Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney
A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool to-day: "Unchanged to steady; dust storms in prairie…
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Footrot in Sheep Some Further Information About The Disease
In a recent article an outline was given of measures recommended to be adopted to cope with foot-rot immediately on its appearance in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Sales London Series Rates Generally Maintained LONDON
A fairly good selection met with further home trade buying at the wool sales to-day. The Continent operated more freely. Rates generally were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Despatched From Southern Railway District Week Ended May 6
During the week ended lest Saturday 5045 bags of wheat were received through railway gates in the southern railway district, making the total…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Prospects Rapid Growth of Early Sowings Fine Weather Now Wanted Sydney
The crop report for April, which was issued to-day by the Department of Agriculture, says that the whole of the wheat area has received saturating…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →South-West Farmers Assistance to Settlers
The Commissioners of the Rural Bank of N.S.W. announce that as a result of a recent variation of Government policy they are now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Districts Visited Borambola Sheep Members
On Friday, May 5, Mr. R. M'Geoch, of Wanganui Corriedale Stud, Borambola, accompanied the club organiser around the sheep members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Sales London Demand Sustained Heavy Wool for Government LONDON
There was sustained demand at the wool sales to-day especially from the home trade. The bulk of the offering, which was of moderate quality, sold at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales London
The third series of London wool sales for 1939 was concluded today, and, compared with the closing prices of the last series, greasy merinos were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Classing. As a Means of Increasing Profits
However small the flock. It pays to class it periodically. The best time to class is Just before shearing, as the sheep are then carrying, a full fleece,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For the Man on the Land Nondescript Sheep and Wool Due to Ignorance and Carelessness Future Security of Industry Threatened Importance of Good Breeding and Feeding
In its issue of April 15 last "The Pastoral Review and Graziers' Record," referring to the quality of Australian Wool, stated that the question whether Australian wool-growers as a whole were producing the best wool they…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Industry's Problems Mr. Menzies Suggests Conferences To Consider Stabilisation CANBERRA
The prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced in the House of Representatives to-day that, in view of the pressing nature of the economic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.S. Winter Wheat Estimated at 543,928,000 Bushels Washington
The winter wheat crop forecast is 543,928,000 bushels. It is understood that the spring wheat yield is normally estimated at 200,000,000 bushels, and the carryover at 275,000,00 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents.) Stabilised Price of Wheat (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")
Sir,—A report of the Farmers and Settlers' Association meeting held in Wagga recently, and which I addressed on a stabilised price for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush, Grass, and Crop Fires Mr. Leahy Makes Suggestion
Mr. J. J. Leahy, chairman of the Cootamundra Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade, on the above subject, wrote as follows to yesterday's Jindalee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Winter Schools for Farmers Details of Courses
The Minister for Agriculture announces that applications for admission to the winter schools for farmers, poultry farmers, and others, to be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Junior Farmers' Club
At a meeting of the Cootamundra J.F.C. on Monday ten attended, and Mr. R, S. Greive, of Cowra, the departmental organiser for these parts,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rice Crop Harvesting in Full Swing Leeton
The continued fine and sunny weather is greatly appreciated by the rice farmers, whose harvesting operations are proceeding more smoothly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Conserving Fodder Crops R.a.s. Championships
Good rains have given encouraging prospects for high yields from fodder crops this year. Judging by the interest in the approaching…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Junior Farmers' Advisory Council MR. W. Arbuckle Again President
MR. W. Arbuckle, who has been president of the Leeton and District Advisory Council of Junior Farmers for some years, was…
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