Wheat Acreage Possible Increase Superphosphate Position
A proposal to increase the acreage sown to wheat will be submitted by the Minister for Comment and Agriculture, Mr. Scully, to on early meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming & the land, 1944
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Sheep Shearing Alterations in Zone System Adjustment of Dates
SYDNEY, Thursday: A number of important alterations in the regulations relating to sheep shearing are to be made shortly, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Changing Wool Consumption British and Usa Supplies
Since the beginning of the war consumption of wool in the British Isles has declined to about half its pre-war volume, while the quantity used in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Acreage May Increase Hint of "Important Developments"
Wheat farmers are advised by the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir cllve M'Pherson) to retain sufficient seed on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Food Production Drive Further Assistance for Dairy Farmers
The State Government has decided that it will give additional assistance to the drive for increased production of essential foods by making advances…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ex-Dairy Farm Workers Must Register This Month
Previously intended to apply only to the Sydney, Newcastle, Lithgow, West Maitland, Orange and Bathurst districts, the compulsory…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hail Insurance For Wheat N.S.W. Scheme Suggested
Efforts to Introduce a hall insurance scheme for New South Wales wheatgrowers similar to that operating in Queensland have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat for Stock or Poultry Board’s Arrangements Growers’ Alternatives
The Australian Wheat Board has decided that wheatgrowers who intend to feed some of their wheat to stock or poultry shall have the following…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Body Odor in Sheep Reason for Blowfly Strike Interesting Suggestions to Merino Men
We have received a copy of the Charleville (Q.) "Times," which makes the following interesting comment on the problem of losses from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For the Man on the Land Varieties of Wheat Recommendations for 1944 Sowing
To many farmers, "How many bags to the acre?" is still the only measure of the value of a variety of wheat, but it is not a standard which operates to the best interests of the industry, and with the extension of food rationing, making…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Smaller Dairy Herds Effect of Labor Shortage
"It is becoming hopeless to try to cary on under present conditions. The only alternative is to reduce my dairy herd as others…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Employ Farmers on Road Works" Favored by Narraburra Shire Ouncillors
Narraburra, Shire councillors, at their meeting on Saturday, spoke strongly in favor of urgent road works being carried out with the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →1000 Tomato Seedlings Planted In 10 Minutes Mechanical Aids at Welfare Farm
TO help attain the vast vegetable seed programme that has been allotted to the Welfare Farm at Yanco, the manager,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murrumbidgee Rice Crops Supply Need of Asiatic Allies
BRIDES prefer confetti to rice, but when they settle down in the kitchen, their ideas change. Modern brides, however, are finding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Elderly Farmers Do Too Much
In a [?] on the labour [?] he the central [?], the [?] agricultural [?] for the [?] Mr. [?], Writes:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Shortage Unless Breeding Is Stepped Up
Agents do not recall a year when there has been such a dearth of saleable young wethers as occurred in the past year says the Charleville "Times"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales Albury Appraisement Top Price to Holbrook
The associated Albury woolbrokers (the Farmers and Graziers Co-op-Co. Ltd., Younghusband Ltd., and Dalgety and Co Ltd.) report having…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Farm Labor Needs
Dairy farmers throughout the State Should notify their National Service Officer, on or before January 20, of their labor requirements, advises the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Food Production Drive Further Assistance for Dairy Farmers
The State Government has decided that it will give additional assistance to the drive for increased production of essential foods by…
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