Drought Severe on Sheep Bad Conditions in N.s.w
The Chief of the Division of Animal Husbandry in the Department of Agriculture (Mr. Max Henry), in a statement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1940
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Help for Dairy Farmers
It was recently reported that arrangements had been completed by the Wellington Butter Factory to secure finance to assist farmers who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Loans to Farmers Application Forms
Seeking information regarding the supply of necessary forms for applications by farmers for loans, Mr. Geo. Wilson…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Price of Wheat Sydney
The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat to-day wens steady. Bulk lots were quoted at 3/11[?] and bagged parcels at 4/[?] per…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →First Of New Season's Wheat Goes In Big Loads To Silo
When the Dubbo wheat silo opened yesterday morning there was a line of about a dozen motor trucks waiting to deliver some tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conference Agrees On 3/10 As New Price For Wheat Melbourne
After the Federal Cabinet yesterday had been further consideration to the wheat stabilisation plan, the Prime Minister (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastoral Shade Trees for Sheep
It is at this time of the year that the value of shade trees in the sheep paddocks becomes evident. There is no question that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Advances to Wheat-growers Immediate Action Required by Farmers Needing Seed Wheat
The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. A. D. Reid, has stated that he wished to remind wheatgrowers who will not harvest sufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Market
Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby Ltd. report: The clips now coming forward-in greater volume from the tableland areas are revealing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Crop Reduction of More Than Half
It is estimated that Australia’s wheat harvest will be less than 80,000,000 bushels, compared with the last harvest of slightly more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Market
The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 18th instant. We submitted our appraisement catalogue No. 35 (the 11th of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fifteen Bag Crop Yeoval Wheat Crop Competition Won by Mr. S. Barber
The Yeoval Agricultural Bureau's wheat crop competition for 1940 has been won by Mr. S. Barber, "Emrose,"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Wheat Sydney
The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat to-day were steady. "Bulk lots were quoted at 3/11[?] and bagged parcels at 4/[?] per…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Yeoval News Wheat Crop Competition Good Response in Cumnock District Estimated Yield Almost Eleven Bags
Despite adverse weather conditions, entrants in the Cumnock field wheat competition this year obtained outstanding results, the estimated yield of all crops in the competition averaging almost 11 bags to the acre. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Wheat Board Gets a Truck of Wheat to MARKET(With apologies to the Lady and the Pig)
The chaos and confusion caused by the Australian Wheat Board this year are pathetic and alarming. In the beginning the agents rose in arms at being exclude from operating. Them the system of submitting 31b. samples to Sydney, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Crop Competition Adverse Season Cuts Down District Yields—bencubbin Favored Variety Use Of Superphosphate Extends, And General Employment Now Only Matter Of Time
The remarkable effect an adverse season has had on wheat crop yields throughout the district is emphasised by the district agricultural instructor (Mr. A. Pearson) in the course of a report on competitions conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →World Looking For Wool But Staple Must Be Sound
The position in Australia to-day calls for immediate attention. Many people have the idea that they have omy to wool arid receive the brokers' wool cheque and that is enough, whereas the true position is that owing to the clos[?]r…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elong Wheat Harvest Above Expectations Christmas Entertainment For School Children
Stripping operations are now general in this district. The yield and quality is a little better than was at first anticipated, and many…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →COMMERCIAL Wool Clip Total at Surprising Level Bigger Decrease Expected
As a result of the drought many sheepowners have experienced a considerable decline in their wool production, but the arrivals in Sydney display…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural Protection of Stored Wheat From Weevils How Growers Can Help
The Australian Wheat Board draws attention to the fact that owing to prevailing circumstances it may be…
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