Junior Farmer Judge Used a "Flying Fox"
During the recent Hoods, a Junior Farmer Judge and his associates had to cross a swollen river on a flying fox to judge a…
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Farming & the land, 1950
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September— Excellent Month District Crop Report
September was an excellent month both from the crop and pasture point of view, said Mr. F.C. Morris, District…
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The Country Producers' Selling Company Limited reported on the 5th October:—Buyers this week have been attending the opening…
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The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) said last week that, so far as checking inflation was concerned, the Federal Government's…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Goes to Town
By Robert Piguet. Light-weigh tweed, striped in [?] white brown and beige in a suit dress with three-quarter length sleeves and a brown sucde belt…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road Transport of Wool
Replying in the Legislative Assembly to Mr. F. G. Cooke (C.P., Mudgee) who had sought greater facilities for the road transport of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wool Goes to the Beach
From the "Lei[?] and Pleasure in Wool" Mannequin Parade comes this amusing contract of a wool bathing suit dating back to the early 1900 displayed [?] the "This is it—1951" suit [?] by Major Harvey [?] engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Automatic Four-Process Wheat Combine at Work in United States
NEW HOLLAND, Pennsylvania—With a big wheat crop to harvest, the American farmer adds an automatic twine baler to his combine to save time and labour. Pulled by only one tractor, the combined machine, outs the wheat, [?] grain from chaff, bags the grain and ties the wheat straw in bales—all a [?] operation…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Kangaroos Damaging Crops C.P. Members Ask for Open Season
Country Party members in the Legislative Assembly drew attention to extensive damage being done to crops and pastures by kangaroos…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Stock Market & Wool Reports Goldsbrough, Mort
At the wool sales in Sydney on Tuesday Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. o[?]ered 7581 bales. The selection of wools submitted was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Clothing for U.S. Armed Forces Washington
The principle of clothing the American armed forces exclusively in 100 per cent, wool and excluding synthetic fibre in any…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Comments on Dairy Co-op Meeting
Mr. W. Stickers of Dubbo has written to the Editor of the "Liberal" as follows: At the Annual meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers Must Use Modern Methods
Wheat is always likely to command a prominent position in Australian agriculture, and farmers must take advantage of every forward step in improved farming practice, states an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Valuable Wool Cargo
Two heavily laden semitrailers which left Wellington on Saturday morning, carried district wool which is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stuart Town Rail Trucks for Stuart Town Wool
The Secretary for Railways has advised the Member for Mudgee, Mr. F. G. Cooke, that he is inquiring into the matter…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Above-average Wheat Crop Expected Sydney
For the fourth successive year, New South Wales should have an above-average wheat crop…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Special Cattle Sale at Narromine
Ballhausen and Irvine, in conjunction with Pitt Son and Badgery, Ltd, Sydney, yarded 1400 store cattle at a special sale at Narromine…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian Wheat Will Find Big Demand
Mr. J. S. Teasdale, chairman of the Australian Wheat Board said recently that overseas demand for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Defence Case Was Not Lost
The Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association on Saturday cut general business to a minimum in order…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Tax Scheme Gets a Warm Reception From Graziers Barrage Of Questions Fired At Failes At Meeting In Dubbo
A barrage of interjections and questions greeted the Member for Lawson (Mr. L. J. Failes, M.H.R.) when he addressed an audience of 200 graziers in Dubbo on…
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