N.z. Wool in Sydney: M.h.r. Gets Surprise
SYDNEY, Thursday: The old saying of "bringing coals to Newcastle" has been given a new slant, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming & the land, 1951
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Junee Wheat Silo Ready for Harvest More Bulkheads To Be Built in State
The 3,000,000 bushel capacity sub-terminal wheat silo under construction at Junee will be completed in time to receive…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dam Bursts Near Rocky Creek Valley Water Sweeps Through Farmlands
SYDNEY, Friday—A 15 foot high wall of water swept through farmlands in Rocky Creek Valley, 20…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gundagai Success in Crop Contest
SYDNEY, Thursday: R. Menchin, of Wilbertree Flat, Mudgee, has won the Tumut-Gundagal and Inland Division of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FARMERS and Settlers' Assn. Annual Meeting of Leeton Branch
The annual meeting of the Leeton Farmers and Settlers Association will be held in the C. W. A. Rooms, to-morrow (Saturday) evening, at 8…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New M. I. A. Farm Leader Stanbridge Grower Elected
After leading the M. I. A. farm community for three years as President of M. I. A. District Council of Extension Groups, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price Incentive Urged for Dairymen
SYDNEY, Friday: More dair[?] men would desert the indust[?] unless they received a price [?]entive, the general manager [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Investigation of Farming Methods Near Wagga Soon
"A detailed investigation of fanning methods in use on wheat farms in the Wagga district will shortly be carried out by the Division of Marketing and Agricultural Economics of my Department," the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To Wheat Crops 46 Sites Selected in Huge Scheme for Temporary Bulkheads
The greatest single programme of bulk wheat storage construction ever undertaken in this State was announced by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) when he gave the names of the first 46 sites selected for the erection of temporary bulkheads to store the coming wheat crop…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Beef cattle on large area farms
The following is an extract from the report made by Mr. Watkins to his head office, Department of Agriculture for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Report
The Fanners and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited report under dale 1st June, 1951:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →World Sheep Flocks Grow
World sheen numbers at the beginning of 1951 were estimated by the U.S. Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations at 762,000,000 head…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Essay on Wheat
Wheat is grown in quite a lot a countries, and generally sent across the sea to other countries which could just as well grow it themselves. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Graziers Oppose Wool Flan
The Glaziers' Association would campaign against the Federal Government's wool reserve price plan, the secretary (Mr. S. Ick-Hewins)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flour, Wheat Foods Will Rise
MELBOURNE, Monday: All food made from flour or wheat will probably rise in price by the end of the year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. McEwen's Warning on Wool
The Federal Minister for Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) last week warned countrymen against giving up dairying and wheat-growing to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Pure Bred Sheep to Strengthen U.s. Breed
The Australian Government sent 12 of its blue-blood merino sheep to the United States to help American scientists…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boree Creek Sheep Corriedale Wethers to £8/18/6
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. held a very successful sheep sale at Boree Creek on 5th June, with a yarding of 6,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Reserve Price Scheme Mr. Roberton Says Growers Asked for It
Mr. H. S. Roberton, M.P., writes as follows: "It is wrong to suppose—as so many people do suppose—that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junior Farmers' Project Competition
Judging will soon begin for the Junior Farmer Project Competition for which the Rural Bank is awarding a handsome trophy in each…
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