Mice Plague Threatens In Wheat Areas
REPORTS from the southern wheat districts of New South Wales indicate that mice are multiplying rapidly and fears are…
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Allies' Large Wheat Purchases London
The "Financial News" says that grain circles estimate that the Allies have bought since January 1, at least a quarter of a million tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Butter and Cheese Contract. Minister Talks of Acquisition
The Minister for Commerce, Senator McLeay, commenting on the sale of our surplus dairy produce to Great Britain, stated that the Federal Government was particularly pleased…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Will Judge Horses and Cattle at Royal Show
THE names of judges selected by the R.A.S. for the various divisions of the horse and cattle sections of the 1940 Sydney Royal Show were announced this week. Four States are represented in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Pastoral Outlook Satisfactory in Most States, but Rain is Needed
PASTORAL conditions are patchy in parts of New South Wales and Western Australia, but the outlook elsewhere in the Commonwealth is satisfactory, according to reports received by the Australian Woolgrowers' Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bradford Wool Tops Business London
Supplies of wool tops at Bradford are sufficient to keep machinery fully employed, and exports of tops continue substantial…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wool Purchase. Appraisements of February 13
Appraisements of clips on Tuesday, February 13, have been supplied by the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association. Two catalogues comprised the day's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Styles in Wool Autumn Knitwear Collection
Simplicity is the key-note of Knitwear styles for 1940. FROCKS, suits, jumpers, and cardigans rely on tailored lines and…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wool Kings on Top Sydney, Feb. 14
Top grade wool (AAA) from a big station in the Goodooga district of N.S.W. was appraised (sold) at 21 id per lb…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Council To Meet on March 4
A SPECIAL meeting of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council will be held in Sydney on Monday, March 4, to consider matters relating to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Trade. Large European Sales. LONDON, Feb. 15
According to the "Financial News," grain circles estimate that, since January 1, the Allies have bought at least 9,333,000 bushels of Danubian wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Urge Changes in Wool Plan; W.A. Action
DISSATISFACTION with various features of the wool appraisement scheme will be expressed by delegates from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool in Wartime. Purchased by the British Government
The purchase of the Australian clip by the British Government following on the outbreak of war has overshadowed all experiences with wool during the past year. The contract is for the, duration of the war and one clip thereafter. It therefore, at least covers the sale of two season's supplies which, with last…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Better Prospects for Wheat. Record Depression in 1938-39 Season
War coupled with a smaller United States crop than usual and a greatly reduced Argentine crop, has resulted in considerably brighter prospect for the Australian wheat industry in the 1939-40 season. The 1938-39 season will be remembered by…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Another 1½ Million Bushels of Wheat Sold for Export Marketing Progress Reviewed
IN the fortnight ending last week-end the Australian Wheat Board made sales of wheat amounting to 1,888,000 bushels at prices varying from 3/10¼: to 3/11 ¼ a bushel f.o.b. for bulk wheat, and 4/1¼ to 4/25/8 a bushel f.o.b. for bagged wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stud Cattle Breeders in the North are Full of Optimism by Our Stud Stock Representative
DESPITE unfavorable weather conditions, Northern beef cattle studmasters are pushing ahead with the preparation of many highclass teams for the Sydney Royal Show. There is a general feeling of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Need For Wheat Area Cotrol Aust. Agricultural Council Drops Restriction Plan Review of War-time Marketing
THE Australian Agricultural Council, at its meeting in Hobart last week, discussed the question of control of wheat production, but it was agreed that no restriction was necessary at present in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Big Increase in Wheat Estimate Commonwealth Harvest Is Now Near Record 210,450,000 Bushels Is Latest
ANOTHER remarkable increase has occurred in the total wheat harvest for the Commonwealth for this season (1939-40). According to a revised estimate just issued by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. Roland Wilson) the crop now totals…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Future For Dairy Produce and Meat; Minister's Advice
IN his opening address to the recent meeting of the Australian Agricultural Council, the Minister for Commerce (Senator McLeay)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Few Farmers Take Advantage of Valuable Research Knowledge
DESPITE the knowledge made available through agricultural research, said Mr. E. Breakwell, supervisor of school agriculture in his…
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