No Flour Tax Money Yet for Marginal Wheat Districts
ALTHOUGH the South Australian Government has made three requests to the Commonwealth for money from the flour tax fund for…
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Wheat and Flour Last Year's Exports from W. A.
There was a considerable increase in the number of shipments of wheat under Government certificate last year, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russia Buying Wheat. Winnipeg, Jan 18 (A.A.P.)
Traders estimale that 1,000,000 bushels of wheat were sold on Tuesday and Wednesday for shipment to Vladivostock. The possibility of Russia, buying wheat for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Market News and Reviews Brokers' Views Australia's Wool Sale
WINCHCOMBE, CARSON LTD. report:—The wool market in the United States and elsewhere has not shown signs of booming. The New York Futures top market from its August…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Dry Conditions Spread in North-Western N.S.W. Pastoral Outlook Satisfactory in Most Parts of Australia
THOUGH in the Western Division the exceptional run of good seasons is being maintained, in many parts of New South Wales pastoral conditions are moving rapidly in an unsatisfactory direction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Restriction May Be Dropped Big Soles To U.K. and Better Market Outlook Alter Position Production Check in War-time Dangerous?
The marked change in the outlook for the marketing of the Australian wheat crop may mean that a system of wheat acreage restriction will become unnecessary. Although no official announcement has been made so far, it is known that experts associated with the Federal Department of Commerce, who have been preparing plans for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Section for the Poultry Farmer Autumn Hatching is a worthwhile Proposition By an Expert
AT the end of this month (January) thoughts will be focusscd on hatching autumn chickens. Only a few breeders hatch chicks at that period of the season, but if others gave a little thought to such a proposition they would find it worthwhile…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →At Big Master Farmer Field Day
ABOVE: Some official visitors at the presentation of the trophy won by Mr. N. S. Bate in the Coast and Tablelands Championship of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Produce Maize Seed on the Farm, Is Expert's Advice
THE idea that seed must be imported each year to the farm for the maize crop was all wrong and successful farmers were nowadays…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →10,000 Miles to Judge Champion Farms
IT was revealed by the General Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. W. C. Cambridge, M.L.C.). when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Valuable Work By Field Officers Dept's, Efforts Helping to Raise Standard of Farming F.S.A. Secretary's Praise
"DO not harshly criticise officers of the Department of Agriculture, but help them all you can," said Mr. W. C. Cambridge, M.L.C., Chairman of Directors of "The Land," and General Secretary of the F.S.A., in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Contest Is Spreading The Gospel of Better Farming Chairman on Master Farmer Aims
"THE Master Farmer competition has been of the utmost value in spreading the gospel of better farming," said Mr. A. E. Budd, M.L.A., and Vice-President of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, who presided at the presentation of championship…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Praise for Master Farmer Contest Big Gathering of Field Day on Coastal Zone Winner's Farm Bodalla Man Receives Champ. Prize By Our Special Representative
CHAMPIONSHIP prizes in the Coastal Zone of the Master Farmer Competition were presented by the Director of Agriculture (Mr. A. H. E. McDonald) at a monster field day on the property of Mr. Norman Bate, Old Bodalla, Bodalla, late last week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Standard for Dairy Breeds Still Necessary
"I WOULD rather take a good looking sire from a medium producing family than a bad looking sire with a big…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Junior Farmer Girls Hold First Vacation Camp Fine Gathering at Nowra
The first vacation camp for girl members of Junior Farmer clubs, which concluded at Nowra last week, was so successful that…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Australian Dairymen Concerned
The advantage likely to be gained by margarine in England because of war conditions was causing serious concern to the Australian butter…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Breeding Farm Stock & VETERINARY Seeking Control Method for Contagious Abortion
It is probably not realised that a great amount of experimental work is being carried out in the Commonwealth in connection with that most disastrous disease of cattle, contagious abortion…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Australia's Good Wheat Deal with U.K. Agreement Provides for Payment at Rate of Almost 4/- Bush., Bagged Price for Half of Big Order Yet to Be Fixed
FOR half of the 56,000,000 bushels of Australian wheat just purchased by the United Kingdom Government from the Australian Wheat Board the agreed prices are 3/11 5-8d. a bushel f.o.b. for bagged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Market
Activity was again at a very low level in the Sydney wheat market yesterday. Inquiries for wheat for flour for export were few…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wheat Stabilisation
The Bural Bank announces that the final payment under the Wheat Industry Stabilisation Act will begin immediately. The distribution is in respect of wheat sold or delivered…
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