London Wool Sales London
The demand continued active for a good selection offered at the London wool sales to-day, consisting largely of Australian merinos, which sold well…
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Farming & the land, 1939
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Wool Prices Sydney, Friday night
The average price of greasy merino wool sold in Sydney this week was £12/16/8 per bale or 10.5 per lb…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Freight Rates Criticised Desperate Position Pastoral Industry N.S.W. Graziers' President Hits Out Sydney, Friday night
"It is most regrettable in view of the desperate position of the pastoral industry through low prices and drought, that rail…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Verge of Riots Home Farmers' Perilous Position Dominions Refuse Curtailment London
The farming industry in the United Kingdom is in a perilous position, and the farmers are on the verge of rioting. Lord Bingley (representative of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cattle From Cumnock
Prime cattle made firm figures at Homebush on Thursday, but other classes were again in quiet demand. Offerings totalled 4382. Mr. Sage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Market
Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: Sydney wool auctions were resumed in Sydney on Tuesday after a fort night's recess for Brisbane sales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Market Is It Rigged?
That the wool market is rigged against the grower is the contention of a writer in a recent issue of the "Bulletin." He says:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cramming of Wheat Silos Criticised by Millers Sydney
Flour millers declare that private traders hare been prevent, ed from handling bagged wheat in a normal way this season…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Skeleton Weed Again in Wellington District Farmers Warned Against This Pest
According to a letter received from the Department of Agriculture by the Macquarie Shire Council, skeleton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial Wool Report
The sixth series of sales were entered upon on January 31 and the New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. brought forward a catalogue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Wheat Treatment Gives Better Results Senior Instructors Report
The treatment of wheat with the new preparation marketed under the name of "Ceresan", instead of the usual copper carbonate, has been the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Wheat To-day's Market Quotations Sydney
The Sydney wheat market was quiet to-day. Bulk (new season's parcels) was quoted at 2/5½, and bagged (new lots) at 2/6 per bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Narromine Show September 12 & 13 Alteration in Dates Not Considered Advisable Local Wool For San Francisco Exposition
The financial success of the last few exhibitions influenced the Narromine Agricultural Society at a meeting on Saturday to make no alteration in the date of the show for 1939. It will therefore, be held on September 12 and 13…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Farmers' Club Formation in Narromine Proposed Show Society's Good Move
A move to have a Junior Farmers' Club established in Narromine was begun at the meeting of the Narromine Show…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →PASTORAL Ophthalmia in Sheep and Cattle Two Effective Lotions
Ophthalmia, an infectious inflammatory affection of the eyes, has occurred to a greater extent than usual in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Daylight Sheep Stealing
A particularly daring sheep robbery was reported from a property on the Taralga Road (near Goulburn) recently, when two men used…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late Wool Sales
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., wired us yesterday (Wednesday): We sold 7,900 bales of wool at our Sydney sales on Tuesday, When there was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Aluminum Wrapper Used for Butter
Butter may shortly be on sale wrapped in aluminium, writes a correspondent in a contemporary. "I have just seen at work…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →‘Gambling Farmers’ Wheat Bounty Benefits Mr. Carter Has the Right Idea
Speaking at the annual presentation of trophies by Currabubula branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association, Mr. H. C…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Restrict Wheat Areas Limit to 300 Acres Urged Binnaway Farmers Move
That some method should be in operation to restrict the flooding of hte wheat market during prolific seasons is the…
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