Wheat Acreages Removal of Restrictions Advocated
CANBERRA, Thurs.: The lifting of the wheat acreage restrictions for next season is advocated to-day by Mr. Wilson (Ind., Vic.)…
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Wheat Country Drought Exaggerated Benefit of Rain
Until tort week, at least half the wheat country of New South Wales vu suffering from drought, said the Government cereal specialist, Dr. S. L…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers and Saturday Half Holiday
The Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has decided to oppose the introduction of a universal Saturday half holiday. One…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For the Man on the Land Junior Farmers' Club Conference Addressed by Minister for Agriculture
"Young men will be given special consideration in the granting of wheat licenses," said the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) addressing the Junior Farmers' Club Conference in Sydney on Wednesday. The club movement…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soils and Irrigation Extension Service Maintenance of Farm Ditches Various Methods Discussed
AFTER twenty or thirty years of Irrigation most farm ditches on the M.I.A. are in poor condition, overgrown with paspalum, undrainable, and time-consuming in operation. Last week's article discussed methods of building better earth ditches. This article deals with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Potato Crop 570,000 Tons
Australiaâs 1943-44 crop of potatoes, which is estimated at 570,000 tons, will provide an average yield of 8 tons an acre. Average for W years prewar was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junior Farmers' Notes
Most country people depend on the broody hen for the hatching of eggs for chickens, but when the production of eggs is the aim of the poultry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Exports
CANBERRA, Friday: Wool shipments to the United Kingdom and to approved countries, during the 1943-44 season were less than [?]oss made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. E. H. Graham and Wheat Position Complaceney of Federal Authorities Urges Expansion of Licensed Areas
SYDNEY, Friday: Criticising what he described as "the complacency of the Federal authorities" regarding the wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Sheep Sale at Young
H. M. Troup and Co. (Young) and Dalgety and Co. (Sydney) report having held a most successful sale at Young on Tuesday last, 29th…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Storage Army Buildings Not Available
SYDNEY, Sunday: Efforts to secure the use of Army buildings in country areas as temporary wool stores to offset the heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Skins Firm
Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report that values for sheep skins were firm at the past week's Sydney sales. Tallow values were unaltered. Hides…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Sheep Sale at Young
H. M. Troup & company, Young, and Dalgety & Company, Sydney, report having held a most successful sale at Young last Tuesday. A total of 11,369…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Position Complacency of Federal Authorities
Criticising what he described as "the complacency of the Federal authorities" regarding the wheat position in New South Wales, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lice Infestation in Sheep Warning of More Drastic Departmental Action
Many reports are being received from field officers of the Department and inspectors of stock of Pastures Protection Boards relating to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Meat & Butter Production Mr. R. C Hinton's Plea Stable Market for Next Four Years Address To Tumut Primary Producers
At a largely-attended public meeting held in O'Brien's Hall on Friday after noon last, under the auspices of the Tumut Branch of the Graziers' Association,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Losses of State Fruit Crops Inevitable Serious Position at Batlow No Spraying Solutions
Because of the restrictions on supplies of time available for the manufacture of fruit and vegetable sprays, serious losses in pome and stone fruit crops in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£250,000 for New Turf Club Purchase of Farms and Homes Taboo!
"Since the devastating and timely defeat of the Federal Government's referendum proposals we have heard all kinds of rumors of a relaxation of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairying Conditions Riverina and Southwest Slopes Report for August
The senior dairying instructor for Riverina and southwest slopes (Mr. C. E. Chapman) in his report on conditions in August states:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Melbourne Cattle
MELBOURNE, Wed: At the New market fat bullock sales to-day competition was keen during mott of the sale, but later became weaker, with…
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