Farmers and Graziers Discuss Topical Questions at F.&.s.a, Council
Continuing our outline report of the Lockhart F. and S. A. Dis[?] Council meeting held at [?]rt on Monday week other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming & the land, 1952
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Wheat Areas Are Water Logged. Will Have Adverse Effect on Crops
The District Agronomist (Mr. J. G. Ballantyne) says that a period of dry weather in required to enable the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Merino Wool Prices Up
MELBOURNE, Wednesday—Prices for clean, raw Merino wool at Australian auctions for the week ending June 27 showed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Week in Wool
At Perth last Friday the curtain was rung on what will be one of the most memorable selling seasons in the annals of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Wheat Acreage Almost Cut in Halves by Long Wet Spell
The total area of wheat sown in the Wagga district this season is estimated at only 100,000 acres by the District Agronomist (Mr. J. G. Ballantyne) in his June report This compares with 185,000 acres of wheat grown last year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six More Properties for Soldiers' Farms
SYDNEY, Wednesday—State Cabinet has approved, the acquisition for war service land settlement of six promotion…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Owners offer land for soldiers' farms
SYDNEY, Tuesday: State Cabinet today approved the acquisition for war service land settlement of six promotion estates at prices in excess of 15 per cent above 1942 values. Announcing this, the Pre-…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junee Mayor's Estimate of Huge Production Capacity ef Common If Divided Into Small Farmlets
The Mayor (Aid. C. Leslie) told the land Board in Junee that the gross return from food production on the 200 acres of the Common would be between £5000 and £8000 if the area was cut up into small…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Drop Expected in Wheat Crop This Year
MELBOURNE, Wed.: Australia's marketable wheat crop this year will be about 8,000,000 bushels lower than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter, Cheese Prices Up
Increased prices of butter and cheese operated in New South Wales from Tuesday last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Board claims "completely untrue"
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) told a special meeting of the State Wheat Committee held in Sydney yesterday that it was unfortunate Mr. R. A. O'Neill, defeated candidate for the Australian, Wheat Board, was very willing to issue challenges and make allegations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Predicts a buoyant wool market
SYDNEY, Wednesday [?] Sydney wool exporter [?] predicted a "buoyant" [?] wool market at the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Wool Exported to Russia
CANBERRA, Wednesday: No Australian wool has been exported to Soviet Russia this financial year. However limited quantities…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stronger Wool Demand Future Influences
World consumption of wool is estimated to have increased during the current half year compared with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Payments on Wheat Bounty Is Restored
The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) said on Monday the Queensland Government's decision to lift the suspension of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Tax Restored Now In Operation
The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. J. McEwen, said that the wool tax, which had been sus…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Exports Down Trade Deficit Grew In May
A sharp drop in wool exports in May was principally responsible for Australia’s highest monthly trade deficit since February. The deficit in May was £24,417,000, which was an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unusual Sheep Killing Gallows on New Zealand Farm
"The age-old principal of the lever and fulcrum is put to novel use on a Sherwood Downs farm in South Canterbury, New Zealand, where it is designed for use as a sheep-killing sallows," according to an article in a recent issue of the New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Export Class Eliminated
Declining butter production in Australia has terminated the export continuous grading class, a major competition for more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Seek Missing Cattle
Detective Sergeant Cloke and Detective Constable Lundie, of Wagga Police, are making inquiries in…
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