On the Land. Crop Insurance. Mr. Thorby's Plans
Wheat-growers will welcome the working out of the plans of the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) in regard to a form of insurance against crop losses arising from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farming & the land, 1929
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Hard Summer for Dairymen
ALBION PARK.--Huge quantities of "fodder are being brought into the district for feeding dairy herds. The milk supply continues to decline, and…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Progress at Coomealla Heavy Fruit Crops This Season
Progress in farm development work on the Coomealla irrigation area, most recently opened division on the Murray River, was well maintained during the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Poddy Calf Problem Solved by New Zealand Dairymen Turning Loss to Profit
The poddy- calf problem in the coastal areas of this, State has long exercised the minds of dairymen and those 'interested in the meat industry…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Taralga Potato Crops a Failure Late Plantings May Also Die Off
TARALGA.--Early potato crops in this district have almost completely failed. Unless rain falls within a very few days a similar fate will befall…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Mudgee Dairy Co.'s Good Year P.P.U Officials Urge Affiliation
MUDGEE.--Great satisfaction was expressed, by the chairman at the annual meeting of the Mudgee Dairy Co. The operations for the year, he said,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Good Quality Stock Is Scarce at Flemington Prime Sheep in Demand-- Cattle Dearer
FEATURE of the stock sales at Flemington yesterday was the keen demand for" the good qualities, which in many cases, realised higher prices…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Land and the producer Value of Sheep on Wheat Farms of the State Indispensable as Scavengers and Profitable All-round
Sheep must be regarded as indispensable on the wheat farm. They are valuable as part of the working plant of the farm for the control of weeds, and,as an important and reliable source of income…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Breadstuffs. Wheat Steady
The wheat market was steady to-day, showing little change over the week-end. Buyers' limits for growers' bagged lots remained on the basis of 4/8, ex trucks, equal to 4/1…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Winter Fodder Crops. Value of Oats in the Wheat Belt
A serios of winter fodder tests which has been conducted at the various experiment farms has shown that oats are superior to all other cereals (including[?] rye barley, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Firm, But Quiet
The local wheat market was firm, but inclined to be quiet yesterday. Some business was reported with farmers on a basis of 48 a bushel for bagged lots, ex trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Kaloonga to Load Wheat
The steamer Kaloonga, recently purchased by an. English firm from M'llwraith, M'Eacharn Pty., Ltd., has been chartered by Messrs. Bunge and Co. to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Flemington Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Firm
About 20,032 sheep of all descriptions were forward, but the general quality ranged from medium to [?]air Good sheep, which were not plentiful, were firm as were lambs, and in some instances 1/ dearer. Medium…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wool Sales. Average Lines Firm
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool exchange. Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,791 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Glass House £2000 From Wheat Pool
The sum of £2000 from the undistributed surplus of the wheat pool will be contributed towards the construction of a glass house at Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wheat Pool Use for Surplus Funds
The undistributed surplus funds from the wheat pool-- between £20,000 and £30,000-- are to be devoted to agricultural research…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Pool Cash to Aid Research
THE Premier Mr. Bavin, said to-day that between £20,000 and £30,000, available from the old wheat pools, would be devoted to agricultural research, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Sales Nations Compete. for Favored Clips
BIDDING was keen at the wool sales this afternoon, and france paid 24d for [?] sales of AAA wether [?] ST over MDI the [?] was [?] at M[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →South Australian Wheat. Amounts of Seed and Fertiliser Used
In addition to many other facts of interest, the South Australian Statist (Mr. W. L. Johnston) has compiled a list showing the estimated quantities of seed sown and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On the Land. English Wool Trade. Why Bradford Wants Safeguarding. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Dec. 27
The question of price is the outstanding feature of the wool textile industry to-day. It is being naked repeatedly: "Is wool safe, or can we expect lower prices in the future?"…
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