Wool Report Sales Cancelled
The following report has been received from Sydney:—Unfortunately, owing to the upset that the wool industry has received…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1946
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Suspension Of Wool Sales
Goldsborough Mort. and Co. Ltd., report on 18/10/46:—Wool Sales in Newcastle were suspended this week owing to the black-ban placed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pumpkin Beetle Methods Of Protecting Crops
The pumpkin beetle occurs in most coastal and inland areas, but is less prevalent in the southern than in the northern parts of the State, where, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat
Arrangements have been made for financial assistance to be made available to those requiring it for the purchase of seed wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"Overstocking" Of Dairy Cows An Objectionable Practice
When newly calved cattle are displayed for sale, it frequently happens that the owner, desiring to attract attention to the capacity of the udder,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Crops Many Will Not Yield Seed
Mr. Shelley, Instructor of Agriculture in the Dubbo area, who has just returned from an extensive tour of his district, states that all around…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Machines Exported Whilst Farmers Lack Spare Parts, Machinery Expert Says
"New harvesting machines are being exported whilst Australian farmers are unable to buy duplicates to replace worn parts on machines they have owned for years…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Market
The Country Producers Selling Company Ltd. report: It was announced by the wool selling brokers on Friday, 25th ult., that the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Value of Lucerne Ideal Fodder Crop For Dairy Farms
Lucerne, because of its drought resistance, high protein content, and palatability, and usefulness for grazing, green fodder, hay, or silage, is the ideal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Drop in Sheep Census
From the peak of 125 million in 1942, the number of sheep in Australia declined to 96,390,000 at the end of last March, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Treatment of "Pink Eye" in Sheep
With the advent of warm wea[?]her, and increased trouble from [?] and grass seed, "pink-eye" (contagious ophthalmia) in sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grazing Habits of Cattle Lessons From English Research
A recent, report on research parried out in England on the grazing habits of cattle (D. B. Johnston-Wallace and K. Kennedy, Journal of Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Reports Position in Consumer Countries
The AML and P. Co. supply the following article:— The potential buying strength of the USA. in Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gular Wethers Big Prices for Wool
Wethers bred by Mr A. W. Lambell, of "Weenya," Gulargambone and later sold to Mr E. F. Hodges, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Needed. Present and Past Prices
Prospects for wool selling continue favourable. Orders are plentiful, particularly for well-grown lines. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The South West Marginal Wheat Area Labor Solves Serious and Longstanding Problem
The rural policy of the Labor Party being the simple but realistic objective of improvement of the efficiency of agricultural production for the benefit of the nation as a whole and the creation for the primary producer of conditions which would enable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DAIRYING Why Dry Cows Must Be Fed Cost Well Repaid In Milk Production
On many dairies cattle are brought straight from the dry paddocks often the poorest on the farm, without any attempt to build up condition to fit…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Report
The Country Producers Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 31st October:—It was announced by the Wool Selling Brokers on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →N.S.W. Faces Wheat Shortage Imports From Other States Needed to Keep Mills Working
New south Wales will be abort of wheat next year. The carry-over from last harvest was estimated at nine million bushels. The coming harvest is estimated to yield less than 20 million…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.A.S. Field. Wheat Competitions Cancelled Drought In Wheat Areas £100 Prize Money For Seed Wheat
No Championship field Wheat Competitions will be conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society this year, owing to adverse seasonal…
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