Bush Fire Wheat Burnt
A grass fire spread into the wheat paddocks of Messrs. K. Madden and Harvey at Terrabella, and, despite a hard light by the owners and…
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Farming & the land, 1931
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Industry Rewarded Champion Wheat
Messrs. C. W. Reid and Son, of Killamount, Laras Lake settlement, who won the Royal Agriculture Society's wheat, championship for the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Market General Tone Better
The secretary Farmers and Graizers Co-operative Co. writes:-- At our sale on January 7 we offered 6416 bales, comprising a good average…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Market. General Tone Better
At our sale on 7th January we offered 6416 bales comprising a good average selection. Some attractive wools of excellent spinning quality…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the Land. Sydney Wool Market
The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company, Ltd., report:—We offered a catalogue of 4,078 bales on 7th inst., which consisted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wheat Advances Act, 1930 Where Does the Grower Stand?
On December 17 last the Federal Government passed the Wheat Advances Bill, with a great flare -of trumpets. It is now the middle of January, and nothing has happened to the advantage of the wheatgrower. Instead of helping the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmers' Revolt
Signs are not wanting that farmers and graziers, who have not always spoken with a single voice, are joining forces to combat the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer and the Tariff Australian v. IMPORTED
UNDER some such title the Sydney Chamber of Commerce has made one of its natural attacks on the Australian tariff and Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers Loss If Silo Closes
With nearly all the silos in the country full to overflowing, it is somewhat surprising to note the apathy shown by the local farmers towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crop Burnt at Wongarbon
On Saturday afternoon a fire started in a standing wheal crop at 'Muben," Wougarbon, the property of Mr. E. F. G. Davison. A number of local…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wellington Farmer Missing
Concern is felt as to the whereabouts of a fanner named L. Ownes, who left his farm at Bilker's Swamp recently, and has not since been seen or heard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Report
At the second half of the selling season New Zealand Loan, submitted a catalogue of 4303 bales on the second day. The offerings were chiefly drawn…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Market General Tone Better
At our sale on 7th January we offered 6416 boles comprising a good average selection. Some attractive wools of excellent spinning quality…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grow Wheat at [?] Scrap Obsolete Pla[?]
With wheat at a moderate p[?] with land values high, the farm[?] his margin of profit reduced, [?] position calls for a searching [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Whea't Market Plumbing the Depths Sydney
Bulk wheat sold at 2/2 1/2 and bagged at 2/4 per bushel at this morning's wheat sales…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Up Against It Farmers of South Australia Adelaide
The South Australian farmers have urged the Premier to grant a general moratorium. They declare that the alternative would be chaos in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Moratorium Wanted By West Australian Farmers Perth
The Western Australian wheatgrowers' Union, representing 4000 farmers, decided unanimously to bring pressure to bear on the Federal and State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Skins
EVERY grazier knows the importance of the sheep skin sales of Australia, and fully realises how much of his own income is directly or indirectly effected by the sale value of sheep skins. He may sell his sheep as fats at Flemington or on the property; the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PASTORAL Pasture Management Necessary for Permanent Improvement
Many of the shortcomings of our pastures can be traced to mismanagement, points out the Assistant Agostologist of the Department of Agriculture in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Watering of Sheep the Advantage of Troughs
Watering of sheep, at all times and seasons, is far better carried out by troughs. Even in the western districts it is often possible to sink wells and…
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