Early Farmer Kept Check on Costing
Care with which early land-holders kept their records is to be found in a small, neatly-written diary compiled by the…
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No Subsidy on Wheat
CANBERRA, Thurs.: Federal Cabinet has reaffirmed an earlier decision to refuse to pay a subsidy on wheat for home consumption. The Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Warns Wheat Prices Are Falling
SYDNEY, Thurs.: World prices for wheat had shown a downward trend since the Korean armistice, Mr. R. A. O’Neill, a vice-president of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association, warned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain makes the farmers smile
Hundreds of border farmers are smiling today because they are happy with the recent winter rains and the fact that they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hall Average Rain Has Adverse Effect On District Crops
The continued below-average rainfall has had an adverse effect on conditions generally, according to the monthly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More cattle entries for Melbourne
Cattle entries for this year’s Royal Melbourne Show are higher than previous years and the secretary; Mr Woodfull, said…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →“Gobo” best wheat for flour making
Gabo, the best all-purpose flour wheat in NSW, is surpassed in acreage by Bencubbin, a West Australian-bred wheat of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Is cheaper wool to follow war?
With the opening of the new wool-selling season only a month off, there is conflict of opinion in Bradford and Boston…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →U.S. move for wool import fees
WASHINGTON. Fri.: In an effort to reduce a domestic wool surplus totalling 100 million lb., the Agricultural Department will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian, Queensland Govts. attacked for failing to endorse wheat plan
CANBERRA, Fri.: Both the Victorian and Queensland. State Governments were attacked today for their failure to endorse the wheat stabilisation plan approved by a majority decision of the Australian Agricultural Council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Enough rain,” say farmers
Most people in the border district yesterday thought they would enjoy a pleasant, early spring day, but soon after 10…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Rotary Has Much to Commend to Farmers
Rotary hoeing has become popular in recent years and for the excellent reasons that this method has proved itself Superior to many others of tilling the Many people in the border…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →“Decoy crops” to control parasites
A new method of controlling soil-borne plant parasites is being studied in the Faculty of Agriculture at Sydney University. It…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Police Allege Big Cattle Duffing Ramp
DARWIN, San.: Northern Territory police have broken what they believe to be the biggest cattle duffing ramp for more…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Korea Truce Poses Wool Problem
With the opening of the new wool-selling season only a month off, there is conflict of opinion in Bradford and Boston regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cotton Been As Threat to Wool
Cotton fabrics which are becoming increasingly popular in the United States represented a threat to the Australian wool…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Monthly Crop Report Corowa-berrigan District Seasonal Conditions
Rain was well distributed in small falls during the month of July, but totals ranged only from 1 to 1 12 inches over much of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers talk of many things
SYDNEY, Mon.: A variety of topics was discussed by 240 delegates at the resumed conference today of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Soviet Wants to Buy Butter
BRISBANE, Tues.: Russia was negotiating with the Australian Dairy Produce Board to buy butter from Australia. Board chairman (Mr. Sheedy) said tonight the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat prices plunge in United States
CHICAGO, Tues.: A selling wave hit the wheat market yesterday, plunging prices down as much as the legal…
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