Wool Report
The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain. Insurance & Agency Co. Ltd. reported on January 20:— We submitted a catalogue of…
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Farming & the land, 1950
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Wheat Harvest 83 Million Bushels Crop For N.S.W.
The New South Wales wheat harvest may reach 83 million bushels. The State Government Statistician. Mr. R. S. Carver, who announced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Population of Western Districts Declining
The sheep population of Western New South Wales had declined since 1890 because of overgrazing, soil erosion and rabbit infestation,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Currency and Wool Values Trade Active Abroad
The fillip given to trade and prices for raw material including woll, by devaluation of currencies has gathered strength. The situation in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Popcorn Now a Popular Crop
Popcorn will probably be grown on a larger scale than usual on the northern tatlelands this season says Mr. W. D. Kerle, special…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Wool
Winchombe Carson Ltd. report: We sold 9,200 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Thursday. The market ruled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yeoval Wheat Over Quarter Million Bushels
During the harvest period Yeoval silos received a total of 134,054 bushels of wheat and the Australian Wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Report
The Farmers and Craziers' Co-op. Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Ltd., report: We submitted a catalogue of 6127…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Varieties of Wheat Recommended For 1950 Sowing
Following are the latest recommendations by the Department of Agriculture of varieties of wheat for sowing in various wheatgrowing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand Farmers Must Not Kill Rabbits Rabbit Board's Restrictions
"Farmers who wanted the introduction of an Act similar to the New Zealand Rabbit Killer Act, would certainly not be in favour of it, if they had sufficient information on that Act and its working." said Mr. A. W. Barnes, of Peak Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pear Crops Damaged
ORANGE: The chief damage in the Orange district was to the pear crop at Canobolas where wind and rain knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Several Thousands Of Pounds Of Flood Damage Water Over Many Gardens, Crops and Roads
Rising swiftly during the night, waters from the flooded Macquarie River inundated backyards, vegetable gardens and low-level roadways at Dubbo, and cut off for several hours all traffic over the bridge on the Narromine Road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Girls Eager to Learn About Sheep and Wool
Five girls and 55 men have enrolled in the sheep and wool course at the Sydney Technical College, which began this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Sales
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wire: Although competition at our Newcastle sale on Tuesday was keener and more general, with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Federal Policy on Wool
Mr McEwen, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, said recently that the Federal Government would not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Population Declining Western Districts Suffer
District graziers, in common with other Western centres, should be interested, if not disturbed, in the following news item: Mr. J. G. Crawford (Director…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Wheat Surplus of 40 Million Bushels. MELBOURNE
Australia would have a surplus of 40 million bushels of wheat this season, the Chairman of the Australian Wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Most of Wool Cup Will Be Sold by March
More wool was sold at auction in Australia in the six months to the end of December than in the same period in any other season since post-war sales were resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Output Now Expected to Increase Petrol Decision Cuts Red Tape SYDNEY
Primary production would almost certainly be increased as a result of the lifting of petrol rationing, said spokesmen of several farmers' organisations today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Waters Drop Rapidly Farmers Start To Asses Losses
The Macquarie River at Dubbo dropped rapidly last night and today, and the water was down to about 30…
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