Dearer Cattle at Homebush
There were 39,500 sheep, including 17,300 lambs, and 978 cattle, offered at Homebush to-day. The market for sheep and lambs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farming & the land, 1941
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Expert's Wool Crisis Warning
"There is not a sheep breeder in this country who knows fully how to control the product he is handling."…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wheat Prices Many People Express Dissatisfaction
DISSATISFACTION from many quarters was being voiced nl the recent Increased price of bugged wheat under the last advances made by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Committee Chairman Reviews the Season's Appraisals
SINCE the recommencement of appraisements after the Christmas vacation, 410,880 bales of wool have been appraised in the various centres,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Liverpool Started by Chance Many Memories. Lucky Convict Found Cattle
So deliberate effort led te the opening up of that part of the country represented by the municipal district of Liverpool. Mere chance called attention te it at a very early period of our history. Of the cattle brought out in the first fleet, two bulls, and three cows strayed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Demand for Stud Sheep. Successful Sale at Goulburn. GOULBURN
One of the most successful stud sheep sales yet held in southern New South Wales attracted a record crowd from many districts including lower Bombala,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bencubbin Yielded Best in Western Trials Experts Call. It Maim Crop Variety for District Drought Proved Value of Modern Wheats and Farm Practice
WHEAT variety trials in the Dubbo district demonstrated that Bencubbin was the west's best yielding wheat, and according to a departmental expert, it must be considered the main crop variety…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmers Prove that Wyong District Will Grow Good Lucerne
MR. s. RICHARDS, Doonralong, near Wrong, has disproved the claim of some farmers that lucerne cannot be grown successfully in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Working Model Mower Made by Junior Farmer
CHRIS CULLEN, 12 years old son old son of Mr. J. W. Cullen, Foxground, via Gerringong, has made a working model of a mowing machine which reveals great…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Kangaroo Valley Farm
A FARM of 167-acres portion of the old Oaborlle estate Kangaroo Valley is to be offered at n by Mr. E. W. King at Nowra on March 1. About 100-acres of good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Competition of Shoalhaven and Illawarra Farmers made Nowra Show a Success
ALTHOUGH cattle entries at Nowra's 66th show last week were fewer than in 1940, a very high standard of quality was maintained. Cattle were in splendid condition, The district has made a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers Embarrassed by Labor Shortage
THE sudden transformation caused by the beneflecent ralns of a few weeks age has brought some serious problems to many men. They are In u quandary as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Potato Yields on Monaro State Crops Show Signs of Virus
MONARO potato crops have made excellent progress since the rains and heavy yields are Indicated. Tho area sown, however, may not equal last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tractors on the Farm
IT is surprising what a large amount of fuel Is wasted by some tractor drivers. Waste Is to be deprecated In normal times it is more…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Land Future of Farm Products. Planned Programme Strong Leadership Needed. Taree
"Although Australian agilculture is seriously affected by the present restriction of exports, the prospects of tremendous demand for our…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Better Maize Crops. Field Competitions. Splendid Season Ahead
Because of the fact that the coming season is expected to be the best for maize for many years, keen interest is being taken in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Apple and Pear Yields. The Pooling System. Big Crops in Most Districts
The pome fruit crop in New South Wales promises to be particularly good this season, but how much of it will be sold under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Green Feed for Poultry. Crops Foe Autumn Sowing
Two of the most suitable green feed crops for poultry are lucerne and Berseem clover, and those who are contemplating the planting of additional areas…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →They Breed Sheep and Dairy Stock
MR. R. A. MARSDEN and his two sons, Messrs. R. W. and S. A. Mursden, of "Anahdale," Blayney, are well-known western stud breeders…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Butter Quality
The chief of the Division of Dairying, Mr. O. C. Ballhausen, reports that duiing last week 91 per cent. of the boxes of butter examined by the State butter…
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