Cumnock Good Rain Produces Stock Feed Farmers Commence Sowing
Heavy rain commenced to fall in Cumnock on Thursday afternoon and continued intermittently until Tuesday, when a total of 420 points…
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Farming & the land, 1940
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Agricultural Fertiliser Unit Values for 1940 A Useful Guide to Farmers
In accordance with the provisions of the Fertilisers Act, 1934, which is administered by the Chemist's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Elong Glorious Rain Four Inches Recorded Farmers NoW Busy
Mr. B. Gibson, the local ganger of the railway yards, had to spend a few days in the Dubbo District Hospital, suffering with an injured…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Man on the Land Page Dairying Fodder Reserves The Temptation to Disposal
High prices obtainable for fodder often lead to the disposal of reserves which it would have been wiser to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Traffic
Wool from the early shearing sheds is arriving in Bourke daily and being sent to Sydney by every train. Motor lorries are the only…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Report
The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported on 11th April :—With the exception of a clearing up appraisement in June…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Sheep Sale at Brewarrina
On Tuesday, 30th April at 2 p.m. Messrs Acland Brierty & Co. will sell by public auction at Brewarrina 6500 head of mixed sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers Must Watch Trends Necessity of Efficiency
A farmer, as much as a fashion designer, a hairdresser, or a merchant, must be everlastingly watchful for changes and trends in his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Market
The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. report:—Apart from a series to be held, last week's appraisement actually closes the 1939/…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Wheat Increase Foreshadowed
A further increase of 1/6 per bushel for wheat is confidently anticipated by Adelaide authorities. It is believed that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hardship Tribunals for Farmers and Others Sydney
It is stated that the Commonwealth Government has decided to create hardship tribunals to hear the complaints of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Prices Sydney
The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat are still unchanged. Bulk lots are quoted at 4/- and bagged (millers' parcels) at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Market
The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report: Apart from a series of appraisements to be held in June, the 1939-40 season has now…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our Next Wheat Crop Restricting the Areas Sydney
There is a likelihood of an appeal to the wheat growers of Australia to restrict the planting of wheat in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Wool Turnover
The turnover at appraisement of over 1,300,000 bales of wool on the Sydney market this season is a record…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farmer His Markets Record Wool Turnover. the American Clip
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The turnover at appraisement of over 1,300,000 bales of wool on the Sydney market this season is a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"A First-class Lot" Says Cattle Judge
The cattle section at the Dubbo Show attracts quality, although the entries are never numerically strong. This year there were many very fine…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Grown At Dubbo in 'Sixties
The Dubbo district is farfamed as a wheat-growing area, so the excellent samples of grain exhibited at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Wool Turnover the American Clip
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The turnover at appraisement of over 1,300,000 bales of wool on the Sydney market this season is a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral Mortality Associated with Drought Due to Causes Other Than Starvation
Apart from the losses of sheep due to starvation, sheep frequently die from other reasons during drought…
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