Winderadeen Holds Crossbred Wool Records
SEVERAL important price records for crossbred and comeback wools are held by Messrs. Geo. Armstrong and Son Pty., Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming & the land, 1942
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Record Made for Wool in Tasmania
SECOND half of the wool appraisement season is now well under way and big offerings are being dealt with throughout the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →U.s. Holds Huge Wool Supply
NEW YORK, Wednesday (A.A.P.).-- United States supplies of apparel wool for this year total 1,138,000,000lb., the American Woolgrowers' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Season's Wool Appraisals Exceed £30,000,000
APPRAISEMENTS for season 1941/1942, up to December 31, 1941, totalled 1,955,155 bales, with an appraised value…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Farmers Make War Plans
SOME south Coast dairy farmers are already planning a "scorched earth" policy to make things difficult for an invader,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Fair Planned Beef Breeders Review Proposal for Easter Show and Sales
A STUD cattle exhibition and sales will be held at Easter under the auspices of the United Stud Beef Cattle Breeders' Association, providing the necessary permission can be obtained from the National Security authorities and railway transport is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Man on the Land. Reports and Hints. Next Season's Wheat
Australian wheatgrowers are advised to base their sowings for the coming season on the acreage used for last season, as the Government is planning for an expected…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Increased Price for Milk Cabinet Decides on Rise as from Monday Next Review of Butter Position Soon
FROM Monday next dairy farmers supplying Sydney and Newcastle will receive an extra 4d. per gallon, bringing the total to 1/4, for their milk. That decision, made by the State Cabinet on Tuesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool for Russia and the United States Sales Made by Britain will Help to Avoid Big Surplus after War
AUSTRALIAN pastoralists have a great interest in the recent announcement that supplies of wool were being sent to Russia. The sales were arranged by the British Government, which has complete control of the bargaining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Control of Wartime Wool Sales Full Story of Arrangements with Britain and the United States Importance of Increased Clearances
PURCHASE by the Government of the United Kingdom of the Australian wool clips for the period of the war and for one full year thereafter was a step taken as a means of prosecuting the war. Purpose of the Government of the United Kingdom was not only to obtain supplies of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →State Spends Allotment on Farm Relief
ALL of the £[?],000 allotted to New South Wales by the Commonwealth Government to all[?]ate hardship suffered by primary producers had been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers Could Supply Scrap Metals
FARMS Should not be overlooked in the drive for scrap aluminium and other metals needed to help the war effort, declares Mr, A. G. Brans, South…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Heat Damages Citrus Crop
CITRUS grawere in and about Gosford and The Hills districts are disturbed because of the severe damage done to orange crops by the continued heat…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmers' Credit Sharp Restrictions Being Imposed
MANY farmers in various district throughout New South Wales are gravely alarmed at the section of certain local business people,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Farm Tractor
PLUGS sold to-day possess a very long life and, although they may not be actually worn out after working for 400 or 500 hours, they will certainly be past…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Another Bush Argument To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler"
Dear Sir, I HAVE read, with interest, the letters a concerning that controversial bush problem "marsupial birth," It brings to my mind another perpetual argument of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In Natural Way To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler."
Sir,—The resurrection of tho "marsupial birth" argument contrasts strangely with the report, in your columns, of the modern marvel of "virgin birth"—the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Good Farm Management Necessary Main Factor in Effective Control of Erosion
UNDER good farm management, including use of crop rotations, it is possible to arrest soil erosion, and to maintain or even increase the productivity of the soil. There can be doubt that due…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Junior Farmers Win State Titles
L PATERSON, Gerogery Club, won the State Junior Farmer championship for fat lamb raising. Winner of the championship for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fortuitous Water Good Supply on Grenfell Farm
MR. G. R. B. WILLIAMS, Gwandaian, Grenfell, has been troubled, like many other men in his district, by water shortage rather than a scarcity of feed,…
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