Trangie Crop May Yield 10 Bags
The crop of Buncubbin wheat with which Mr. Harry Barclay won the Trangie section of the RAS field wheat competition…
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Farming & the land, 1953
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Hoppers Invade Homes, Farms and Gardens
Bands of grasshoppers are invading not [?] the country areas, but the town of Trangie, and many gardens have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hopper Brigade Formed to Save Crops
About 10 landholders who own more than 40,000 acres of grain crops 14 miles from Coonabarabran have organised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →60,000 Acres at Haddon Rig Stud Eaten Bare by 'Hoppers Only Aerial Spraying Can Now Save Wheat Belt From Devastation Says G. B. S. Falkiner "Prospects Grim" Says Spray Contractor at Bundemar, "If Winged Invasion Follows"
Famous Haddon Rig Stud has been eaten out, and 60,000 of its 80,000 acres have been deprived of every vestige of green feed by seething millions of grasshoppers. Mr. Falkiner said today that he was forced to start handfeeding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Star Junior Farmers
Happy and successful! The four top place-getters in the "Star" Junior Farmer Competition for 1953 sponsored by the Rural Bank. Left to right: Neil Sommerlad, Woodenbong; Leis Brown, Raymond Terrace; Don Pollock, Quandialla ("Star" Junior Farmer of N.S.W.); William Fotheringham…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Homebush Yesterday Sydney, Tuesday. SHEEP
There was a total yarding of 35,690 comprising 15,1500 sheep 4424 lambs and hoggets and 15,547 suckers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Increase in Bulk Wheat Storage
The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA, said in the Legislative Assembly last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Committee to Discuss Harvest Plans
The NSW Wheat Committee, of which Mr. E. G. Hoy. of Peak Hill, is a member is to meet next Tuesday to discuss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Wool Tops the Sydney Sales
Top price of 134d was realised at the Sydney wool sales last week for AAA E of the CJM/Rockdale/Goolma clip…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brisbane Wool Princes Stay Firm BRISBANE
Values at the Brisbane wool sales yesterday were firm on Sydney prices and a clearance of 16,445 bales was made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Price of Wheat and the Cost of Bread
When the Legislative Assembly was dealing with the legislation for a new home price and orderly marketing scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Junior Farmers in Crop Competition
Narromine entrants in the Junior Farmer competition to determine the State champion wheat project, Roger Woods…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Formula at Silos for Bagged Wheat Deliveries Sydney
Mr. G. G. Nicholls, State Superintendant of the Australian Wheat Board said today that the acceptance of wheat in "silo" bags would depend on the bags being properly sewn and able to stand handling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] Crop Estimated At 25 Bushels Per Acre
A yield of ness[?] huge is the [?] is [?] for the winning crop of hte Narromine Field Wheat Competition. The crop is grows by Messrs. M[?] and [?] "Buss[?]." The second [?], by Mr. D. G. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Specialist for the West
NSW Agriculture Department wheat specialist, Mr. G. Nicholson, will spend five days touring wheat districts next week to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Growers will Have Incentive Under Wheat Plan
When the Legislative Assembly was dealing with the legislation for a new home price and orderly marketing scheme for wheat, Mr. W. A. Chaffey (C.P. Tamworth) said that the price of wheat could…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£2,000,000 Wool Sale In Brisbane BRISBANE
More than £2,000,000 was realised from 18,000 bales of wool cleared at the Wool sales here yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Crop Forecast Sydney
A forecast issued by the Department of Agriculture estimates that the coming NSW wheat crop at 40,000,n00 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Remarkably Good Wheat Crops States Agronomist
It is remarkable, said Mr. Filan, district agronomist, when judging the Baradine field wheat growing crop competition that such good crops were produced on stubble with this low rainfall of only…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Monthly Review of Crop Conditions Wheat Crops Nearing Maturity
Of all the wheat crops in the district it is estimated that 35 per cent. are average for the district, 45 per cent. above average and 20 per cent. below average. District average yield is calculated at four bags per…
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