New England Crops Severe Damage by Rain to Hay and Potatoes
The heavy rains last month did considerable damage to the hay and potato crops in the New England district. At Glen Innes, 977 points of rain fell…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farming & the land, 1933
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Cover Crops Sow in February and Turn in by July
COVER crops for the orchard should be sown during February. The maintenance of humus in orchard soils is of treat importance, but the ploughing in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farmers' Relief Act. An Alternative Moratorium
The Farmers' Relief Act, 1932 (which requires a proclamation, not yet issued, to bring it into operation), amounts to an alternative moratorium to the farmer. The latter may…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairying Industry. Low Prices All Round
The year 1932 was a year of low prices. Butter prices, both in London and Sydney, were-the lowest for many years, while lower prices ruled for eggs. Despite the low…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coolamon Farmers Thank Railway Department
COOLAMON, Wednesday.—Coolamon Farmers and Settlers' Association passed resolutions congratulating and thanking the Railway Department and the Silo Board on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Land and Producer Boy Farmers Are Keen Rural Consciousness Well Supported
In the last year the Junior Farmers' Clubs in this State have increased from 90 to 130, and now represent an enrolment…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lucerne and Maize Crops Flourish But Tumut Valley Needs Rain
Lucerne crops in the Temora and adjacent districts are making good growth since the recent rains. Weeds have also germinated in the stubbles…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Main Potato Crops Doing Well
Tableland districts shared In the recent good rains, and' main potato crops derived considerable benefit. It is many years, states the special…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Low Butter Prices
WHILE Australians are grumbling at the low prices obtaining for butterfat, let them consider the experience of suppliers to the Cambridge Dairy Co. (N.Z.),…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Great Cattle Display
General view of the Wollongong Show ring last week, during the Grand Pardae. — PHOTO: THE LAND…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Bonus
"Cocky": I have two sons working on the farm with me, and have a signed and stamped agreement that each of the boys is to receive 20 per…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Cattle Stampede. Harden
On their arrival by train at Harden at 1 a.m. yesterday two of a consignment of 21 bullocks from Mt. Horeb to Flemington were found to have fallen down in their truck…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lower Prices for Sheep
The exceptionally big sheep penning at Flemington yesterday made buyers cautious, and lower values resulted. The fall was chiefly on the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →East Buys Wheat
Buenos Aires, Thursday.--Shanghai millers have bought 22,000 tons of Argentine wheat, to be shipped before the end of the month…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Subsidy On Fertiliser Sown With Next Wheat Crop
In some quarters an imisression appears to exist that the 15/ per ton subsidy to be paid by the Commonwealth Government on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Wool Sales
The New England, North and North-West Producers' Co., Ltd. (Nenco) will hold their seventh sale of the season on Thursday, February 16, when a catalogue comprising…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Breadstuffs. Wheat Buyers Quiet
The city wheat market was perturbed yesterday owing to overseas advices stating that three cargoes of Argentine wheat had been sold to Shanghai. Buyers were quiet, consequent…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Wheat-belt Samson
This has been a harvest marked by exceptional performances in stripping and carting. Not to be outdone by reports of huge loads of wheat, carted by the teams, "Hairy" Kelly carried four bags totalling 720 lb, a distance of six yards at the Alectoion railway yards…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London Butter Market Downward Trend Continues
The overseas butter market shows no improvement. In fact with the exception of Danish butter there is not a single redeeming feature in the position as disclosed by…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Butter Offer for Planes Helsingfors
The Finnish Government has agreed to purchase Czecho-Slovakian army aeroplanes if permitted to pay with butter instead of…
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