Helping the Wheat Industry
Mr. W. Patterson, of Delungra, who has co-operated over many years with the Department of Agriculture in wheat trials, which have proved of great value to the…
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Farming & the land, 1950
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Sheep Chief Industry of New Settler
Sheep are to be relied upon as the chief source of income on the soldier settlement block on Inverell Station…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Share Wheat Helped New Settler
Mr. C. L. Ticehurst, of “Killarney,” only entered into occupation of his Inverell Station block in July…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Inverell Show Cattle For Sydney Royal Exhibition
Four studs which were represented in the beef cattie section at the Inverell Show will have teams competing at the forthcoming Sydney Royal. They are Strathbogie Pastoral Company’s “Ulupna,” Messrs Hallman Bros’ “Ivanhoe,” and Mr. W. Mcllrath’s “Windsor” (Myall Creek) Hereford studs,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →‘Glen Idol’ Takes Honors in Very Strong Sheep Section
“It is an excellent exhibit of sheep, and compares more than favourably with those at other Shows at which I have judged,” said Mr. Norman Wright, of “Bibbenluke,” Merriwa, after he had made his awards on Thursday afternoon. Remarking that he had judged at Walcha on his way…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Grown on River Flats Leads in Yield
Wheat raised on the flats of Byron Station that fringe the Macintyre River for two-and-a-half miles has consistently yielded more grain than most…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wheat Experiments Have Direct Bearing on Show Exhibits
As wheat is one of the staple products of the North-west, it is important that experiments with it should go on continuously, and the result made…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Section Biggest in History of the Show
From a small pyramid stand that carried from only 20 to 30 fleeces, the wool section of the Show has so developed that to-day it occupies 150 sq. ft. of the pavilion…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers Ask for Road Works
At the monthly meeting of ben Lomond branch of the Farmers Union it was unanimously agreed that it was time…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Young Farmer Tackled Mintweed and Started Stud in Five Years
Foundation of a stud line of Merino sheep and development of a practical control for mint weed on a 1400-acre property in five short years is a fair achievement in anybody’s language…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Inverell Junior Farmer’s Exhibit “Stole the Show”
Junior Farmers put together such a fine array of farm products that they “stole the show” at the Inverell P. & A. Association’s annual exhibition. Their effort was in sharp con[?]rast with what their senior…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm Produce Competition Was Disappointing
“I am at a loss to know why there was not greater competition in farm and garden produce.” That was the observation of Mr. H. S. King, of Llangothlin,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Influence of the “Afton” Stud on the Dairying Industry
Although dairying in the North-West falls much below wool and wheat in production wealth, the industry is nevertheless an important adjunct to the district’s rural activities…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Deepwater Cattle Sale
Mr. Jack Moss reports a very successful sale, having sold 1,000 head of cattle. Competition was keen from a large attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fat Sheep Winner
Three persons guessed the correct weight of the fat sheep (209½ lbs) at the P. and A. Show. They were Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kialami Wool To 121d
Messrs. Dalgety & Coy. Ltd., Sydney wired their local agent, David W. Oliver, as follows: We offered 6051 bales of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →CIlerkness Stud Cattle Wholly Grass Fed
The cattle from Messrs. Wiseman Bros’ Clerkness Stud shown at last week’s Inverell Show were the first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Report ‘The Farmers & Graziers’ Co-Operative Grain Insurance Agency Co . Ltd., 17th February, 1950
We submitted a catalogue of 4,270 bales on Thursday, 16th instant, drawn almost exclusively from the Northern,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stud Beef Cattle (After Absence) to Be Show Feature
Stud beef cattle, which have not been paraded at Armidale shows for several years, will be a feature of the 75th annual show next week…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Present Wool Prices: Comparison with Last Season
The accompanying graph shows the average Australian monthly wool prices for the 1948-49 season and the present…
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