Record Wool Price
Melbourne — Four Australian records for the season: 113d for merino fleece, 78d for merino pieces [?] for merino locks and 62d for…
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Farming & the land, 1948
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Wheat Harvest 1947-1948 Preliminary Estimate
Preliminary estimates of the 1947-48 wheat crop of New South Wales, issued by the Government Statistician (Mr. S. R. Caver) are:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Brief Oberon Pea Crops
A heavy consignment of peas—a record for the season—was transported to Sydney by rail and road from Oberon on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coonabarabran Farmer Finds 'Hopper Parasites
Mr. B. Jenner, of Munnin, a Coonabarabran district farmer, thinks he is on the right lines for dealing with the grasshopper menace…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WESTELLA Farm Activities
The weather has been hot but ideal for those who are still stripping which will be finished in a few days. Most farmers have finished here and have…
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Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited, report: For our ninth sale of the season we offered a catalogue of 6,905 bales,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairymen Asked to Voice Their Grievances (To the Editor)
Dear Sir.— Dairymen in this district have for the past few weeks been reminded by press, radio and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Wheat Diverted to Iraq London
A Foreign Office spokesman said that Britain, to prevent wheat stocks in Iraq running out before the end of February, had diverted to Basra a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Recommended for 1948 Sowing by Department
The following are the latest recommendations by the Department of Agriculture of varicties of wheat for sowing in various…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Deliveries Held Up By Carriers' Strike
Following a disagreement between a carrier and the receiving agent at T[?]gloy West all wheat deliveries have been held on A dispute between a carrier, and Mr. C. Devonish, the agent, arose [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Correspondence Dairymen's Conference
Sir, Dairymen in this district have for the past few weeks been reminded by press, radio and personal letters that they are invited to attend a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aust. Wheat Crop Worth £170 Million Canberra
Officials of the Dept. of Commerce last night estimated that Australia's wheat cheque for 1947-48 will total…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Wool at Auction
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report that at their Sydney auctions yesterday (Wednesday) they sold 6900 bales of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Cheque Higher Than Anticipated Canberra
Officials of the Commerce Department last night estimated that Australia's wheat cheque for 1947-48 will total about £170 million, £35 million above…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sprung and Shot Wheat Simple Test for Germination
Farmers who must rely on sprung and shot grain for seed this year, are advised to increase the sowing rate up to 25 per cent., to allow for faulty germination, states the District Agronomist, Mr. R. W. Shelley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sprung and Shot Wheat. Simple Test for Germination
FARMERS who most rely on sprung and shot grain for seed this year, are advised to increase the sowing rate up to 25 per cent. to allow for faulty germinations, states the District Agronomist, Mr. R. W. Shelley…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Time Record Price for Aust. Xbred Wool
MELBOURNE, Thursday. What is believed to be an all time Australian record price for crossbred wool was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Harvest Survey Estimate Yield of 105 Million Bus
At the direction of the Minister for Agriculture (The Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) Messrs. H. Bartlett (Principal Agronomist) and G. Nicholson (Special Agronomist! of the Department of Agriculture undertook a tour, just…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →72 Per Cent of District Wheat Yield Was Under Standard
In a comprehensive report on district conditions for January, Mr. R. W. Shelley, District Agronomist, supplies Dubbo production wheat statistics. A total of 1,164,500 bushels of wheat were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ALREADY 2½ Million Bushels of Wheat Harvested in W'ton District. Further Half Million Bushels Expected
THE Wellington district, including Wellington, Geurie, Muronbung, Nubingerie, Ballimore, Mumbil, Elong, Walmer, Arthurville and Maryvale has already contributed two and a half million bushels to the nation's wheat harvest. This…
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