Country Party Policy On Wheat
POLICY of the Country Party on wheat is stabilisation based upon a guaranteed minimum first advance and equal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming & the land, 1946
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Some Problems of Wheat Stabilisation
ONE point about the wheat stabilisation plan that is being criticised by individuals, though not by growers' organisations, is that when a farmer gives up-wheatgrowing, he will apparently lose the money…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aust. Wheat Crop Below, Pre-war Average; N.s.w. Has Good Yield
ALTHOUGH Australia's wheat yield per acre in 1945-46 exceeded the average of the five pre-war years, the total estimated harvest of 144…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Homebush Stock Markets Monday Smaller Sheep Yarding
The Sate Marketing Burea reports:—Supplies were again relatively light on Monday, penning comprising 22,057 head of chiefly only fair finality. Wethers and ewes…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Britain Is Exporting Wool Again
PRIOR to the war, Great Britain's consumption of wool averaged about 2,150,000 bales annually. It is now estimated to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rationing of Stock Feed Wheat Opposed
A PROTEST against any form of rationing of wheat for cattle, pigs or poultry, or for use as stock feed, has been lodged…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain Brings Better Pastoral Outlook Helpful Falls In All States
RECENT rains have improved pastoral conditions in many parts of the Commonwealth, a survey made by the Australian Woolgrowers' Council reveals. New South Wales: Good general…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bright View On Clearances of Wool
ACCORDING to press reports, the chairman of the International Wool Secretariat in London recently expressed the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Correspondents Discuss Wheat Scheme F.S.A. and Wheat Stabilisation to the Editor of "The Land."
Sir,—In the last issue of the Land" a paragraph was published stating that the Wheatgrowers' Union had informed the State…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Wool Producers Bred On High Country
LOCATED 23 miles west of Cooma at an altitude of 4000-ft., Murlingbung Merino stud is producing sheep of sturdy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Quotations. Overseas and Sydney. Thursday, Feb. 21
All overseas quotes are for Wednesday, February 20, 1946, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. London Values:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Committee Will Be Great Help In Wool Disposal
THE Australian Wool Realisation Commission had appointed an advisory committee comprised of woolselling brokers, representative of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Should Be Cleaned Up By Easter Recess
THERE is still a big weight of wool in store awaiting appraisement, but unless anything at present unforeseen occurs to stop operations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →F.A.Q. Wheat Standard Fixed At 63½lb
THE f.a.q. for wheat was fixed last Friday at 63½1b. per bushel, compared with 631b. for the last season…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →C.P. Policy on Wheat Stabilisation; 10 Year Plan With 5/9 Guarantee
THE Federal Country Party policy on wheat provides for a 10 years stabilisation scheme with a guaranteed price for the first five years of 5/9 a bushel f.o.r. ports, and equal participation by growers in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Saltbushes Of Great Pastoral Value Fodder Plants That Will Withstand Severe Drought Conditions Providing Protective Covering For Soil
MAJORITY of New South Wales saltbush species, which belong to the family Chenopadiaceac, are of value pastorally, although a few are regarded as noxious weeds, writes Dr. N. C. W. Beadle in a current of the soil Conservation Journal. Dr. Beadle, who for the past…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Star Letter of the Week A "Sheep for Britain" Week to the Editor of "The Land."
Sir,—I have noticed quite a few letters in your pages these last few weeks from people growling about the price of wheat—none more than…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pests Reduce Output Of Needed Foods Serious Position In Cattle Areas Demands Drastic Action Fuller Use Of D.D.T. Advocated
RAVAGES of the buffalo fly and the arsenic-resistant tick are having a serious effect on beef and dairy production in Queensland. As a result, the drive to ship more food to Britain is being handicapped. Owing to the favorable weather…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Southward Movement of Buffalo Fly Alarms May Enter N.S.W. Before End of Year; Serious Menace To Beef, Dairy Industries
The southward movement of the buffalo fly in Queensland is creating serious alarm. Already having passed Central Queensland the fly is likely to enter northern New South Wales by the end of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poultry Farmers' Animal Conference The annual conference [?]
The annual conference of the Associated Poultry Farmers of Australia will be held on March 22, 23, and 24; and many motions have…
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