Water Storage Stabilises Food Crop Prospects
Major irrigation schemes in New South Wales have brought security from droughts to the irrigation settlements which they serve, but in many…
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Farming & the land, 1953
357 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 16 of 18
Train Killed Cattle
Mr. Archie McKeahnie of Wattle Majura, was found to be the owner of the five bullocks that were killed by a train in a cutting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lice in Sheep
At a Police Court in the Young district recently a landholder was prosecuted by the Department of[?] Agriculture and fined £7 for failing to notify…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Quality Sheep Sell More Readily
There is increased enquiry for good quality young sheep, competition still coining from the southern areas of the State, although at auctions during…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Continental Demand for Wool
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:—The improved enquiry noticeable in the demand for the staple from Russia and the Central European countries…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Ltd. 16th October, 1953 Wool Report
Our catalogue of just on 8,600 bales was submitted on Thursday, 15th instant. The offering was representative of a wide area, including the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Season's Record Price at Sydney Wool Sale
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired us on Wednesday:—We sold 8300 bales of wool at our Sydney auction to-day. There was an excellent demand in all…
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Woolbuyers at the Geelong sales on Thursday last broke the world's record price for merino lambs' wool five times. The top price paid was 490ld…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers Set Example Menzies' Praise
Declaring that farmers were doing work of supreme importance, the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzles, said in a nation-wide broadcast they should be…
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Motorists are [?] failure of the traffic police [?] action to end the nuisance of bumper-to-bumper parking, in the opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Important Cattle Sales
Attention is drawn to New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co's annual spring sale at Goulburn on Tuesday, 17th November, when 1,000 district bred quality…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Report
Our catalogue of over 9,000 bales was submitted on Wednesday, 28th October. It was drawn from a wide area including the Central-Western Plains…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Enquiry Continues for Qualiy Sheep
Enquiry for good quality sheep has continued, although prices have shown no appreciable increase and competition is still restricted to the more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.k. Wool Production
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The extent of the publicity given at times to Russian and United States' wool buying and the South American…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmer "Gets Knock." Control of Hides
The "poor old primary producer" got the knock all the time, while everyone else was looked after, the leader of the Country Party (Lt. Col…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Conditions Surveyed Crops Pastures Need Good Rain
“The district generally is still backward,” says the District Agronomist (Mr. Noel J. Douglas) in his report on seasonal conditions at the end of October in tine Cooma-Monaro district, which extends…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →120½d for Local Wool
SYDNEY Monday.— Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— We sold, 9400 bales by auction and privately at our sales to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junior Farmers Ran Their Own Show
Among Junior Farmers who exhibited successfully at Tharwa Junior Farmers’ Show were (from left) JOHN WHEELER, OLWYN…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Skins Dearer
Farmers and Graziers; Goulburn, held their regular sheep skin sale on Tuesday, when a most attractive catalogue of over 8100 skins…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Report
With the Sydney wool market in recess successful sales were conducted in Brisbane during the past week, where any change in values tended…
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