Wool Price is Inadequate for Needs of the Industry W.A. Producers' United Protest
A COMBINED meeting of representatives of the various Country Roads Boards, the Pastoralists' Association, Wheat and Woolgrowers'…
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Premier's Call For Action on Wheat Growers Stress Need For National Lead Revival of 3,000 Bushel Subsidy Plan Criticised
MANY prominent wheatgrowers expressed support this week for the contention expressed by the Premier (Mr. Mair), in his exclusive interview published in the last issue of "The Land," that an immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Section for the Poultry Farmer Egg Production the Primary Objective in Raising Poultry By an Expert
THE rise and fall of any breed of poultry can be attributed in commercial circles to the way egg production is maintained through the pullet stage and the first year of production…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Appeal For Farm Scrap Iron To Aid War Effort
It is hoped that there will be a good, response from country people to the appeal for scrap iron to be collected and sold to the Broken Hill Pty. Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Mobilised
ALL farmers and agricultural workers throughout France have been "requisitioned" by the Government, says a Paris message…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Apple Growers Face Serious Crisis Acquisition of Fruit Crop By Govt Arouses Criticism New Marketing Plan Begin
DESPITE strong criticism from growers in New South Wales and Victoria, the Commonwealth Government has proceeded with its plans for the acquisition of the whole of the apple and pear crop and its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Concessions for Farmers in Petrol Rations?
CONCESSIONS for farm machinery are reported to be provided in a petrol rationing scheme which, it is stated, has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Farm Horses at Queanbeyan Show
AT LEFT: The farm horse section at Queanbeyan Show was the best…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Upper Hunter Farmers Seek Drought Relief
A meeting of Denman district farmers last week requested the Premier to make available immediately a grant for drought relief on the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Polato Crops Suffer; Effect of Dry Weather
IN a review of potato crop conditions, the State Marketing Bureau reports that owing to the exceptionally dry and windy weather…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairymen Divided on Contract Price
There is a wide difference of opinion among dairy farmers on the equitableness or otherwise of the price fixed for butter under the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Aust. Farm Scientists Are Doing Good Work
Agricultural scientists were generally doing better work in Australia than in the United States, said tho senior agronomist of the Waite…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Inquiry Department Farm Laborer And Award
"A.B.C.": There is no award for farm laborers. A farm laborer is entitled to a I week's notice unless be misbehaves himself or does something serious, in which case he…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Market Reports Farm Produce
At Sussex Street yesterday Tasmanian Brownells and Bismarcks, £9 per ton. Dairy Produce…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Like Arsenic
The usual crop of cases of accidental arsenical poisoning of stock have been reported by the veterinary officers and inspectors of the stock branch recently. "It is extraordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Board Will Meet
"The subject will be discussed by the Australian Wool Board on Monday," said the general secretary of the Graziers' Association, Mr. J. W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations
All overseas quotes are for Thursday, February 29, 1940, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bradford Wool Control Melbourne
THE chairman of the Australian Wool Board, Sir Dalziel Kelly, to-day made a vigorous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Albury Wool Centre Melbourne
To present a case for establishment of a wool appraisement centre at Albury, Mr. Browse, M.H.R., interviewed the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Purchase. Appraisements of February 28
Appraisements of clips on Wednesday. February 28, have been supplied by the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association. One catalogue comprised the day's…
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