Wool Substitutes Not Ideal, but they May Improve
STATEMENTS that Australia need not fear substitutes for wool were to be deprecated, Mr. K. M. Niall told shareholders at the half-yearly meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farming & the land, 1935
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Dairy Farm Sale On the River Flats Close to Goulburn
AN excellent dairy farm of 211-acres of river flats known as "Charlton," situated two miles from the Goulburn (N.S.W.) post office, is for sale by tender,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Competitions. Results in the Parkes District. Interesting Summary
No fewer than 15 field wheat competitions were conducted this season in that part of the western district of which Parkes is the centre. Of these eight were promoted by the local…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Old Wheat Is Preferred But Trading Was Still Slack
Millers are showing a decided preference for old season's wheat, which, at a lower figure than the new cereal, permits…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wheat Market Local Business Shows Faint Sign of Activity
The Sydney wheat market closed very firm on Tuesday evening, buyers advancing their offers for new season's wheat at the finish. On Wednesday, the tone of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Cattle Dips Big Tender Let by Board of Tick Control
THE Board of Tick Control met as Lismore on Tuesday and accepted a tender for the construction of fifty-seven cattle dips. The new dips will represent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Handling Sheep Some of the Many Qualifications Required to be Successful
SOME time ago I was managing a large sheep station in Central Queensland. Really, I suppose, I should only class myself as a glorified overseer or assistant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Fibre Fineness Results of Inquiry in South Africa
THE opinion is more or lean general in New South Wales that South African wool, in comparison with Australian, falls below standard. In view of this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Prices and Our Economic Problems Financial Stability Importance of the Wool Industry to Australian Trade Indications of Improved Demand
The financial stability of Australia is governed almost entirely by the value of its primary production, and a rise or fall in price of these is instantly reflected in the general trend of business…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Corriedale Crossbreds Most Suitable Sheep for the New England District Good Rbsults Also From Polwarths
Trials carried out at New England experiment for the last four year under the supervision of Mr. E. A. Elliott (Director of sheep and wool) with the object of evolving a sheep most suitable for New England small flock owners have resulted in the selection of the Corriedale…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Market Is Firm for Wool Good Competition At Sales GREASY 16d. LB
Under very keen and well-distributed competition, the market at yesterday's wool sales continued at the best levels of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wheat Variety Trials Bencubbin, Baringa, Dundee, Aussie, Ford and Duri Give Good Yields
BENCUBBIN, the West Australian wheat evolved from a Nabawa/ Gluyas Early cross, is likely to become popular in New South Wales, although…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Buy-More-Wool Plan Getting Italy Back to Normal Tariff Concessions Suggested
INQUIRIES have been made by the Graziers' Association as to how Italy could be induced to buy more wool in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wheat Position Improves World Harvest Reduced Carry-overs May be Reduced and Prices Increased by Next July
IN an endeavour to obtain an idea of the prospects confronting wheatgrowers this year, a representative of "The Farmer and Settler" made a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Reduction in Egg Prices Tasmanian Potatoes Arriving on the Sydney Market Still Show Signs of Blight N.s.w.butter Production Holding Well
Case eggs were reduced a penny a d[?]en in sydney on Monday, and on Wednesday another reduction of a penny was made in the prices of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Lumpy Wool" Prevalent in Seasons of Heavy Rainfall FURTHER investigations carried out by Mr. J. H. Mason. Emolro Marketing
Board Research Fellow, and Dr. J. O. Bekker, Veterinary Research Officer, at Ouderstepoort (South Africa), confirmed the 'Opinion that "lumpy wool" was due…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Better Bull Scheme Farmer Alleges that Many Purebreds are Not Registered Proper Feeding Recommended To the Editor
MUCH has been said and printed about scrub bulls. First of all, I would like to know what a scrub bull is. Is he a mongrel-bred bull, or a pure-bred…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Jersey Herd at Scheyville Farm
This herd, consisting of 118 mature cows and 124 weaners and heifers, is under the control of Mr. Lee, an old South Coast dairyman, and is worked on a commercial basis (See story on Page 12 of this issue)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Leaming Maize Good for Early Cropping on North Coast
LEAMING is one of the oldest varieties of maize known in the United States of America, where, however, it is not now extensively grown. It has been selected…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Finance and the Farmer Banks Must Adopt Liberal Policy to Assist New Settlers
INEXTRICABLY bound up in the question of finance is the problem of closer settlement. In fact most of those who have devoted their ability to a…
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