All in the Day's Work the Farmer in England
David Smith, an Essex farmer who described his day's work in the BBC's "London Calling Asia" programme, found it difficult to talk about one…
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Farming & the land, 1953
357 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 15 of 18
Field Day at Dickson Experiment Farm CSIRO Experts on the Value of Better Pastures
“The whole of the improvable area, of a property should be improved,” said. Mr. C.M. Donald (CSIRO Division of Plant Industry) at the Dickson Experiment Station field day last week when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →National Service Hardships on Farms
More men are becoming available for national service training than can be coped with in the regular intakes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Industry Optimistic Outlook
Speaking at the annual meeting of Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., at the Chamber of Commerce Rooms, Sydney, on Thursday. 8th October,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep in the Kimberleys
In the ABC Country Session on Sunday, October 18, at 9.02 a.m. from country Regional stations, Mr. Duncan Beaton, manager of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired us on Tuesday:—We sold 9020 bales of wool at auction and privately at our sale to-day to keen general…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Increasing Use of Wool
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The latest statistics available clearly indicate that the world consumption of wool continues to increase…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quality Sheep Selling at Reduced Prices
As reported last week, there is still little demand for stock in the paddock, although again there has been activity in the saleyards and buyers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bales of Wool Should be Even
Irregular sized bales of wool are causing considerable inconvenience in loading railway trucks, says a circular to railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Graziers’ Branch Meets Tar Branding Damages Wool
The strong competition offered by synthetic fibres has emphasised the need for some alternative method of branding wool, to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Noel Douglas Report on the Season More Sheep being Shorn; Soaking Rain is Needed
Reporting that shearing has commenced in many parts of the Cooma-Monaro area, the District Agronomist (Mr. N. J. Douglas) says cuts per head appear to be slightly less than last year but the total…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Young Farmers Had Field Day
Canberra Junior Farmers Club’s Field Day on Hall showground last Saturday was attended by many interested persons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Market Very Firm
At Sydney wool sales on October 14, AML and F offered a selection of wools, principally from the north-west, central and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Folly of Relying on High Wool Prices Australia is Taking a Grave Risk in Putting All Her Eggs on the Sheep's Back
What must rank as one of the most realistic speeches of the Budget debate was that of Mr. T. W. Andrews (Labour, Darebin)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Strings to Their Bow Expert's Claim for Wool Men
As indicated by Professor T. G. Hunter in his recent articles, the development of the new synthetic fibres represents an outstanding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spring Cattle Sale
There will be an excellent yarding of 750 head of splendid quality district bred cattle at Farmers and Graziers' annual spring sale at Braidwood on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Prices for ACT Wool
A new record wool price for this season was set when 164d was paid at Goulburn sales on Wednesday for two separate lots of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales Resume in Sydney on 26th OCTOBER
After a recess of a week to allow the Brisbane market to operate, wool auctions were resumed in Sydney on the 12th October, when the fourth series of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Production and Consumption Fluctuations in the U.s.a
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The noticetble increase in the American support shown during the last series of sales in Sydney provokes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Beef Cattle Outlook “Rosy” 45 p.c. Increase in Output Needed in Next 12 Years
To keep pace with its expected growth of population, Australia will have to increase its beef production by 45 per cent in the next 12 years. Dr. M. C. Franklin, of the McMaster Animal…
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