Sydney Wool Sales No Change Strong Demand for all Descriptions
CONDITIONS at Sydney wool auctions this week were practically a repetition of those which prevailed last week, though the market was, if…
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British Philanthropist to Buy Our Wheat? Wheatgrowers' Union Plan Received with Scepticism
THE scheme announced by the Wheatgrowersi' Union of New South Wales for the sale direct to a large British concern of members' wheat at prices which, it is claimed, would return 6d to 7d a buahel above present world's parity, was received with flcepticiam this week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Synthetic Wool. Staple Fibre from Straw. BERLIN, March 2 (A.A.P.)
A factory has been completed at Wittenberg for the manufacture of staple fibre from straw for making synthetic wool. It is expected to attain an output of 20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Way Out of Wheat Price Problem Exporters Must Share Market Canadian Pool Leader's Plan
INTERNATIONAL agreement to share the world market, as the only way out of the present wheat problem,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Around the Western Beef Cattle Studs Strong Team of Shorthorns from Coombing Park; Red Polls at Bundaleer and Windella
THE Whitney Pastoral Co. Ltd., Coombing Park, Carcoar, will be represented at the Royal Show by a strong team of 11 Shorthorns,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Land "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care for him who cares for it." Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations Official Organ of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales. Subscription Rates: One year, in advance, 12/6; two years, in advance, 23/-; three years, in advance. 34/-. Subscription to "The Land" includes the "Farm and Station Annual.". Single copy, "The Land," 3d; single copy, "Farm and Station Annual," 2/-. Contributions are invited and will be paid for on publication. No responsibility can be accepted lor the return of manuscript, but when stamp is enclosed every effort will be made to ensure return of unsuitable matter. Cheques, money orders, etc., should be made payable to The Land Newspaper Ltd. Address business communications to the Manager, nnd literary contributions [?] the Editor, "The Land," Box 1558E, G.P.O., Sydney, New South Wales. Board of Directors: Hon. W. C. Cambridge, M.L.C., General Secretary, Farmers and Settlers' Association of N.S.W. (Chairman): Hon. H. S. Henley, M.L.C., General President, Farmers and Settlers Association bt N.S.W.; E. Field (Vice-President, Farmers and Settlers' Association;. and H. K. Nock, M.P. Managing Editor: H. V. Budd. Associate Editor: M. A. H. Laidlaw. Advertising Manager: E. W. Carter. ADDRESS: 57-59 Regent Street, Sydney Telephones: M 6971 Telegrams: "(3 lines) "The Land," Sydney. Friday, March 3, 1939 Your Wheat And London Parity
THE Wheatgrowers' Union caught the public eye this week by announcing that it has "completed arrangements for its members sell next season's wheat direct to a large English company at world…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →F.S.A. Branch News and Notes F.S.A. General Secretary's Letter Deputation to Meet Page on Home Price Wheat Plan
OWING to the absence in recent weeks of the Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page) at Cabinet meetings in Melbourne and, later,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fads about FARMING in other COUNTRIES New Zealand Lambs for Canada
FOLLOWING the despatch of two experimental shipments of New Zealand lamb to Canada, last season arrangements are being made for…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →W.A. Handled Crop without Silo Congestion
AREPORT from Western Australia reveals that the bulk handling system in that State handled 27,750,000 bushels of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"War to Gain Control of Dairy Industry"
"A WAR is being waged to take the control of the dairying industry out of the hands of producers," declared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →6½ Million Acres Under Crop In N.S.W.; More Oats Now Grown
THE total area under all crops in New South Wales in 1937-38 was 6,470,000 acres, an increase of 513,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deline in Number of Farm Horses, But Tractors Increase N.S.W. Statist's Figures
ACCORDING to figures issued by the Government Statistician (Mr. S.R. Carver) and compiled from annual returns of landowners, the number of horses in the State at March 31, 1938, was 528,625—a decrease of approximately 17,000 during the year. On the other hand the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Number Now Employed on Farms
THE number of men permanently employed for wages on rural holdings in New South Wales in 1937-38 reached the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News and Notes For the Pig Breeder At Wagga Farm
DURING a recent visit to Riverina, Mr. A. F. Gray, senior piggery instructor, inspected the new piggery, now practically completed, at Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Farmer Under Lien Outlines problem To the Editor of "This Land."
"Sir,—Since the depression first hit this generation, I noticed that a number of farmers who were operating under liens, etc., never seemed to care if they did anything…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Maize Crop Much Less than Normal
THE New South Wales maize crop yield will be considerably below average. In most of the maize districts weather conditions this season have…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Breeding Farm Stock & VETERINARY To answer your question, our veterinarian must Know all the tacts. Therefore, give full particulars of the malady when von write. Treatment of Strangles in the Horse
RECENTLY some peculiar cases of strangles in horses have been the subject of questions from…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A Section for the Poultry Farmer Broodiness Requires Careful Attention During the Summer
DUE no doubt to the intense heat experienced throughout the State this summer, broodiness appears to be very prevalent, and is causing much trouble on many farms. This trouble usually makes an…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Potato Crops Below Average
Potato production will fall short of normal In New South Wales this season, reports the State Marketing Bureau…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farmer's Tractor and Road Travel
"Subscriber": I have a rubber-lured tractor, approximate weight 2 tons. I have occasion to travel at times along roads to get from one paddock to the…
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