Wheat Used To Smother Fire
NARRABRI, Monday.—Firemen slit bags of wheat in an endeavour to smother a fire in a wheat stack at Edgeroi, 17…
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Farming & the land, 1948
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Merino Wool 132d
MELBOURNE. Wednesday. — Top price for merino wool at Geelong sales to-day was 132d for four bales ex. sup. AAA com. from Hexham…
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An unidentified weed, which has been discovered growing in swamps at Tarro, sends cattle bald if they eat it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Substitute Would Hit Australia
Science might soon discover the perfect substitute for wool, and the result would be a drastic blow to Australia's economy, the Managing…
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SYDNEY: The wheat crop now being harvested in N.S.W. will fall short of the official estimate of 73,000,000 bushels, the Government Cereal Specialist (Mr. G. Nicholson) said today…
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CANBERRA, Thursday. — The 1948-9 Australian wheat crop will yield 190 million bushels, according to a forecast by the Acting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →U.S. "Unlikely To Alter Wool Tariff"
NEW YORK, Nov. 18. A.A.P.—The United States wool tariff was unlikely to be altered by the new Congress, Senator O'Mahoney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Offer Farms For Demonstration
More than 40 farmers have offered the use of their farms to the Hunter Valley Cooperative Dairy Company, Hexham, which intends…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia to Make Fine Wool Suitings
SYDNEY, Friday.—Fine woollen suitings, which were made only in England from the best Australian wool, will be made for the first…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trophies for Dairy Farmers
The Secretary of Newcastle Show (Mr. P. G. Legoe) and Miss S. Towler, of the society staff, examine trophies to be presented to-day by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) at Seaham and Wallalong to prizewinners in the No. 4 dairying district…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain Heartens North Coast Dairy Farmers
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Rain over many parched districts of the North Coast last night heartened dairy and vegetables farmers…
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The champion milk production cow in the No. 4.dairy district herd testing improvement scheme competition delivered 12,210lb. of milk,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Request For Test Farm
Maitland State A.L.P. Electoral Council yesterday asked the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) to establish an experimental farm in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soviet Claims New Type of Wheat
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. A.A.P.—The Soviet' Embassy's monthly magazine says Russians are experimenting with branched wheat, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm Labour Drift "Unchecked"
The drift of farm labour to city industries continued unchecked, the District Agronomist (Mr. G. T. Dawson) said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →W.a. Record for Wool
PERTH, Tuesday.—The State record of 91d for greasy wool was broken at to-day's sale. when seven bales of AAA combings from Boolardy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Areas Need Hot Dry Days
SYDNEY.—Hot, dry weather is needed in most wheat districts for a satisfactory harvest, says a N.S.W. Agriculture…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An extra release of 400,000 gallons of petrol to transport this season's wheat harvest would be made available this…
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Wheat harvesting was in full swing on the Watt Brothers' Segenhoe farm yesterday. On the header are Messrs. George…
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The top price this season— 110¾d a lb—was paid for five bales of super fine wool at Newcastle sales yesterday. The wool…
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