Cattle Sale
Sellers and buyers are reminded that Messrs A. Wilkins and Co. will hold the sale as advertised—150 head of cattle—on Tuesday, 29th…
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Farming & the land, 1940
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"Quandalli" Wool
Mr. N. Rohr. of "Quandali," Tooraweenah, returned home on Saturday after a visit to Sydney. He was present when his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Control of Worms in Sheep
It is not possible to remove all the worms from sheep by the administration of a simple drench. There is no drench for all worms in sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral Marketing of Fat Lambs Careful Handling Pays
A leaflet issued by the Australian Meat Board in connection with the Department of Agriculture gives the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Wheat Sydney
The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat are unchanged. Bulk lots are quoted at 3/11[?], and bagged parcels at 4/2[?] per…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Report Exclusive to Campbell's Newspapers
Wool is matter, staple fibre is vegetable matter; the former contains if[?] and natural wramth, the latter is coid[?]nd must be heated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Field Wheat Tests Trangie and Gilgandra Results of Competitions
Field wheat competitions conducted in the Trangie and Gilgandra districts by the agricultural instructor (Mr. A. Pearson) were won by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Large Wool Turnover Fleece of Lower Quality Method of Payment
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— The programme for appraising 1,750,000 bales of wool in Australia before Christmas is proceeding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Practical Trials Show Value Of Super. Remarkably Higher Yields Experimental Wheat Plots Inspected at "Kindalin" Rust-Resistant Varieties Grown—Instructor Advises on Comb[?]ing Diseases
The value of the use of superphosphate in wheat production was emphasised by figures quoted by the agricultural instructor (Mr. A. Pearson) in the course of a sereal field day at "Kindalin," Duhbo, the property…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junior Farmer's Club Meeting Held at District School
A meeting of the Junior Farmers' Club was held at the District School on Saturday afternoon Members of the Advisory…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labor Opposition to Pest Bill Protect Farmers From "Rubbish"
"I am going to show up the hypocrisy of the Opposition," declared, the Deputy Premier (Lieut-Colonel Bruxner) in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Man on the Land Page Water and Plant Growth requirements of Crops & stock
Water was the limiting factor in all growth in areas in Australia with less than 20 inches' annual rainfall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Trucks for Bulk Wheat From Non-silo Stations This Year Full Facilites Available for Bagged Grain— First of New Season's Crop Being Stacked
The Wheat Commissioner and manager of the Government Grain Ele[?], has issued the following advice, which wheatgrowers and others should note: "Owing to the heavy carry-over of wheat of the 1939-40 season,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Brokers "Parasites Of Industry" Federation's Views Melbourne, Friday night
"Parasites of industry" was how brokers were described at to-day's conference of the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cattle Sale
Sellers and buyers are reminded that Messrs A. Wilkins and Co. will hold the sale as advertised—150 head of cattle to-morrow, 26th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Market
Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: Our Sydney appraisement No. 32 (the 8th catalogue of growers' wools offered this season), ?was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Premium Wheat Special Selling Arrangements Announced by Wheat Board
Arrangements have been made by the Australian Wheat Board to enable growers of wheat of high gluten content to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Experimental Wheat Crops Inspected by Agricultural Instructor Some Good Crops
Wheat crop trial plots, conducted by the Department of Agriculture in conjunction with farmers, to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Industry New Plans Discussed Mr. Mair's Scheme
A number of schemes, all of them designed to place the wheatgrowing industry on a better footing, were considered by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Conference a Fiasco, Says Mr. Mair Sydney
The Premier (Mr. Mair), who represented N.S.W. at the wheat conference in Melbourne, said last night that it had…
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