Disposal of Crop Residues In Relation To Soil Organic Matter Content
The wasteful fanning practice of burning cereal stubble and maize stover should be condemned, except where necessary to eradicate crop…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farming & the land, 1950
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Farmers Facing Another Fire Hazard
Another fire hazard for the man on the land has been disclosed in the report that the Bethanga bush…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →International Wheat Agreement
LONDON, Fri: The International Wheat Council, which met privately in London yesterday, is considering applications by Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Government’s Wool Marketing Scheme
CANBERRA, Fri: The Commonwealth Government favors a United Kingdonm-Australia agreement integrated with…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Henty Farmers Meet
At the monthly meeting of the Henty branch of the F. and S. Association the president (Mr. D. A. Kendall) presided. A…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Spain Facing Wheat Famine
MADRID, Sunday : Spain, faced with a five months’ wheat famine, appealed yesterday to “any country whatsoever” to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To the Editor Even a Bale of Wool !
Sir,— As your lending article today so rightly points out, the MVDL’S greatest need is to mobilise fighting support of Murray—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flour Hard to Sell, Wheat Board Chairman Declares MELBOURNE
“THE U.K. Ministry of Food has purchased 100,000 tons of flour, and negotiations for the sale of 19,000,000 bushels of wheat to India are practically complete,” said Mr. F. Cullen, chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, today. “A proportion of flour is included…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lousy Sheep
A Wagga owner was fined in the Hay Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday on a charge of travelling lice-infested sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Position Remains Strong
The second half of the current year’s wool selling season opened in Albury last week and, as was expected in well-informed circles, prices more than held their own. It now seems clear that as prices are ranging beyond £70 a bale, and about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drenching Sheep for Worms Some Important Precautions
Sheep being drenched for worm should be kept in standing passion with head held horizontally or slightly raised points…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£200.000 Wool Store Fire
MELBOURNE, Mon.: A fire destroyed wool estimated to be worth £200,000 stacked in a shed at Brooklyn tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →End of Butter and Tea Rationing in Sight? Sydney
THE Federal Treasurer (Mr Fadden) said today that the Treasury had not been approached to deal with the financial aspects of lifting rationing of butter and tea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmyard Manure on Lawns Should Be Used With Discretion
Farmyard manure should be used With discretion where lawns are concerned, warns the Division of Plant industry of the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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 eradicate crop…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter, Petrol May Be De-controlled
SYDNEY, Tues.: Representatives from the Prices Commissions of all States conferred today to prepare an agenda and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Cheque of 200 Million; Australian Record Sydney
AN increase of £5,000,000 to a total of £200,000,000—a record for the Commonwealth—is expected from this year’s wool clip…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Hysterical” Bidding by Russia for Our Wool Sydney
AGENTS buying on behalf of Russia were very prominent in what one agent described as “almost hysterical bidding,” at today’s Sydney wool sales…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farming Methods in New Zealand
The fact that New Zealand spent five times more per head of population on scientific farm research, materially, assisted in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →France Has Wheat Surplus
PARIS, Wed.: France has opened negotiations with Britain and Belgium for the sale of surplus French wheat Under the…
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