£60,959,849 Paid For Last Season's Wool
Australian woolgrowers received £60,959,849 for the 1940-41 clip, which was sold under the United Kingdom Wool Purchase Agreement. PAYMENTS made for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farming & the land, 1942
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Diocesan News From All Parts of the State Lismore Bishop CarrolL's Lenten Pastoral Letter
"The strength of God's arm will be with the soldiers —Australian and Allies—fighting for our country and our liberty—both civil and religious. Animated by Faith, and defending so noble a cause, there is good reason for…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Bigger Oat Crops Called for
MR. MAX HENRY, chairman of the primary industries evacuation committee, has painted out that it is desired to encourage the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Green Manure Crops Will Supplement Fertiliser Programme
INCREASED fertility that results from the growing of green manure crops a largely the result of the improvement on soil structure and water holding…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm Machinery Needs Careful, Adequate Servicing
ONE of the most serious disabilities under which primary industries labor is the excessive cost incurred in depreciation and operation of the average farm plant. The average capital outlay in plant is considerable, and the significance of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sow Green Crops Before April
ALTHOUGH March and April were considered the best months for sowing lucerne and clover, they could be sown in May…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Torpedo Boats To the Editor, (the "Farmer and Settler"!
Sir! Motor torpedo boats would be a wonderful weapon in the defence of Australia, If we could build a large fleet of them now, say well upstream on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aggressive Policy Preferrable to Plans for Mass Evacuation To the Editor, this "Farmer and Settler"
Sir: I like many hundreds of farmers throughout the coast, to-day find myself in a dilemma as to just what is the policy of our Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Tractor
SOME present-day from tractors are fitted with coil ignition. This form of ignition provides a stronger spark when the engine is being turned over slowly…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Queensland Weekly Letter Big Impetus In Dairy Output Record Cheese Out-turn
SINCE the big rains a few weeks ago dairy production in Queensland has made a marked recovery, a feature of which has been the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Material Increase Sought Ministers Ask Farmers To Begin Immediately on Large Scale Vegetable Production
A VERY rapid and material increase in vegetable production to overcome the present serious shortage is so urgent that the Department of Agriculture is taking all possible steps to ensure that production…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Save Us From Another Board (To the Editor, the "Farmer and Settler.")
Sir: A perusal of the W. H. Paine plan for the vegetable Industry shows that it is proposed to set up just another organisation. For what? To give us…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Marsupial Birth To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler"
Dear Sir: I have read quite a few letters in the "Farmer and Settler" about marsupial birth, which concerns me very much as I have half-a-dozen pets in my…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nitrogen Supply For Irrigation Crops Can Be Maintained
SHORTAGE of nitrogenous fertilizers makes it necessary that farmers, fruitgrowers and vegetable growers should use all possible means…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farm Lands Bring High Prices
GOOD prices are being realised for farming properties in Britain, according to the "Farmer and Stockbreeder."…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Record Barley Crop Two Years' Supply
Australia now has sufficient barley in hand to suffice for two years, so that the planting of even normal areas in the coming…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Combine to Defy Tick Officials
GRAFTON, Thursday. --Grafton tick officials were barred from taking cattle at two properties in the Clarence district today. At both…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farmers Combine to Defy Tick Officials
GRAFTON, Thursday. -- Grafton tick officials were barred from taking cattle at two properties in the Clarence district today. At both…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Junior Farmer Wheat Crop Champions
[?] T. [?] has won the Junior Farmers State wheatgrowing [?] [?] was second and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Crop Restriction
Wheatgrowers in Central and Western Riverina, reports the agricultural instructor for those areas (Mr. J. Bowmaker), are restricting…
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