Bark Fibre and Wool
A process to combine redwood bark fibre with sheep's wool has been patented by a Callfornian (U.S.A.) lumber company…
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Stud Cattle Fair May be Held
Although the Sydney Royal Show has been abandoned for this year, it is thought probable that sales of purebred beef and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations
All overseas quotes are for Wednesday, January 14, 1942, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stud Cattle Fair and Sales to be Held?
Following the abandonment of the Royal Show, a meeting of the United Stud Beef Cattle Breeders' Association Council, will be called to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Half-year's Wool £31,799,249
Wool appraisements for the first half of the 1941-42 season totalled 1,955,155 bales, valued at £31,799,249. of which £30,298,979 has been paid to suppliers…
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IT is understood that early action will be taken by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) to reconstitute the Australian Wheat Board…
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PERTH, Thursday.—A telegram sent by the Primary Producers' Association to the Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, seeking information…
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DESPITE the statement of the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) last week, announcing the Government's policy on wheat acreage this season, it is contended by leading wheatgrowers that the greatest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shorthorn Cattle Notes Son of Letham Hugo Changes Hand
A ROAN Shorthorn bull by Letham Hugo, for whom the late Mrs. I. Whitney once refused an offer from the Argentine of £8000 over her…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →More Sheep in N.S.W.; Livestock Figures Reviewed
The number of sheep in Now South Wales increased by 1,195,000 in 1940-41. following an increase of 5,495,000 in 1939-40. The total at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Sales Difficult This Year, Says Pool Chairman
"UNDER present conditions I fear that much of the wheat delivered to the board this year will remain unsold in 12 months' time," declared the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir Clive McPherson) after the last meeting of the board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the Land Cease Growing Wheat W.A. Minister's Suggestion
PERTH. Thursday.—A suggestion that it might be better to cease wheat growing m Western Australia until the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Protects Sheep Against Cold Wind Tree Lucerne Forms Excellent Shelter for Lambing Paddocks
THE provision of suitable shelter for stock is perhaps one of the most generally neglected aspects of sound management on Australian farms. This is very frequently a matter for comment by visitors from other countries where the extremely cold winters have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mair Criticised for Advocating Wheat Pay on Bushel Quota To the Editor of "The Land."
Sir,—In last "Land" I notice Mr, Mair is again suggesting that 3/6 should be paid farmers for the first 3000 bushels of their wheat, and he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Payment is Too Small; How Can this Man Carry On? To the Editor of "The Land."
Sir,—The wheat payment of 2/10, less freight, for silo wheat is insufficient, It has been stated that it may be a considerable time before another…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Whitewash for Farms
"A.H," (1) 10 lb. of fresh unslaked lime, 1 lb. powdered glue, 1 lb. powdered alum. Slake the lime with boiling water. Dissolve the glue, also the alum, in hot water, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Land "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution. but the land will will for him who cares for it." Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Official Organ of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales. Subscription Rates: One year, in advancc, 12 6; two years, in advance, 23/-; three years, in advance, 34/-. Subscription to "The Land" includes the "Farm and Station Annual." Single copy, "The Land," 3d.; single copy, "Farm and Station Annual," 2/-. Contributions are invited and will be paid for on publication. No responsibility can be accepted for the return of manuscript, but when stamp is enclosed every effort will be made to ensure return of unsuitable matter. Cheques, money orders, etc., should be made payable to The Land Newspaper Ltd. Address business communications to the Manager, and literary contributions to the Editor "The Land," Box 1558E, G.P.O., Sydney, New South Wales. Board of Directors: Hon. W C. Cambridge. M.L.C., General Secretary, Farmers and Settlers' Association of N.S.W, (Chairman); Hon. H. S. Henley, M.L.C.; E. Field (Vice-President, Farmers and Settlers' Association); H. K. Nock: and A. Heath. Managing Editor: Associate Editor: H V. Budd. M. A. H. Laidlaw. Advertising Manager: E. W. Carter ADDRESS: 57-59 Kegent Street, Sydney. Telephones: M 6971. Telegrams: (3 lines). "The Land," Sydney. Friday, January 16, 1942. Telling Wavell What To Do
GENERAL WAVELL, Allied Commander-in-Chief in the South-west Pacific, has arrived in the Netherlands East Indies, to establish his headquarters there. It is a pity he could not have chosen a spot in Sydney—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crisis In Dairy Industry; Many Producers Face Ruin
THE dairying industry in New South Wales, faces the most serious crisis in its history. The loner dry spell, which in some areas is the most severe on record,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Farmer Reps, on New Relief Board
THE Rural Reconstruction Board has been reconstituted and now includes four representatives of farmers and two of creditors…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hay-carting on a Western Farm
Loading a truck in a hay field on Mr.S. C. Taylor's farm, "Happy Valley," Wyanga. PHOTO: THE LAND…
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