wheatgrowers, along with the rest of the community, will now have the pleasure at finding the cash for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Kendell’s Queries on Handling of Wheat Harvest
SYDNEY, Tues.—The 40-hour week would be implemented at country silos this year, said the Minister for Agriculture (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Seek Trip Abroad
SYDNEY, Tues. More than farmers are expected to compete in the 1947 progressive farmer competition being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Farmers’ Club
A meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Berrigan Junior Farmers’ Club was held on Tuesday last, when it was reported that the Club was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newmarket Fat Cattle Sales
MELBOURNE, Wed. All classes of fat bullocks experienced keen competition of Newmarket today and values were fully 20/ dearer at the closing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Butter Shipment To Canada
CANBERRA, Wed.—A considerable shipment of Australian butter was sent to Canada last year the Minister for Commerce…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Breeding Grounds of Sheep Blowflies
The importance of live sheep as against carcases as breeding grounds for primary sheep blowflies is stressed in Bulletin 217, just…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bumper Wheat Harvest in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Wed: A bumper wheat harvest is now assured following rain which fell throughout the Wimmera and the Mallee in the last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →U.S. Will Be Heavy Wool Buyer
MELBOURNE, Wed.: America is likely to purchase bulk quantities of wool in Australia this season, particularly finer types…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—The Minister for Immigration (Mr Calwell) today told Mr Davidson (CP. Qld.) in the House of Representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Watch Your Butter Coupons
The Director of' Rationing (Mr. J. B. Cumming) stated recently that he had received complaints that grocers were cutting the wrong butter coupons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep Thieves at Goolgowi
ALARM at the increasing prevalence of sheep stealing in the district was voiced at a meeting of the Goolgowi Farmers and Settlers' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Weight Guessing Contest for Fat Sheep
There are some good judges of weight of fat sheep in the district. At the recent show seven people guessed within I lb the actual weight of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Shipment to Canada Varying Opinions Expressed
Varying opinions were expressed in Albury yesterday on the disclosure by the Minister for Commerce (Mr Pollard) on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Treatment of Cattle Diseases with Goat Serum
"A considerable amount of correspondence has been necessitated recently as the result of the publicity given in the Press to the alleged…
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