Embattled Chinese Farmers
"Dragon Seed." By Pearl S. Buck. New York: The John Day Co. Subtitled "A Novel of China To-day," this inevitable best…
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5,487 stories in Sydney's papers · page 74 of 250
Inland Potato Crop Generally Poor Prospects
The dry season, virus diseases, and moth attacks have contributed to reduce New South Wales' inland potato crop to less…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Feeding and Wool Production; Interesting Tests
INTERESTING tests have b[?] conducted in Western Australia financed by the Australian Woo[?] Board, to obtain a picture of the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Cheaper
Sheep were 1/ to 1/6 a head cheaper at Flemington yesterday. Good to prime lambs were firm, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girls Dip Sheep
These girls help to keep the farm producing. They are dipping sheep on Mr, W. B. Farley's property, "Plenty," Canowindra…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cracked Sheep Dip
"A.B.C.": Cracking of a concrete dip some time after construction is caused by the weather, the soil contracting and moving, and the lack of suitable reinforcement, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wheat Market
There was a [?] better demand for wheat for the local produce trade in the Sydney market yesterday, but trading in export wheat was [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain Needed in Pastoral Areas
In New South Wales pastoral contentions for the most part continue to be unsatisfactory, reports the Australian Woolgrowers' Council. North…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Dry Pastoral Country Agistment Scarce
Except in northern New England and the northern rivers, pastoral conditions are still unsatisfactory in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Scientist's Death
Dr. G. P. Darnell Smith, who died in Sydney last Friday, aged 74, developed the dry-dusting treatment of seed wheat with dopper carbonate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Whole Wheat Pudding
1½ cups cooked whole wheat, ¼ cup brown sugar, 1 egg, ¼ cup molasses, ½ teaspoon soda, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 cup raisins, ½ cup milk, 3 tablespoons…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Sheep Dog with a Cough
"Mrs. G.": My sheep dog has a cough, which has been in existence for some months. He does not cough all the time, but coughs frequently,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Whole Wheat Quick Bread
3 cups whole wheat flour, 2 cups white (all-purpose) flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ cup…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wheat Licences; This Year's Policy
ANNOUNCING the wheat stabilisation policy for this year, the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) said this week that growers in all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reduction in Wheat Area Substantial
There are indications that there will be a substantial reduction In the area that will be sown to wheat, due to shortage of labor, the danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Drop In Production of Butter & Cheese
FOR the period from July to the end of January butter production in the Commonwealth totalled 2,017,081 cwt., a drop of almost 250,000 cwt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boonoke Stud Rams For Sydney Sheep Sales
Some of the high quality Merino rams from the Boonoke stud of P. S. Falkiner and Sons Pty, Ltd. which will be offered at the stud ram sales in Sydney this month, (Boonoke sale team reviewed next page.)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →De-Greasing Wool; Important Research
THE Wool Industries Research Association, Torridon, Leeds, is studying the question of de-greasing wool, and the Australian Wool board…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Merryville's Attractive Sale Team; Great Wool Cutters
MERRYVILLE PTY. LTD., Merryville, Yass, will be offering the usual number of special stud, stud and specially selected rams at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Urge Immediate Start on Power Alcohol From Wheat
The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) is to be asked by the Australian Wheat-growers' federation to expedite the establishment of power alcohol…
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