Anthrax Case in Dairy Herd at Narrandera
A recent mortality in a herd of milking cows at Narrandera suggested to the district stock inspector the possibility of anthrax having…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farming & the land, 1949
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Rain Good for the District Crops But Not Quite Enough For Graziers' Grass Lands
Rain which has fallen in the Junee district over the past five days was particularly welcome by those who depend on the soil for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Prices Fall
At the Brisbane wool auctions this week prices were about 20 per cent. lower than those of last January. The top price paid (73½d.) was 33…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Wool Sales
The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the fourteenth Melbourne series of wool sales, held on June 27th to June 30th, the average…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Beef Cattle Championship Junior Farriers Compete
Roy Lindley, a 12 1/2 year old member of the Gundagai Junior Farmers Club, has won the beef cattle State Championship of the Junior…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool, Rabbits and the Dollar
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The sheep industry is generally enjoying favorable stockgrazing conditions, but the rabbit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Post J.O. Wool Disposal Plan (To the Editor)
Sir,—A letter by John Coughlan appeared in a recent issue of the "S.M. Herald" on the question of a post joint organisation wool disposal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.z. Farmers Visit Wagga Many Comments
Visiting New Zealand farmers] who arrived in Wagga yesterday, on the second day of their 1000-mile tour of New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →21 Tractors At Field Day Hundreds of Farmers See Unique Demonstration
The short-term Tractor and Implement School held last week at the Yanco Experiment Farm concluded with a highly successful Field Day on Friday last, at which experts from the leading machinery firms demonstrated various culivation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fifty Cattle Die After Eating Poisoned Grass
Out of a mob of 278 head of cattle, travelling from Galong to Gunning, 50 have died, presumably from eating poisoned weed 'on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Artificial Fibre Production Grows All Wool Grown Being Eagerly Absorbed
The only country abroad in which the wool position shows uncertainty is America, according to a report from Messrs Winchcombe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Keep People on the Farms"!
If the necessity of increasing the world food production is as urgent as the experts make out, then it will be necessary to find…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Farm Impresses Visitors
Visiting New Zealand farmers who Inspected Wagga Experiment Farm yesterday, said they thought the district would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep-Shearing Contests at Narrandera Show
At the recent meeting of the Narrandera P. and.. A. Association, the sheep-shearing contest committee recommended that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Record Crowd at Albury Sheep Show
ALBURY, Wednesday: The Albury Sheep Show, which concluded today, was attended by a record crowd. The total gate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Held Maize Championship to Tumut Farmers No Gundagai Crops Represented in Competition
The Mudgee and Tumut districts were represented in the Tumut-Gundagai and Inland Division of the Royal Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s.a Uses Less Wool Rayon Output Up
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The only co[?] abroad in which the wool position shows uncertainty is America…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →31 Farms for Ex-Servicemen
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) announced today that 31 farms on the "Goolhi"…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mixed Result of Riverina Weather Damage on Highlands; Crops Benefit Elsewhere
The extreme weather this week has had varied effects in Riverina. On the eastern highlands of the area, where the heaviest snow for up to 50 years has fallen, the effects…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the Garden Lover Tie Now to Plant Potatoes to Ensure Good Crops
Potatoes planted now will be more valuable on account of maturing at a time when supplies are very light. Last year gave us some indication of what can happen unless we take a hand and grown our own…
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