Gundagai Benefits Rain Helps Millet Crops
Nearly half an inch of rain fell at Gundagai on Thursday morning. The afternoon was fine and cloudy. More rain fell soon after midnight and continued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farming & the land, 1941
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Millet and Corn in Gundagai Recent Rain Benefits Crops
The recent rains will benefit the millet grown on the Murrumbidgee and Tumut river flats. Although the area under cultivation throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →W.a.n.s. Performing Farm Work More Workers Needed
Members of the W.A.N.S. are filling farm jobs. Because of the shortage of male labor owing to enlistments. 10 members of the W.A.N.S…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Farmers Must Register
Applications to register wheat farms should be returned not later than January 25, 1941, to country agents of the Australian Wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Low Wheat Yield
With less than one seventh of last year's receivals, the Ariah Park silos closed on Friday, December 13. The final total of deliveries, 21,700 bags,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fruit Butter for That Tasty Top-off
Fruit butters consist of fruit pulps cooked usually with half as much sugar as you have pulp (spices added if desired) to consistency of paste…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For Men on the Land Licks for Sheep
The question of providing some kind of lick for sheep is constantly engaging the attention and interest of graziers, and there is little doubt…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Corriedale Stud Sheep Recent Wagga Purchases Building Up Flocks
Valuable purchases of sheep have been made recently by Wagga district sheep breeders, and as a result, their flocks should be considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Square Deal for Wool Protection from Substitutes
Legislation to protect woolgrowers and wool-users from having substitutes foisted on to them by false labelling is likely to be pressed for in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Acreages Safe to Make Normal Sowing Stabilisation Plan Canberra
The preparation of the normal acreage for sowing under the wheat industry stabilisation scheme in the coming season will be safe, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →W.a.n.s. Performing Farm Work More Workers Needed
Members of the W.A.N.S. are filling farm jobs. Because of the shortage of male labour owing to enlistments, 10 members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →DAIRYING Cooling of Cream Importance in Control of Bacterial Action
The first step towards controlling the action of bacteria in milk and cream is to prevent such organisms as have gained access to these products…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →American Wool Needs
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report that an American authority estimates that 80 lb. of greasy wool is needed to equip a soldier on the scale of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parasites in Sheep Summer Trouble Likely
If anything like normal rains fall in New South Wales this summer and autumn, serious worm infestation is likely in sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Country Man's Corner Conducted by "Agricola" Butter and Cheese
The Minister for Commerce, Mr. W. J. Scully, recently commented on the position which had a[?]sen in the dairying [?] upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News Leeton Apricot Crop
The canning of the apricot crop has been completed by the Leeton cannery. The crop was equal to about threequarters of last year's record, but was of excellent quality. About 760…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gundagai and Tumut Millet Crop Acreage Lower Than Last Year
The Gundagai agents understand that the total acreage of millet this year is considerably less than that of last year. Of those growers known to have crops this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Ron MacKEE Senior Sheep and Wool Expert Death in Sydney Cootamundra
Mr. Ron MacKee, senior sheep and wool expert, Department of Agriculture, died in Sydney to-day. He underwent a serious operation in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Industry Registration of Farms Forms to Be Filled in
The following is an extract from instructions sent to country receiving agents regarding the wheat industry stabilisation plans:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Losses in Drought Young Stock Suffer
Sheep losses in N.S.W. this year have been heavy, but no figures as to the actual mortality are available. Grown sheep have stood up to the…
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