Sheep Mortality Internal Parasites Cause Serious Losses
THE cause of the greatest mortality in sheep at present is internal parasites, and reports from north, south and west indicate that infestation is heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farming & the land, 1932
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Higher Average Sydney Wool Market
Further hardening in the wool market took the average price of wool sold at the Sydney auctions this week to £11 0s 5d per bale, or 9.08d…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work to Be Done One Farmer-Owned Company Should Control all Butter Factories "Competitive Co-operation" Must Go
LETTERS published in these columns suggest that there is still plenty of work to be done by the industry's leaders—work…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Duty on Butter Britain's Proposals May Hit Australia
THE announcement that Great Britain proposes to place a 10 per cent. duty on butter, cheese, eggs, fruit and certain other foodstuffs has caused surprise and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep Tapeworms Important Research Work at Glenfield Station
At on time the tapeworm was looked upon as a serious parasite of sheep, particularly of young lambs, and medicines were given to expel them. During recent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sheep Terms Definitions of Interest to the Novice
Experienced sheep men can determine the ages of sheep, and know the meaning of the various terms applied to animals of different ages and breeding, but…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Market Slight Reduction Locally and Overseas
The wheat market in Sydney has been slightly easier during the week, although a slight improvement occurred on Thursday. Although offers of 3/[?] a bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Prices Germany's New Tariff May Have Serious Effect
The action of Germany in imposing a prohibitive tariff on butter imports is likely to have a serious effect indirectly on Australian butter prices…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Illawarra Cattle Breeders Shelve Proposal to Select Ideal Cow
LARGE sales have created a spirit of optimism among breeders of Australian Illawarra Shorthorn cattle, and at the annual meeting of the Illawarra branch,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Markets Keen Competition at Firm Rates
The wool market was again very firm at the Sydney auctions this week. The average price for last week's offerings was £11/9/9 a bale,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second-grade Wheat. Silo Officials Criticised. Suggested Arbitrator
Complaints that silo officials had refused to accept as f.a.q. grain of good milling quality were made at a meeting of the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Pastoral Co.'s Dividend Winchcombe, Carson Pays 6 p.c. p.a
Evidence of the improved earning capacity of pastoral companies, consequent upon the recovery in wool prices, is afforded by the decision of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tenants' Rights Dairy Farmers Can Obtain Compensation for Grass Improvement
VERY few dairy farmers in New South Wales are aware that under the Agricultural Leasess' Relief Act, 1931, a tenant farmer, by giving two months'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Cargoes Sales to North China London, January 29
The market for wheat cargoes was dull to-day, owing to steady overseas advices and smaller Australian shipments, sellers adhered to late rates. Despite the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ton Litter Canberra Pigs Fattened on Second-Grade Wheat
A litter of thirteen pigs, fed on meat meal and crashed second-grade wheat with a little greenstuff, very nearly established a world record for weight at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Bounty. Payment Can Be Claimed By Growers Only
"Grower" asks whether the wheat bounty payable to farmers in connection with last harvest could be claimed by holders of crop harm or mortgages over a farm…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tick Infested Cattle from Supposed Tick-Free Area Sent to Lismore
A draft of fifty bullocks that came from the Cangal district on the Clarence River, a supposedly tick-free area, was found, on arrival at Lismore, to be tick…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sussex-street Trade Slight Falling-Off in Supplies of Butter and Eggs
THE hot weather and drying winds that have prevailed in most of the dairying districts have resulted in a falling off in the amount of butter reaching…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Red Poll Cattle Successes in the Show Ring and at the Bails
THE closing months of 1931 have been responsible in several ways for placing Red Poll cattle on an even more enduring basis. This was the definite…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Best Wheat Growers Lose Money Through Using Wrong Varieties
MANY wheatgrowers in the Cowra district are using varieties that are not the best for disease resistance or yield. Others are growing wheat with…
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