New Wheat Research Institute
A start has been made in the erection of the Wheat Research Institute of Wagga Agricultural College and Experiment Station. The estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1950
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Lice-Infested Sheep
Viewing with concern the high incidence of lice that exists among sheep throughout the north-west, the District Veterinary Officer, Armidale…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Production
Under the old system of crop production which used horses exclusively for drawing ploughs, cultivating implements and seeding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Worm Infestation in Young Sheep
A warning to graziers on the need to increase dosages of phenothiazine to combat worm infestation in sheep in many districts of eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lime in Drought Feeding of Sheep
The importance of lime supplements when cereal grain mixtures are used for the drought-feeding of sheep is stressed in a C.S.I.R.O…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Returns for Linseed Farmers
Some N.S.W. farmers who grew linseed last year made three times as much as those who grew wheat alone…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Sales
The roster for the 14th series is scheduled for the 13th to 16th March, when it is anticipated that 48,000 bales will be offered states The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Outbreak of Tetanus in Sheep
A typical outbreak of tetanus occurred recently on a property in the Forbes district, some 50 ewes in good condition having…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Good Weed Crop
"There is a very good crop of khaki weed on the ground," said Mr. T. G. Foxe, at a show committee meeting on Friday night. He added…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Expert Forecasts Likely Sheep Losses
Continuation of present weather conditions, together with heavy worm infestation evident in this district, could cause many losses…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No. 12 Wheat Pool 1948/49 Fourth Advance
Arrangements have been completed for the distribution of a further advance—the fourth—on all wheat delivered by growers to the No. 12 Pool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire At Wool wich Arsenal LONDON
A great blaze was reported at 2 a.m. today to be sweeping Woolwich Arsenal, the biggest Government munition factory in the London area. Fifteen fire engines are trying to isolate the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Pastoral Conditions
Except at a few isolated centres in the extreme north-western sector of the State, rainfall during February greatly exceeded the average in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's Farm Expansion
Britain has accomplished about half the enormous programme of agricultural expansion which was planned in 1947 when the economic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Animals
Livestock and poultry numbers on farms and ranches in the United States Increased 2 per cent in 1949 over 1948. This was the first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →East African Sisal Crop
The sisal crop of the Tanganyika Territory, East Africa, for 1949 is expected to be worth almost £12…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool and Other Fibres
The wool market has recently shown increased strength, and top markets abroad have advanced in sympathy with the higher…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Improved Sheep Branding Fluid
Formula of a new sheep branding fluid which remains on the sheep for a year and is removed from the wool by normal scouring methods has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Electric Fences For Sheep
Trials carried out at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, to determin the most suitable type of electric fence to provide…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers' Critic Resigns from British Cabinet LONDON, Monday
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Food Ministry, Mr. Stanley Evans, who embarrassed his Government…
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