Dollar Wheat on Winnipeg Exchange
OTTAWA, Thursday (A.A.P.).-- Wheat on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange touched one dollar per bushel today, for the first time in five years…
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Fat Sheep Leading Feature At Cooma Show
THE Cooma P. and A. Association held its 68th annual exhibition last week and the committee should be pleased with the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Graziers' President Answers Wool Appraisement Critics
IN his address to the annual conference of the Graziers' Association in Sydney this week the president (Mr. H. R. Cowdery), who is also a member of the Central Wool Committee, denied that appraisers connected with buying…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wheat Policy Awaiting Advice From Minister
A senior instructor of the Department of Agriculture on Wednesday stated that some statement on Government heat policy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Food and Farm Labor Shortages Under Discussion in Reps. Fighting Must Come First—Curtin From Our Special Representative
CANBERRA, Thursday.—It was particularly noticeable that during the sittings of the House of Representatives this week more than ordinary attention has been devoted by both country and city…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Land "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care 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 advance, 12/6; two years. In advance, 23/-; three years, in advance, 34/-. Subscriptions 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. A. G. Hudson. Advertising Manager: E. W. Carter. 57-59 Regent Street, Sydney. Telephones: M 6971. Telegrams: (3 lines). "The Land," Sydney. Friday, March 19, 1943. Social Warfare on the Home Front
SYDNEY people woke up on Monday morning to find that there was no bread. Another strike had begun. This time the operative bakers had taken matters into their own hands,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Star Letter of the Week Jobs For One Big Farmers' Union
To THE Editor OF "THIS LAND." Sir,—There has been much talk about forming a union of all primary producers as a means whereby they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yes, We Have Intensive Farming to Rival England's! Striking Case From Cent. Tableland
WITH regard to the production, of Mr. Hurd on his 500-acre farm in England, as published in "The Land" of March 12, I think many farmers of the Central Tablelands can compare very favorably…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trees and The Farmer Suggestion For Providing Cheap Supply of Seedlings Present Prices Claimed as Obstacle
MAY it some further and more concrete suggestions aiming at establishing woodlot and specimen trees on the farm—providing shade and shelter for stock and field crops—growing a useful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →P.O.W. Labor Wanted for Farmers
AMOTION asking that, owing to great shortage of farm labor, carefully sclented prisoners of war should be made available, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parkes F.S.A. Asks for 4/- Bush, on Whole Crop
AT the annual meeting of the Parkes' brunch of the Farmers & Settlers' Association, a motion was passed urging the executive to take…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blue Peas A Worth While Crop
"SOME 2400 acree of blue peas were sown last year; and, in the main, results were very satisfactory, and would have been more so had it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On and Off the Farm Cooma Show Enthusiast
Mr. E. H. Quodling, patron of the Cooma P. & A. Association, which staged a one-day show last week, was president of the Association for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tukeys' Dropped Crops
"Subscriber": Dropped crops occur due to birds consuming large quantities of food the form of grain or seeds. Subsequently drink a lot of water, which causes the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Breeding Farm Stock & VETERINARY To answer your question, our veterinarian must know all the facts. Therefore, give hill particulars of the malady when you write. inquiries should be addressed to The Land Newspaper Ltd, Box 1558E, G.P.O., Sydney, and not to our veterinarian personally. How To Treat Horses Infected With Bots
AT different times bots in horses have been thought to be responsible for a number of diseased conditions, and even on occasions of being the cause of death. Much of this is due to the numerous postmortem examinations made by stockowners in cases where the cause of death is not known…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →432 Farms Vacated In South-West
IN its annual report for the year ended June 30, 1942, recently tabled in Parliament, the Rural Reconstruction Board states that 439…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On the Land Poor Apple Crop Many Failures
Although no final estimate is available, fruit authorities in New South Wales expect the season's yield of apples and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Randwick Tomorrow Farm Novice Handicap (1.45)
LANCE: Just struggled home from Zue in nine-furlong Maiden at Rosehill on Feb. 27. However, has not done much racing. May be improving. Honest type…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Our Readers' Views Letters to the Editor must include the name and address of writer, not necessarily for publication. The Editor is not responsible for the opinions of correspondents. Dividing of Wheat Quotas Condemned To the Editor of "The Land."
Sir,—I would like just to express some of my thoughts on the Government's action, in respect to their wheat quotas payment seheme…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Endanger Geelong Field
GEELONG, Saturday.--During the running of the Trial Handicap at the Geelong meeting this afternoon, a flock of sheep…
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