Freak Wheat Grown Over 70 Ears On One Plant
A phenomenal wheat plant, of the Bencubbin variety, was recently examined by the district agricultural instructor for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming & the land, 1942
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Rumpus at Sandy Falls Man Sends Dog After Sheep Charge Proved, But Conviction Not Recorded
Sandy Falls, a “suburb” of Coolac, was in the news at the Gundagai Police Court on Tuesday, when Norman C. Mclntyre,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area District News and Reports Latest Sporting Gossip the Story of the M.I.A. Ceaseless Striving by Research Officers To Overcome Farmers' Problems
Under the leadership of Mr. Watkins, officers stationed at the Yanco Research Farm keep ceaseless vigil over the interests of the farmers, rice-growers and horticulturists, waging war against pests and parasites that ravage flocks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Apricot Crop Pack Now Almost Complete Question of Labor for Peach Harvest
LEETON, Wednesday—The main crop of apricots has now been dealt with at the Leeton Cannery and there will not be many more deliveries. Mr. C. R. Glover…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pleuro-pneumonia in Dairy Cattle
Referring to recent outbreaks of pleuro-pneumonia in the Maitland district, the departmental veterinary officer for that district comments on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Sheep Sale
The associated agents of Wagga—the A.M.L. and F. Co., Younghusband Ltd., Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Tapscott Thorne and Co., and the Farmers and Graziers'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle Dipping Starts Grafton-maclean Area
Although a number of stockowners refused to send their stock to the dips, the first day of the Government's compulsory tick eradication scheme in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labor Shortage Affects Wheat Delivery Riverina Crop in Sight of Two Million Bags
The 1041-42 Riverina wheat harvest has exceeded even the most optimistic anticipations of three months ago Authoritative estimates in the ad…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Super” for Wheat Restricted Use
Because of the probable further limitation of supplies of superphosphate, owing to transport difficulties in the Pacific, wheatgrowers in Western…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat and the Future an Optimistic Note
One of Australiaâs leading authorities on wheat (Mr. O[?] W. Walker, of Sydney has sounded an optimistic for growers, but wanted against…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Science and Wool a Moth-proofing Process
Winchcombe, Carson. Ltd., report:-- Wool is gradually accumulating streamer defences against the invasion of its consumptive territory by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool for the Soviet Good News for Growers
The fact that [?] Britain is to supply Russia with considerable [?] of wool is good news, because it will mean much less risk of great…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junee Prominent in Wool Returns. Riverina Estimates Will Be Reached
For years the Junee district has been regarded primarily as a wheat producing centre which dabbles in wool. No one apparently has even…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Stabilisation Statement by Mr, A. MAIR “3/6 a Bushel for First 3000 Bushels”
When the time comes for the Federal authorities to give consideration to the future of the wheat Industry and possible alteration of the present flat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the Man on the Land Wheat Varieties Importance of Quality Relative Values for Blending Purposes
Yielding capacity is the primary consideration with a fanner with respect to a wheat variety, but the quality of the grain is often also a factor of significance in relation to his returns. To the miller, of course, quality is a question of considerable moment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cropping Position for the Coming Season
The Minister for Commerce, the Hon. W. J. Scully, announced today that he desired to inform the wheat growers cf Australia of the cropping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fruit Crops at Goulburn Heat and Wind Damage
Many orchards in the Goulburn district suffered as a result of the heat and high wind experienced during the week-end but a survey made on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minor Difficulties Encountered. Farmers Using Drums for Carting Water
Because the Government has requisitioned all 44 and 25 gallon petrol drums, some farmers in the Junee district are going to experience a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Low Price of Wool Suits Big Pastoral Companies Make Big Profits in the Purchase of It Says M.H.R.
On the surface it was paradox dox but it was true that the wool price realised for Australian wool suited the purposes of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Toll Taken by Sheep Blowfly Annual Loss of £3,000,000
Australia's sheep and wool Industry suffers an annual loss of £3.000.000 due to blowfly strike. This means an added cost of about 8 per cent, on our…
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