The Wheat Problem
Contraction of wheat acreage in Australia "is part of a general trend over recent decades, during which yields per acre have risen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming & the land, 1952
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New Wool Fabrics
First of the New York spring collections show that lightweight woollens are among the favorite fabrics…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Tax Refunds
CANBERRA, Mon.: Commissioner of Taxation (Mr McGovern) stated today that refunds of the 7¼ per cent. wool contributory…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mathoura Wheat Farmers [?] Bumper Season Harvest Yields 86,000 Bushels
âThe best since 1942 was the way in which Mr. J. Hepburn, Australian Wheat Board representative at Mathoura, described…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This should boost wheat yield !
SYDNEY, Mon.: The Best means of increasing primary production would be for producers to be granted a tax-free period of three years on income derived from their producing activities, the Premier, Mr. McGirr, said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Saving Sheep for Sentiment Ancient Breed First Grazed in Britain
Special efforts are being made on the Isle of Man to preserve the last of the Laghtans—an ancient breed of sheep, which once grazed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letter to the Editor Destruction of Rice Crops by Wild Ducks
Sir,âThis subject has become one of the utmost concern and a major one to almost every rice-grower throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Will Be Short
LISMORE, Tues.: Butter is sure to be in short supply this winter because of the present drought. Chairman of directors of Norco…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →100,000 cattle die in record drought
BRISBANE, Tues.: Nearly 100,000 cattle are estimated to have died in the Normanton-Georgetown-Boulia area in the Gulf…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Get Off the Wheat Farmer’s Back
Warning and entreaties are being made on all sides regarding the grave falling off in the production of wheat in Australia. Mr. McEwen, Federal Minister, said last week-end that the Government was very worried…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial Albury Fortnightly Sheep Market
Associated Agents held their fortnightly sheep market at Albury yesterday, when they yarded 18,907 sheep, comprising 15,265 fats and 3642 stores…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →District Wheat Acreage Dropped 40 Per Cent in 10 YEARS Farmers uncertain of this year’s sowing
Many district wheat farmers were uncertain as to what acreage of wheat they would [?] this year, district agronomist (Mr. G. C. Bartlett) said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.Z. Wool Market Down 2½ TO 7½ p.c
AUCKLAND, Wed.: Wool prices at Auckland wool sales today dropped 2½ to 7½ per cent on last week’s Wanganui values…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tax Dooms Farmers
LISMORE, Wed.: Farmers were being squeezed out of existence by taxation by a Government whose policy was to reduce taxation, the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farmers Should Look Ahead
Farmers should look ahead and store more grain and hay for fodder as a precaution against a possible drought this year, district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Farmers often responsible for fires”
Farmers were often themselves responsible for bush fires which swept hundreds of acres of valuable land, a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Farmers Uncertain Of This Year's Sowing
Many district wheat farmers were uncertain as to what acreage of Wheat they would sow this year, the District Agronomist (Mr. G. C. Bartlett) said on Wednesday. He estimated this years wheat grain yield to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Field Wheat Competition
The secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. (Mr. G. C. Somerville) has advised the secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bencubbin Leading Wheat Variety
"Bencubbin is still the leading wheat variety in N.S.W.," said Mr. George Nicholson, Cereal Specialist, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →What's News in Wool
A Hardy Amies suit named "Sorrel," made in green and black herringbone tweed; featuring this designer's new envelope skirt. The lower part of the jacket at the back repeats the envelope line in a form of a double fold…
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