Grain Storage on the Farm. Cheaply-built Silos
The illustration at the bottom of this column is of two galvanised iron oat or wheat bins, erected on Rocky, the J. P. Cunningham Estate property at Mendooran…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farming & the land, 1940
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Improved Pastures Pay. High Dairy Production. KYOGLE
The record of Mr. F. W. Snow, of the Dyraaba soldiers' settlement area, shows how high dairy production follows pasture improvement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britain's Sugar Supplies Assistance From Beet Crop LONDON
Britain's pills and pastilles can still be coated with sugar, because medicinal confectioners' requirements are not rationed…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fierce Fire Sweeps Crops Wagga
MANY sheep, thousands of acres of crops and grass, and miles of fencing were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers Make Future Wives Good Cooks
"A girl who can't cook would not be much use as a farmer's wife. "John Toomey. 23, Nowra farmer, said this yesterday. He is a member of the Nowra [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Market
Trading on the local wheat market was restricted to-day. The quiet tone which has prevailed since the rise in prices a month ago is…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wheat Farmers Hoot Minister Adelaide, Jan. 9
Four hundred, wheal growers in the Pinnaroo Institute last night were present at a meeting- to hear the Minister for Commerce (Senator McLeay)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quiet Demand for Wheat
Wheat trading was quiet yesterday. Produce merchants bought quietly, but millers did not operate. Export prices are:--New season's: Silo,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →First Wheat for Britain Soon
MELBOURNE, Monday.--First shipments of wheat and flour to Britain under the agreement announced last Thursday will leave Australia soon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Purchase. Appraisements of January 11
Appraisements of clips on January 11 of the Australian wool clip purchase plan have been supplied by the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Last Season's Wheat Bounty. Final Payments Soon
It is hoped that the final payment of bounty on last season's wheat crop will be made to growers soon. The amount is governed by the extent of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Sale of Wheat to Japan Canberra
Australia has gained at least another £1,120,000 by the sale to Japan of 7,500,000 bushels of wheat,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian Butter for Britain. Contract Prices for Early Shipments. MELBOURNE
The Australian Dairy Produce Board has been informed that the British Ministry of Food is prepared to pay contract f.o.b. prices for all Australian butter that reached Great…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat Sale Will Not Help Growers SYDNEY, Jan. 15
“The sale of the 63,000,000 bushels of Australian wheat to Britain will not solve the problems of the wheat farmers,” Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →— on the Land — Stocksales. Prime Lambs Are Dearer. Irregular Cattle Market
Prime suckers were dearer at the Flemington saleyards yesterday. Heavy wethers recovered the fall of last Thursday, and trade sheep were very firm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warwick Farm Explosion. £250 Reward Offered
The Government yesterday offered a reward of £250 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever caused the explosion in the electilcity sub-station at Warwick…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Heavy Pea Crops at Lithgow. Invasion of Pickers. LITHGOW
The pea crop in the district is heavy, and there has been an invasion of pickers from Sydney and other centres. A special train runs from Oberon several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Finnish Farmer Writes
I read your paper eagerly when I get it in my hands: my financial position is not sound enough to buy the paper myself…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Butter Quality
During the week ended January 12, 91 per cent, of the boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found true to brand description, as being of choicest grade…
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