To The Editor Judging Crops
Sir,—Mr G. C. Bartlett, agronomist, judge of the recent Albury wheat crop competitions, in a harvest review published in your,…
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Wealthy Prisoner Goes to Farm
SYDNEY, Fri: Transfer of David Stewart Dawson from Long Bay Gaol to Emu [?] Prison Farm indicates that his [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Worth £720 Allegedly Stolen
SYDNEY, Sunday: Police are searching for a man believed to have stolen 16 bales of wool valued at £720 from Dualong Station,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Items Of News Pet Sheep’s Charge; Woman’s Arm Broken
When she was feeding fowls at her farm at Lavington, Mrs Percy Pearsall was charged by a pet sheep and knocked to the ground,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wodonga Cattle Market
The following is the order of sale at today’s Wodonga cattle market Goldsbrough Mort, Gippsland and Northern, J, D. Turner and Co, John…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Record up Again
A new record for wool sold in Australasia was established at the Geelong wool sales. Nine tales of super fine merino were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attacks on Sheep by Dogs Temporary Respite Locally
Since two were poisoned and to others shot, attacks by [?]gs on sheep in paddocks west [?] Deniliquin have ceased…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Clip may Bring £200 mil
Value of this season’s wool clip to Australia will between £160,000 and £200,000, 000, Dr. Edgar Booth, retiring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Firm Market Likely at Albury Wool Sales
A very Ann market is expected at the first Albury wool sale of 1949 which win open tomorrow Afternoon. Offering will…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Market Bradford Understocked Merino Demand Exceeds Supply
ACCORDING to the Committee of London Wool Brokers' December news letter, Bradford, importers, many of whom believed that wool prices would eventually settle at about the late 1947 level, have not this season bought in anything like…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deniliquin’s Wheat Yield Fewer Bags Than Last Season
Deniliquin district’s seasonal wheat yield will probably fall 20,000 bags short of last year. This was indicated today in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Fixed Minimum Price Foe Wheat; New Light on Stabilisation Scheme
The Country Party believed in the stabilisation of the wheat in industry and orderly marketing, said the deputy leader of the Country Party (Mr. D. H. Drummond) in the Legislative Assembly when the Wheat Stabilisation Bill was under discussion…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disposal of Crop Residues in Relation to Soil Organic Matter Content
The wasteful farming practice of burning cereal stubble and maize stover should be condemned, except where necessary to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bounteous Rains Bring joy To Farmers SYDNEY
THOUSANDS of pounds of damage were caused in Sydney to-day by torrential rains which have brought immense benefit to farmers from Cape York to almost the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Butter Made Significant Increases
CANBERRA, Tues: Butter production in Australia was almost doubled between the winter and the November flush…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High Valves Fob Wool in Adelaide
ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Record [?] prices at the sixth wool sales of the season were advanced today to [?] for merino and 84[?]d for crossbred…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Extra Work Foe Farmers
The fact that siols cannot handle the flow of wheat is causing much unwarranted work for farmers, says our Walbundrie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Crop Is of Excellent Quality
SYDNEY, Wed: “The wheat crop this year in NSW is of excellent quality, partly doe to seasonal conditions and partly to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Moving This Season’s Wheat
Much credit is due to the Victorian Government for the efficient handling of the wheat harvest. The old season’s crop was got out of the way before the job of handling the last harvest began, and, despite coal shortages and other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Record Price for Wool
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—New State record price of 108½d was paid for 12 bales of greasy wool' from Gore in south west Queensland at Brisbane…
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