No Increase In Base Wheat Acreage
"Numbers of farmers are seeking permission to plant wheat in excess of the base acreage, and it would save a lot of work if they would…
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Firm Holds Sheep Sale Record For Long Period
CATTLE consigned to the Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Grain insurance and Agency Co. Ltd, have simple shad[?] and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dairy Farmers Not To Blame This Time
DROUGHT has been the cause of milk scarcities in the past, but this year it would be due to "inefficient b[?]c that control" and failure of the authorities to realise that price was a prime factor, said the secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →On the Land Reduced Dairy Output 40 Grafton Farms Stop Production
GRAFTON, Thursday.—Forty farmers in the Grafton area had ceased sending cream and pigs to the local factory because of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →May Not Be Enough Wheat to Meet Future Demands
MR. E. H. GRAHAM, M.L.A said he was gratified to learn that the Minister for commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Scully)…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Star Letter of the Week The Wheat Board Selection to the Editor of "The Land"
Sir,—Mr. Scully, for some reason known only to himself, has decreed that the ballot for the "selection" of producers' representatives on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country Claims Raw Deal in Transport Facilities M.L.A. Critical of Wool Conference
CONDEMNING the Government's failure to deal with the coal situation, Dubbo graziers declare that country districts are getting a raw deal in rail transport…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →F.S.A. President's Letter Two Years Too Late a Hue & Cry Is Raised: "Grow More Wheat!"
FELLOW MEMBERS,—Two years too late, a hue and cry is now raised, "Grow more wheat." Less than one year ago, the authorities were urging decreased wheat production. Why will not the Government listen to the advice and warnings…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Meat "Rationing" On Farm and Station
AMPLIFYING information given in "The Land" last week on meat rationing as it affects farms and stations, officials of the Rationing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm Building & Equipment Septic Tank a Boon for the Farm Home How To Go About Construction
A SEPTIC tank in a great boon the country man can enjoy if he has a good water supply, and the necessary means of disposing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Readers Views Farming of the Future to the Editor of "The Land."
Sir,—In a recent letter under the above caption, Mr. O'Neill states that I appear to advocate collective farming…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On & Off the Farm Red Scale On Citrus
Amongst the peats which will plague amateur and commercial citrus growers alike from now till March is red scale, and, said Mr. R. J…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trees and The Farmer Value of Three Acacias for Shade, Shelter or Timber; Fodder Uses Doubtful by a Special Correspondent
"THE LAND" welcomes readers' stories of their experiences with trees. When certain trees occur only in particular districts the benefits derived from each person's experiences don't circulate far enough. Reprinted in these columns, they provide a valuable exchange of ideas, a basis for action, for which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Loans To Dairymen For Hay Purchases
Dairy farmers in the Bowral-Moss Vale-Robertson area may secure cash advances from the Rural Bank to enable them to purchase lucerne,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Breeding Farm Stock Veterinary Fowl Ticks Call For Drastic Action
WITH the prevalence of worm weather the fowl tick (Argus Persicus) becomes active, and precautions should be taken to prevent mortality among the flock. The fowl tick in Now South Wales is found almost exclusively in the Riverina, Central and North-Western area, of the State. Almost such is the case, an occasional outbreak occurs at times in the coastal districts…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Oberon's 6000 Acre Crop of Peas
PEA planting in the Oberon district has been practically completed, and an unofficial, though fairly reliable, estimate…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Increasing the Average Yield "Breed, Feed, Weed" Still Best Dairy Slogan
ONE thing that the dairy farmer has realised as a result of wartime difficulties is the value of the high producing cow. The need for railing the average production of dairy cows in this country has long been atressed and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Milk and Green Feed Basis of One Farmer's Success
MILK and treen feed arc two or the constituent of the poultry feed given by a successful commercial egg' producer. Ninety per cent. of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Farm Tractor
CLEANLINESS Is the first requirement or any fuel system. Dirt that clogs fuel lines cuts off the supply of fuel and literally "starves" the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Shortage Of Seed Restricts Fodder Crop Sowings
M.R. G. T. DAWSON, senior agricultural instructor, yesterday deplored the fact that shortage of seed had greatly…
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