More Science Needed Dairy Fanning In Australia SYDNEY
More scientific methods are urgently needed in Australian dairy farming to put the industry on a par with hat of other countries, and to expand…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1939
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Homebush Sheep and Cattle Sales Sydney
Stock offered at Homebush to-day consisted of 29,531 sheep and lambs and 1980 cattle. The market was cheaper for grown…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Artificial Wool Germans Seek Greek Market ATHENS, May 7
A delegation representing the German textile trade has arrived at Athens. Its purpose is to seek a market for fabrics made of a weal mixture…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Canada Worried Anglo-American Barter Proposal May Lose Wheat Sales Ottawa, May 7
The proposed barter agreement between Great Britain and the United States in causing the Canadian Cabinet some concern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Germans Take Czech Wheat & Arms LONDON
Germany has completely stripped the protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia of the huge supplies of wheat, which the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Values Improve Brisbane Wool Auctions BRISBANE
The eighth series of the Brisbane wool sales opened to-day, when 12,851 bales were offered. The selection generally showed little improvement on the March sales. They…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seeks Conference on Wheat Victorian Premier on Growers' Plight MELBOURNE
The Premier (Mr. A. A. Dunstan) has written to the Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) suggesting the holding of a conference of representatives of all States…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Potatoes Up £2 a Ton "Pay Off Mortgages on Farms" SYDNEY
The price of first grade Tasmanian Brownell potatoes was fixed to-day at £13 a ton—an increase of £2 on last week's rates…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Japanese Persistence in Sheep Raising
Japanese efforts to establish a wool industry in Korea appear to have failed, since no wool has been produced there and most of the sheep imported have died. But with characteristic persistency the Japanese are continuing their efforts, and further sheep from Australia are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Brisbane Wool Sales Brisbane
Brisbane wool sales were continued to-day, when 11,161 bales were offered for auction. The total realisation was about £154,000. The chief buyer to-day was Germany, which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Consumption Dropped Sharply Last Year LONDON
An Imperial Economic committee report shows that world wool consumption fell steeply in 1938 compared with the three preceding years…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Less Butter and Cheese Exported
Although the export of iron and steel from Newcastle for the three months ended March 31 represents a substantial increase on the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Butter for Australian Market Sydney
The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended May 5, 14,337 boxes of butter manufactured in New…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Aymeric to Load Wheat First Shipment From Newcastle
The first cargo of bulk wheat to be taken from Newcastle this year will be loaded by the steamer Aymeric, which arrived at Newcastle this…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Market Firm Wool Sales in Brisbane BRISBANE
The wool sales continued to-day, 13,892 bales being offered. The selection was similar to those of earlier sales, and included a big percentage of well-grown wools. Many however, were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.Z. Sheep Industry to Be Investigated Wellington (N.z.)
The Government decided to-day to appoint a Royal Commission to investigate the sheep forming industry, the problems of which have been the subject of much…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Shipment of Wheat From Newcastle
The announcement that a wheat shipment would be taken from the silos at Carrington next week has caused satisfaction among shipping agents…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Early Crops Make Rapid Progress Wheat Belt Saturated Fine Weather Needed Sydney
The crop report for April, issued to-day by the Department of Agriculture, states that the whole of the wheat area was saturated by rain in the last three…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Not Economic" Power Alcohol From Wheat CANBERRA
The Minister for Supply, (Mr. R. G. Casey) indicated to the House of Representatives to-day that it was considered it would not be economic to establish…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Industry Plight Prime Minister Calls Conference CANBERRA
The Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) announced in the House of Representatives to-day that in view of the pressing nature of economic problems facing the wheat…
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