Special U.S. duty on wool tops
SYDNEY, Sunday: The U.S. Government next month will impose a special duty on wool tops imported from…
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U.S. Wheat Sowings May Be On Ten Year Average
A total of 77 million acres of all wheat is reported seeded or to be seeded in the United States for 1953. This…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Sales
The Australian Estates Co. Ltd. report: We held our twelfth sale on the 22th, submitting a catalogue of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Records Smashed at Sydney Sheep Sales
SYDNEY, Monday: The world record auction price for a stud Merino ram was smashed twice within on hour at the Sydney Sheep Sales today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Want Stock and Crop Returns Reminder to farmers
All persons who have not yet submitted their annual Agricultural and Pastoral Returns to the Leeton police, are reminded that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Schools for Farmers at Wagga
The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA, has announced that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Easily Made Rugs for Dairy Cows
Animals respond to comfort as well as humans, and it pays to rug dairy cows against the cold weather. A farmer may…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Says dairy price rises not warranted
SYDNEY, Monday: The Milk Board should make a thorough investigation before granting any price increase…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga special cattle sale
Younghusband Limited, Wagga, report holding a special cattle sale at Wagga on Friday last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Sheep Sale Aggregate Prices
SYDNEY, Wednesday — Aggregate returns for the first two days of the Sydney Sheep Show were a record, selling agents claimed yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Flannel Dresses From Paris
Caramel-coloured satin-surfaced wool flannel is used in a new and most attractive cocktail dress by Jacques Griffe. The bodice is shirred into a tiny bisque from which the skirt falls in ample…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Is Still in Demand. World Consuming All Available
The world has certainly demonstrated its ability to absorb wool during post-war times, report Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Field Wheat Competition
The secretary of the Narrandera P. and A. Association, Mr. J. H. Muntz, has received details of the 1953 championship field wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Wool Sales
The Melbourne woolbrokers report that at the 12th series of wool sales for the 1952-53 season, held on 11th to 14th May, the average price…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Geelong Wool Sales
The Geelong Woolbrokers' Association reports that at the ninth series of wool sales in the 1952-53 season held on 5th, 6th and 7th…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Records Smashed at Sheep Sales
The world record auction price for a stud merino ram was smashed twice within an hour at the Sydney sheep sales on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Sale Prices Set Record
Aggregate returns for the first two days of the Sydney Sheep Show were a record, selling agents claimed this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Increase in Bunt of Wheat
Bunt of wheat—also termed bull smut or stinking smut—was more prevalent in wheat crops last season than has been the case for some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle on the Move in Northern Territory
It is expected that almost 150,000 head of cattle will move out of the Northern Territory within the next five months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council to Discuss Home Wheat Scheme
CANBERRA, Wednesday: It was learned tonight that one of the main problems before the Agricultural Council when it meets next week will be the formulation of a new marketing scheme for…
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