Board to control wheat handling in N.S.W.
SYDNEY, Tues.: The State Government will establish a Grain Elevator Board to control the handling and storage of wheat. The board will take over these duties from…
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Wheat Will Have to Be Stored Sales Hard to Effect
MELBOURNE, Tues.: Construction of emergency storages for wheat, particularly in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia, would have to commence immediately if they were to be ready…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: Best bullocks and young cattle were firm, with owners easier, at Newmarket today. Only 1340 bullocks were yarded. compared…
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ADELAIDE, Wed.: A firm tone continued to prevail at the second day of the eighth Adelaide wool sale today. Fine quality merino, comeback and…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: There was a hardening tendency for all descriptions of merino wool at the wool sales today Comebacks and crossbreds were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Govt, stands firm on wheat stabilisation
MELBOURNE. Wed.. The Victorian Government would not alter its stand on wheat stabilisation under any circumstances, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spirited bidding for record Albury wool offering
A record attendance of buyers and a record Albury offering, embracing spirited, widespread competition, were features of the Albury sales yesterday, when Albury woolbrokersâDalgety and Co., Framers and Graziersâ and Younghusband Ltd.âsubmitted catalogues totalling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sale of U.s. Wheat to Japan Board Chairman Replies to Mr Cain
MELBOURNE, Wed. ; Every main wheat exporting country was facing a build-up of stocks, , the chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Garden notes Autumn Crops of Potatoes
With potatoes at their present price it would be most profitable to saw a few in any vacant space in the garden…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Stud Jersey Cattle Bought by Local Dairy Farmers
Valuable Jersey stud cattle were bought by Deniliquin dairy farmers at Whittlesen on February 26 when 120 head…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sowing Time Big Factor in Successful Wheat Farming
The importance of sowing wheat varieties at the correct time of the season, according to the time of maturity, was a big factor in Successful wheat farming, the Cereal Specialist of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. G. Nicholson) said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Albury Wool Sales
Top price of 121d per lb. for super Merino, branded CORNALLA, account Mr. W. C. Lilford, Culcairn, was secured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commercial Wagga Special Sheep Sale
New Zealand Loan, in conjunction with Farmers and Graziers's Co-op. Co. Ltd., held a special sheep sales at Wagga on Tuesday, March 9, when…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Record Yield of Wheat
What is claimed to be an Australian record has been established by, a Natimuk farmer. Mr. L. H. Lange. He has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian stand on wheat criticised
ADELAIDE. Thurs. : The annual conference of the South Australian Wheat and Wool Growers' Association today strongly…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: Three men were discharged at Central Police Court today on charges involving large quantities of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Downward Trend In Wool Values Steadied
Intervention by Russian countries with weighty orders for best topmaking wools steadied the downward trend…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WHEAT lN Bags to Go in N.S.W.
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Normal wheat crops in NSW would soon be handled entirely in bulk, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Graham, said today. The establishment of the Grain…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Weedkillers Will Not Damage Your Crops If You Apply Them with Ordinary Care
The great benefits.to be derived from the hormone weedkillers, such as 2,4-D, 2,45-T and MCPA, should not be minimised by careless preparation and application. ' ' Giving this advice, Mr. K. P. Green, Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tax-free Farm Power
Lump sums paid by farmers to councils to connect their farms with electricity mains should be deductible for tax…
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