Wool and Existing Position Wisdom of Ready Selling
The wisdom of Australian growers and producers in other countries freely meeting the market with their clips during…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farming & the land, 1939
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40 Hour Week? Have Military Authorities Failed? No Wool Bounty
SO DETERMINED are many trade unions throughout the Commonweath to leave no stone unturned in their efforts.to obtain a 40 hour working week that the Federal Labor Party will be urged to include the shorter working week among the party platform planks at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bits and Pieces Interesting Happenings at Home and Abroad Lovebird at Wool Sales
A lovebird which flew into the saleroom of the Royal Exchange, Sydney, on Monday caused a suspension of wool selling while it was pursued…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Improvement of Wheat Soils Mixed Farming as a Solution
Discussing at a conference of Southwestern district farmers the problem of depletion of the fertility of wheat soils, the manager of Condoblin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Wool Bounty
It is considered unlikely that a penny wool bounty will be granted by the Government, even if threats by the graziers to demand it are put into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Wheat Chicago
Chicago wheat options were quoted: May 69[?] cents a bushel, July 68 cents, September 68[?] cents. Winnipeg futures: May 61 cents a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Breeding Standards to Be Aimed at
Discussing at a recent farmers' gathering at Tullibigeal the lines of sheep breeding suited to the south-west, the departmental instructor for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney
A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool to-day: "Unchanged; sold part cargo W.A. expected to load…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Foot-rot in Sheep Need for Early Action
In all districts It has been noted that a most prolific growth of herbage has followed the recent widespread rains, and, in fact the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For the Man on the Land Fodder Conservation Trend to More Diversified Farming Standards to Be Aimed at in Sheep Farming
Matters of interest to the man on the land are discussed in the following columns, with particular reference to mixed farming, sheep breeding, and the production of choicest quality cream…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool & Existing Position Wisdom of Ready Selling
Winchcombe; Carson, Ltd. reported on 17th: The wisdom of Australian growers and producers in other countries freely meeting the market with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Farmer Shot Boy Arrested on Serious Charge Newcastle
Lindsay Caldwell, aged 30 years, dairy farmer, of stroud, informed the police to-day that late last night he was called to the milking yard. When…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales Merino to 18 1/2d in Sydney Sydney
At the closing wool auctions of the week to-day competition was well sustained and prices were firm at yesterday's rates. Greasy merino sold to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Children Poisoned Tragedy on Bendigo District Farm Melbourne
How tragedy rapidly entered the happy family of Ernest Pollock and his wife at their farm in the Bendigo district was related in the Coroner's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Yanco Experiment Farm
THE entrance drive, to-day the finest avenue in Riverina, to what is now the Riverina Welfare Farm for Boys. On this experiment farm Government officers tested the possibilities of various classes of horticultural trees and other plants. Immigrants were also trained in farm work, but in 1928 the area was taken over…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tumut Junior Farmers Advisory Council Meet
The annual meeting of the Tumut Junior Farmers' Advisory Council was held at the Intermediate High School on Friday last, Messrs. E…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial Ganmain Special Sheep Sale
Mellor and Murphy report having held a special sheep sale at Ganmain an Wednesday last, April 19, when they yarded approximately 5500 sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Wheat London
Wheat cargoes were firm to-day, but advances were checked by liberal offers from most quarters. Parcels were firm and 3d to 6d dearer. There was good…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →American Wheat Chicago
Chicago wheat options were quoted: May, 69[?] cents a bushel; July, 68[?] cents; September, 68[?] cents. Winnipeg futures: May, 61[?] cents a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney Wool Sales Sydney
Greasy merino wool sold at the Sydney auctions this week averaged £11/7/3 a bale, or 9.2d pound…
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