Mumbil Wheat Yield Will Increase at Least 50 Per Cent
Light rain commenced to fall on Friday morning, but with many breaks, and it appeared that we would again be disappointed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1940
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The Man on the Land Page Pastoral Pasture Management Influence of Different Kinds of Stock
Good pasture is worthy of good management—many of the shortcomings of our pastures can be traced to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Women's New Idea In Desire To Serve Good Food For War Workers Wool Chief's Wife Is Wool-minded Money Talks in Case of Uniforms—Boot is Now on Other Foot
All the war auxiliaries being full up, a woman from another State, bursting with zeal, has been racking her brains to think of something new she can start. She has finally decided…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Farm Home Some Orange Recipes Orange Syrup
An exceptionally fine beverage which may be kept quite a while may be made from any sound oranges is follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plant Diseases Their Control Information Available To Farmers
Plant diseases had been a source of worry and distress ever since plants had been cultivated, said Mr. R. J. Noble, Under…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairying Herd Production Improvement Scheme Modification of Rules
A recent announcement of the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. A. D. Reid, M.L.A.) draws attention to certain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Elong Rain Saves Crops 180 Points Registered
Crops and pastures are again looking well in this locality after the rain which fell during the week end. Approximately 180 points were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Report
The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported as follows on 20th instant :—We submitted our appraisement No. 23…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jetting Sheep With Calcium Arsenite. Proprietary-made Solution in Announced. Will Replace Tedious Home-made Mixture
Jetting sheep for blow-fly control with calcium arsenite has given excellent to good results through-out Australia, and its use hitherto…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Report
Report on Appraisement No. 20. held by Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Company Limited. Sydney, 24th September, 1940:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Market Reports Sydney Wool Sales
The task of appraising the current wool clip is now in full swing and already a substantial turnover has been dealt with. Owners of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minister Says No Price Fixation for Seed Wheat Wilson Informed Policy Is For Unrestricted Dealings by Farmers
It is considered neither advisable nor necessary that prices for seed wheat should be fixed. It is hardly likely that the crop will be so short that prices will become excessive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Wool Market Continued Values Rise No Need for Gloominess
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The New York futures top market, which is a good indication of the general trend of values in the United Stales, has continued to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japan Pursues Her Quest of Vital Commodity Substitutes Research Chemist Claims To Have Perfected Synthetic Wool—Replacement of Scrap Iron
In a report dated Tokio, August 19, Mr. A. G. Hard, Acting Australian Commissioner in Japan, states that active research work is still going on with a view to producing satisfactory substitutes for wool and other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →EUMUNGERIE C.W.A. Party to Assist Air Raid Victims Five-bag Crops Expected As Result of Rain
The Eumungeric branch of the C.W.A. held a meeting last Wednesday afternoon, when it was decided to stage a card party and stall at the rest room…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Market
The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report: Our appraisement 28, which was preliminary appraised on Friday, 27th inst., was not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep Skins Overseas Markets Lost
Following upon the collapse of France and of the pelt market, the Central Wool Committee decided not to accept for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wellington Butter Factory Annual Meeting Highly Satisfactory Year
A highly satisfactory year of operations was revealed at the annual meeting of shareholders of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Wool Market Dominion Mill Output
The New York Futures top market, which is a good indication of the general trend of values in the United States, has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Expansion
It was interesting to hear Mr. Sharpe, of the Producers' Co-operative Distributing Society, speaking at the annual meeting of the…
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