Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations
All overseas quotes are for Wednesday, March 19, 1941, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney are…
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Homebush Stock Sales Monday Quality Sheep Firm
The State Marketing Bureau reports: Supplies of sheep and lambs at the Homebush sakyards on Monday totalled 32,014 head, and were for the most part of fair quality…
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"Y.Z": (1) What, was the area [?] wheat sown in 1920, and 1930 to 1940, in N.S.W.? What number of tracton were in use in wheat-growing in the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Record Price for Half-bred Wool
At the March wool appraisements in Launceston 23[?]d, was paid for half-bred wool. It is believed to be an Australian record…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Power Alcohol from Surplus Wheat; Canadian Proposal
UTILISATION of the wheat from 2,500,000 acres of Western Canadian farm land for the production of power alcohol is recommended by Dr. W. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minister's Hint; Wool Instead of Fat Lam[?]
A HINT to farmers to conc[?] trate on wool-growing in preference to fat lamb production was given by the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On and Off the Farm Value Of The Oat Crop
In continuance of its campaign to bring about greater diversification in the wheat areas of New South Wales the current issue of the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Crop of Cowpeas Helped Farmer To Win Big Prize For Fat Lamb
COWPEAS on a Darling Downs properly in Queensland have proved a splendid feed for milking cows as well as for fat lamb raising, and brought…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Official Control Maintains Price of Wheat Despite Huge Supplies
IN a statement made available this week by the Premier (Mr. Mair), dealing with the world wheat situation, it is pointed out that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Outbreak of Stomach Worms in Sheep on Northern Grass Land
A serious outbreak of worm infestation has occured in the Northern Tablelands and North-western districts, the District Veterinary Officer…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →New England Horses and Sheep Were on Parade at Glen Innes'
GLEN INNES and Central New England P. and A. Association's seventy-third annual exhibition was a successful fixture held under war-time conditions. To prepare exhibits for shows,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Market News and Reviews Brokers' Views Australia's Wool Cheque
WINCMCOMBE CARSON LTD., report:—The British wool contract, in conjunction with greater production, has given a decided impetus to Australia's wool revenue. Last season…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →More Storage Needed for Wool and Meat; War-time Conditions
WOOL and meat production must not fall short of the amount that could be transported overseas, said the president (Mr. E. L. Killen) in his opening address at the Graziers Association's conference…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Vaccinate and Drench Sheep Now to Prevent Black Disease Losses by Our Veterinarian
IN affected areas, black disease in sheep is now in full operation, and, unless already carried out, no time should be lost in vaccinating the flock…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Permanent Show of Australia's Wool New York, Thursday (A.A.P.)
Wool exhibits from the Australian Pavilion at the New York World's Fair, 1939-40, are now installed permanently in the Philadelphia Industrial Museum. Strength of Australia's ties…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Will Not Move for Higher Wool Price from Britain, Graziers' Assn. Decides
CONCURRING in the view expressed by Mr. J. P. Abbott, M.P., that it would be grossly unfair to add anything to the burdens Britain was now carrying, the annua! conference of the N.S.W. Graziers' Association in Sydney this week rejected a motion that a sliding scale be introduced into the British wool purchase scheme to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Apply for Increased Wheat Area Almost a Million Acres Above Average is Sought In N.S.W.
ALTHOUGH the Premier (Mr. Mair) announced at the week-end that the area already applied for by wheatgrowers in New South Wales, under the wheat stabilisation scheme, probably exceeded by 500,000 acres the average area sown to wheat for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sidelines Swell Income on this Goolagong Farm
MR. E. IDIENS, of "Kangarooby," Goolagong, has great faith in the value of sideline crops and practices in supplementing the farm income. On "Kangarooby" some years ago good returns were obtained by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers Want Cut in Interest Reduction Woul Ease The Burden of High War Costs
PRIMARY producers are urging that there should be a substantial reduction in interest rates. It is emphasised that although interest rates on Government loans have fallen considerably, no similar advantage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Section for the Poultry Farmer Selecting Birds for the Show Bench; Points to Remember By an Expert
NOW that entries for the poultry section at the forthcoming Royal Empire Show have closed, and the official list of judges been anounced, exhibitors, fanciers, and studbreeders will be active in the selection of suitable stock for that exhibition…
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