Bigger Wool Clips Expected Next Season
Bigger wool clips are expected this year than last, and prices should remain high, a Dept. of Agriculture spokesman said this week…
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£200,000,000 Wool Clip Possible
This season’s wool clip would be worth between £160 million and £200 million to Australia, said Dr Edgar Booth on his arrival in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mortality in Sheep Caused by Careless Use of Rabbit Poison
Mortality in sheep caused by the careless use of cyanide preparation at present sold on the market for rabbit extermination, was investigated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Items £2000 a Year From 60 Acre Farm
On his good-will mission to Australia last year on behalf of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, Viscount Bledisloe came…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Griffith Tomato Crop May Be Cut 33 Per Cent As Reset of Ban
LEETON, Wednesday: "The Communist-inspired black ban on canning tomatoes at Griffith is estimated to cause a loss of 33 per cent of the usual crop." Mr. H. E. Harper, general manager of the Griffith…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gundagai Pea Crops Lighter Than Last Year Dry Weather Causes Re-Sowing of Broom Millet At Brungle Assistance Will Be Given with Improved Pastures
The pea crops harvested in the Gundagai district were lighter than last year states the District Agronomist (Mr T. S. Ruskin) in his monthly report, which also deals with maize crops, and conditions pertaining to broom millet…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Poisoning of Sheep Weed Blamed
Heliotrope weed causes toxaemic jaundice in sheep, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research stated recently…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Wheat Pact Planned
WASHINGTON, Thursday (A.A.P.): The United States has invited Russia. Argentina and 58 member nations of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Sales to Japan
Shipment has already begun of the second consignment of 25,000 tons of last seasonâs low grade wheat sold to Japan, making 50,000 tons in all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Payment on Wheat Certificates
Wheat receiving agents in New South Wales have been notified by the Australian Wheat Board that certificates for wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed New Wheat Pact
WASHINGTON, Friday — The United States has invited Russia, Argentina, and 58 member nations of the United…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Save Your Sheep From the Grass Seed
Farmers on the southern Slopes would be well advised to sow areas of Improved pasture this autumn to provide grass…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Wool Stocks Heavy Immediate Offerings
It has been announced by the chairman of the Australian Wool Realisation Commission that 175,000 bales of Joint Organisation wool…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bulk Wheat W.A’s. Unique System
Although Western Australia produces but a fraction of the worldâs wheatâa mere 53½ million bushels in a record year as against some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Wheat Stacks Quality of Grain Excellent
Although the number of bags are not up to last, year's record figures, the quality, state Mr. C. Beaupeurt, of the M.I.D. Co-op…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain May Have to Take Wheat From Russia
Because of Australia's slowness in getting wheat down to the seaboard, Britain may have to purchase more of her supplies elsewhere. THAT statement by the man-…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Silo Rationing Ariah Park Wheat Growers Demand Continuance
A representative meeting of wheatgrowers at Ariah Park, on Saturday before Christmas, decided to send a strongly worded protest to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Berry Jerry Trial Wheat Plots Particulars of Yield
As is well known the Department of Agriculture, with the co-operation of a district farmer has staged many wheat trials of varieties believed to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rain Assists Dairying at Wagga
Recent rain has assisted the dairying industry in Wagga district. It has ensured an adequate…
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