Wheat yield 199 million bushels
CANBERRA, Mon.: The 1953-54 Australian wheat harvest is estimated to yield 199 million bushelsâ an average of 18.6…
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Kenaf Wool Packs on Trial
Wool packs woven in Australia from Kenaf fibre grown at Ore Bay, New Guinea, will be given a practical test in Australian woolsheds this season. The picture, taken in Dalgety's Store, Sydney, shows wool trade representatives examining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Garments of Wool for the Queen
The Australian Wool Bureau will present the Queen with a gift of coatings, suit lengths, and garments made from a bale of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool-shed Destroyed at Mathoura Estate
The Woolshed and several shearersâ huts were destroyed when a fire broke out on Mathoura Estate on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1/— a Bushel Advance on No. 16 Wheat Pool
A second advance of one shilling a bushel on bulk and wheat and totalling £8,990,417 will be paid to No. 16…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Buys New Farms for Soldier Settlers
State Cabinet has approved the purchase of nine more properties for war service land settlement. The Minister for Lands (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Sales
The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that the eighth series of Wool Sales in this centre concluded on 18th inst, when 13,300…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Less Butter, Cheese Made
CANBERRA, Tues.: Dairy production. except for cheese in Australia, for the six months ended last December and for December…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wheat soles prospects “not good”
MELBOURNE, Tues.: The chairman of the Australian Wheat Board Sir John Teasdale, today described the prospect of selling…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Melbourne Cattle Market
MELBOURNE. Wed.: Bullocks and young cattle were £1 per head lower at Newmarket today. Approximately 1840 bullocks were yarded, 705 more…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Holbrook Special Sheep Sale
Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Holbrook, inducted a highly successful sheep sale on Friday, February 26, when 14,309 splendid Quality sheep were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Brisbane Wool Sales
BRISBANE. Wed.: Values remained unchanged at the Brisbane wool sales today. A similar selection to yesterday was on offer, with a few more well…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales
MELBOURNE, Wed.: With Keen general competition characterising the sale. prices for merinos and fine to strong crossbreds were firm on…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Corowa Common Pleuro Pneumonia Contagiosa in Cattle
Commoners who have cattle depasturing on the Common are advised that no cattle can be removed from that area, as such…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tips fall in price of wheat
LONDON, Thurs.; The British grain trade journal, âCorn Trade news,â yesterday suggested that the world price of wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Wheat Intake to Be Improved at Silos
The General Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of N.S.W., in a letter read at the monthly meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ley Fallow Urged as Aid to Wheat Quality
Wheatfarmers are urged to adopt on a much wider [?] the ley method of fallowing their land between crops by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Changes in Junior Farmer System
An alteration in the system of supervision of Junior Farmer-activities in schools has been announced by the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murray Water for New Farms near Wentworth
Extension work on the Coomeallia Irrigation Area near Wentworth, is nearing completion and 100 new farms…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chemicals May Double Farm Output in 20 Years
Agricultural advances in the year 1953 suggest that farm productivity can be at least doubled in the next two decades. This…
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