New Coleambally farm release
Seven horticultural farms will be opened at Coleambally at the end of the year or early 1969, the Minister…
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Record Value Grain Sorghum Crop
Production of grain sorghum in Australia’s 1967-68 season’s crop, which has just finished expected to be 11.6…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep fertility school
Sheep breeders are reminded of a special one day sheep fertility school to be held at the Berrigan Golf…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers indebtedness by 757 per cent
Big fall in net farm income A rise in farm production costs of over five per cent in 1967-68 compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Further Wheat Payment
The Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, Dr. Allan R. Callaghan, announced that the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mulwala farmer makes it five wins in a row
Messrs E. Cartwright and Sons of “Woodlands”, Mulwala have, for the fifth successive year, won the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat farmers and stock owners hit by State receipt tax
The wheat farmers of this district are in for a shock when they get their first wheat payments and realise…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Championship field wheat competition
The Berrigan A and H Society is once again conducting a field wheat competition for dryland and irrigated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat crop competition for rural youth members
Northern and Southern Riverina Districts have arranged for a wheat crop competition to be judged on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat variety recommendations for 1969 sowing
Following are details of the wheat variety recommendations for 1969 sowings, which have been considered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tocumwal gains three farmer settlers
New South Wales Closer Settlement Advisory Board members met at the Finley court house on Wednesday morning to hear final submissions from the first three ballotees at the Land Board…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local Wheat Harvest Looks Good
Reports from local and district wheat growers indicate an above average wheat harvest with grain of good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country areas fear cut in first wheat payment
The Federal. Government faces a “wheat vote” revolt if it reduces the first wheat advance…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →First Advance of Wheat Crop to Be $1.10
The first advance on the 1968/69 wheat crop will be $1.10 a bushel for the 12th successive season…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Member welcomes decision on first wheat payment
The Member for Riverina, Mr A. A. Armstrong said last week he was pleased the Government has decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Is Local Wheat Storage Adequate? To the Editor
Sir,—Regarding your article in last week’s issue of the “Advocate” on wheat harvest prospects for this season, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Summer crops off to good start
The 1968/69 summer crop programme has away to a good start with increased acreage sown in most centres of the Berriquin irrigation district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Warning to Farmers
The NSW Electricity Commission has issued a warning against the use near high tension lines of unusually…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Concerned by growing farm indebtedness
One is compelled to wonder just where the trend to heavier indebtedness by farmers is leading them, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sheep Dipping
For your Sheep Dipping requirements. phone Clem Tompson, phone Narrandera 982…
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