Synthetics' Impact On Wool Assessed
The wool industry clearly recognises that i synthetic fabric and fibre have come to stay, says a wool report from Birt and Co. Pty. Ltd…
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Farming & the land, 1952
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163d Wool Season Top Price
SYDNEY, Thursday. — A new Sydney wool season record of 163d a lb was paid for one bale of greasy merino…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Junior Farmers' Field Day
Raymond Terrace Club won the Hunter Valley Dairy Company's shield at the junior farmers' field day at Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disease Threat To Vine Fruit Crop
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The worst attack of black spot for 20 years may considerably reduce the dried fruit crop in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Clip Estimated At £330M
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Estimates made to-day of this season's Australian wool clip placed its value at £330…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hail Damages Wheat Crops
BRISBANE: Heavy damage was caused to the rich Darling Downs wheat crop yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Harvesting Begins In North
SYDNEY: The first of the new season's wheat began flowing properly into north-west silos today and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Letters to the Editor Dairy Profit
"Apodictic" claimed that Victorian dairy farmers are making £1000 to £1500 profit a month, and had no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Chaque Will Aid Economy
SYDNEY: Australia's economic position at home and abroad will be greatly strengthened this financial year because the wool income is expected to increase…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →New England Wool For Next Sales
To put later shorn New England wools on the market without delay a zoning system will operate at this month's Newcastle sales due to start on Nov. 18…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers 'Being Strangled'
SYDNEY: Many vegetable growers were giving up every year because they were being strangled by heavy rates, taxes and uneconomic conditions, said the secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →First Of Fine Wool Next Sale
The first New England wool of the season will be offered at the Newcastle wool sales at the end of this month…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fish Farming May Be New Industry
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Fish farming for the man on the land may be established as an industry if tests now being made prove successful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Impressive In Fast Sprint
Wool (three in 38 3/4), Prince Roussel (four in 52 3/4) and Sir Mond (four in 53 1/4) were the most impressive sprinters on No. 2 grass track, 33ft. out, at Broadmeadow this morning. Only…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Lochinvar Farms Change Hands
Three properties in the Lochinvar-Stanhope district were sold at auction yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drought Ends In Cattle Country
PERTH, Thursday.— Falls of up to two inches of rain have broken the long drought. in the East Kimberley cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Wheat At 42M. Bushels
SYDNEY, Thursday.— The forthcoming wheat harvest in New South Wales was expected to yield 42 million bushels,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →2 Show Days For Cattle At Maitland
Dairy cattle exhibited at Maitland 1953 Show will not be judged till the second day and will be in parades on the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Many Sheep Die In Abattoir Paddocks At Home bush
SYDNEY: A truck today made the rounds of stockyards at Homebush Abattoirs clearing away the carcases of sheep which had died in the bare paddocks. No killing has been done…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm Loan Scheme Extended
SYDNEY, Friday.— The Premier (Mr. Cahill) has announced a scheme for more finance to primary producers…
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