On the Land Grasshopper Threat in N.S.W. Wheat Belt May Be Menaced
A grasshopper plague Is threatening the central division and parts of the eastern division of NSW. If the spring weather favors egg…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farming & the land, 1946
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Wool at an Ounce a Yard Brilliant Color Printing on New British Lightweight Fabrics
New and attractive woollens manufactured in Britain will soon be on view. They will include the lightest wool fabrics which have ever been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Proposed National Farmers' Union F.S.A. President on Primary Industry's Future
SYDNEY, Wednesday: A motion which aroused great interest at the 53rd annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, which opened in Sydney to-day, was one which urged that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →They Call It The "Spraying Mantis" Aircraft to Solve Farmers' Pest Problems
The model of the first aircraft specially designed for agricultural work has been demonstrated in the United Kingdom. The machine is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canadian Wheat
The Canadian Wheat Board has fixed wheal prices for grinding into flour for export to countries other than the United Kingdom at from 200 to 205 cents a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Higher Butter Price No Early Benefits to Producers
The higher price to be paid by Great Britain for Australian butter would not benefit producers immediately, although it might have an influence on any price…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Drop in Sheep Population Efforts to Recover Position
In the past three years the number of sheep in Australia has fallen from 128,000,000 to 105,000,000. officials of the Commerce Department said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Goulburn Wool Sales Last Season's Top Prices
Comparative top prices sou[?]red at Goulburn and Sydney [?] the past season indicates the [?]lent quality of the clips [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool and Top Prices South African Trade
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: On present indications, a revision in prices for Bradford tops will be necessary when wool auctions commence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mice In Wheat Stack at Leeton Railway Yards
MILLIONS of mice are causing havoc at the wheat stack in the railway siding at "Leeton, and Mr. C. Jones, the man in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Outlook Serious on the Borderline of Failure"
At least half the wheat crop in New South Wales was now on the borderline of failure, said the cereal specialist of the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Bitter Debate on Future of Wool Profits Government Accused of Dishonesty
CANBERRA, Thursday: "If a private individual handled trust money in the same way as the Government proposes to handle the £7,000,000 surplus profits belonging to woolgrowers, he would get seven…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Farmers' Threat To Withhold Supplies
LONDON, Friday: Farmers are suggesting that they should withhold all their supplies from markets. The action is the refusal of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Farming Compared With Australian Mr. Gardiner Sees Up-to-date Methods
NEW YORK, Thursday: Farmers in the U.S. are very mechanically minded, and know how to take care of machinery as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Millions Paid in Subsidies to Farmers
Immense sums have been paid out by the Commonwealth during the war years in direct subsidies to primary industries and in "price…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Subsidy Wanted For Producers
A £3,000,000 subsidy paid to the Australian Government by the British Government on dairy products should be refunded to Australian producers, said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Truck Shortage Holds Up Wheat
SYDNEY, Friday: "The shortage of railway wheat trucks promises to, bottle-neck the storage of the 1940-17 wheat harvest and may lead to the stacking of thousands of bushels of wheat in open paddocks," declared Mr. J. V…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep and Shadow on Wagga's Hampden Bridge
A mob of sheep and a rearing horse, with the Hampden bridge as a frame, have combined to produce this unusual Wagga photograph, as finely balanced as any artist's painting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. Wool Clip Shrinks
WASHINGTON, Friday: It is estimated that the 1946 clip of wool will be 289,000,000 lbs., the smallest since 1927…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Farmers Demanding Higher Prices
LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.): The National Farmers' Union is being urged to order British farmers to withhold all…
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