Outlook for Butter Production Producer Needs Extra 1/- a Lb
"The opinion among those engaged in and interested in the dairying industry is that it would take at least another 1/- per pound in the return…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming & the land, 1947
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Wheat Stabilisation State and Federal Ministers to Discuss Plan
A special conference of State and Federal Ministers for Agriculture will be held soon to work out a plan for stabilising the wheat industry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers May Nominate Immigrants
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Department of immigration has advised the Primary Producers' Union in Sydney that nominations of farm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Advice on Home Life on the Farm
Miss Lorna Byrne, B.Sc., Agr., senior officer of the Department of Agriculture, yesterday lectured to ex-service students of No. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool
The N.Z.L.M.A. Co. send us this message: The widened enquiry for fell mongered descriptions was again in evidence throughout last week, and prices…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Special Cattle Sale
Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report having conducted a very successful auction of 1500 cold country cattle at Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Fabrics Needed a New Wool Pack
The impelling force behind the demand for wool is the world’s need for goods. Australia is among the most favourably…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Reserve Price Fixed
United Kingdom and Dominion Wool Disposals Ltd announced this week that the general level of reserve prices for Dominion wools had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Figures Fall in N.S.W.
The number of sheep in N.S.W. at March 31, 1947, was 43,105,000, the lowest number since 1924. This was 971,000 less than the same…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →R.a.s.championship Field Wheat Competitions
Above are the divisions for the R.A.S. championship field wheat competitions for 1947. Individual entries close with show societies on the following dates: Central Slopes and Riverina, not later than October 15; Southern Slopes, not later than November 1…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Worm Infestation in Young Cattle Drenching Not Sufficient For Control
In wet seasons especially and particularly if the animals are poorly nourished, kept on the same over stocked ground or on swampy areas,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Silage for Sheep Question of the Quantity To Be Stored
Trials carried out by the Department of Agriculture have shown that while silage will maintain life in sheep for fairly long periods, the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Who Wants Immigrant Farm Workers?
Nominations of farm worker immigrants may be made directly by primary producers, so the Department of Immigration, Canberra, has informed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Annual Junior Farmers' Conference
"With half the world starving and the other half in the financial doldrums, Australia could hardly hope to escape difficulties," said the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Annual Conference of Junior Farmers Opens in Sydney
SYDNEY, Wednesday: "With half the world starving and the other half in the financial doldrums, Australia could hardly hope to escape difficulties," said the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) when officially opening the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep and Wool Class
Student of the sheep and wool class are advised that there will be no Field Day next Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leeton Sheep Sale
Under excellent competition from a large number of metropolitan and district buyers, the yarding of 3000 sheep, with the exception of one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rise in Butter and Cheese Prices Urged
SYDNEY, Thursday: Recommendations that prices for butter and I cheese should be raised have been made to the Minister for Commerce…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Restrictions on 1948 Wheat Plantings
It is not Intended, as far as the New south Wales Government Is concerned, to place any restrictions on wheat acreage to be planted next…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High Price for Wheat Expected to Continue
[?] forecast of the world [?] perdition for the next 12 months annual from the [?] International Wheat Conference in Part…
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