Wheat Deal Attacked £2 Million Tax Slug A Year'
A tax "slug" of £2. million was to be imposed on the Australian public this year to provide cheap wheat for New…
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New Zealand To Buy Wheat At 5/9 Per Bush
MINISTER for Agriculture and Commerce (Mr. Pollard) announced in the House of Representatives at Canberra this week,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →COWRA F.S.A. BRANCH Support For Wheat Campaign Urged
AT the instance of Mr. Twigg, Cowra branch of the F.S.A., at its meeting thin month, unanimously resolved "that all farming…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Good Rams Sold Well At Armidale Bidding Slack For Sheep In Drought Condition
SATISFACTORY prices were realised for the best lines and the general run of the market was reasonably good at the Annual Merino Stud Ram Sale at Amidale, on Wednesday. Top price paid was 80-gns., secured by private treaty for a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →N.Z. Wheat Contract "Truth Out At last"; Mr. Nock's Comment
THE treasurer of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of N.S.W. (Mr. H. K. Nock) commented as follows, yesterday, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →7/- a Bus. Aust. Basis, As Minimum Price Under World Wheat Agreement
DRAFT proposals for an international wheat agreement provide for a minimum export price for all exporting countries based on 125 cents a bushel lor No. 1 Manitoba. This would be equivalent to about 7/- a bushel f.o.b. Australian Eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.Z. Wheat Sale at 5/9 Taxpayers Will Now Have To Meet Loss Details of Contract
AUSTRALIAN taxpayers will now make up the loss to wheatgrowers on sales of wheat to New Zealand under…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Present Export Wheat Price of 14/5¼ a Bus. Is Record Probably Highest For More Than 100 Years
PRESENT export price of Australian wheat—14/5¼ a bushel—is probably the highest price recorded in Australia for more than 100 years. This opinion has been expressed by leading wheat authorities…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£46,000,000 for Seven Months Wool Sales; Values Show Rise of 47 P.C. Comparison With Appraisement Results
FOR 1,527,949 bales of Australian wool sold during the first seven mouths (July, 1946 — January, 1947), of the present auction season, proceeds totalled £46,074,474. This compares with 1,771,152 bales appraised, valued at £36,663,791 for the corresponding seven months of the previous 1945-46 season. The average…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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/-. Subscription 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 1558, G.P.O., Sydney, New South Wales. Board of Directors: W. C. Cambridge (Chairman), Hon. H. S. Henley, M.L.C.; E. Field; H. K. Nock; nnd A. Heath. Managing Editor: Asst. Managing Editor: H. V. Budd, M.L.O. A. G. Hudson. Advertising Manager: E. W. Carter. 57-59 Regent Street, Sydney Telephones: M 6971 Telegrams: (3 lines) "The Land," Sydney. Friday, February 21, 1947 Strange Affair of the N.Z. Wheat Deal
MR. POLLARD'S announcement in the House of Representatives of the contract for the sale of wheat, to the New Zealand Government confirms most of the previous reports emanating…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junior Farmers To Enter C'with. Broadcasting Contest
AN invitation from the A.B.C. to enter a N.S.W. Junior Farmer in the Commonwealth-wide broadcasting contest, to be finalised on Junior Farmers' Day (April 1) at the Sydney Royal Show, was accepted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Breeding Farm.stock.veterinary To answer your question our veterinarian must know all the facts. Therefore, give full particulars of the malady when you write. All Inquiries should be addressed to "The Land" Newspaper, Box 1558, G.P.O., Sydney, and not to our veterinarian personally. Corns Cause Serious Loss of Efficiency in Working Horses
ANY man who has a corn will know how it cripples him, and the horse suffers at least as much, with the additional disadvantage that he has to carry loads, which put a greater strain on the foot and so increases the pain. Let us be under no misanorehension — corns are a serious cause of loss to efficiency in working horses…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Sidelights on Farming a Quick Cup Of Tear
Water boils more quickly on mountains than on lowlands. This is due to…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →ON and Off the Farm "Royal" Preparations
An army of workmen has replaced the army of soldiers at the Royal Agricultural Showground in Sydney and is swarming all over the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →F.S.A. Man's Strong Plea for a National Farmers' Union To the Editor of "The Land."
Sir.—The comments by the F.S.A. president, in his weekly letter, on the summons served by the A.W.U. to appear in the Federal Arbitration…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Re-establishment Farm Loans to Ex-Servicemen £2,700,000 ADVANCED
DURING the past 12 months 3,898 loans, representing advances totalling £2,767,650, have been approved for ex-servicemen desirous of re-establishing themselves in agricultural occupations…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Nat. Farmers' Uion; F.s.a. Branch's View
THE chief business at the last meetof Temora branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association centred on the discussion of the General…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£500,000 Damage to Vic. Currant Crop
Recent rain in the Sunraysla dried fruits district of North-west Victoria has caused damage estimated at £500,000 to currant crops. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm Building and Equipment The Building of a Brick Copper INQUIRIES regarding the building of a brick copper have been made through the Inquiry Department, but owing to the limited space available for each inquiry, it would be impossible to fully answer the Question on that page. It is, therefore, dealt with here
The sizes of copper boilers for household purposes vary from 10 to 24 gallons and the diameters vary accordingly. A 20 inch diameter…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Pasture, Soil Survey at Trange Farm
OFFICERS of the C.S.I.R. have now left the Trangie Experiment Farm following the completion of pastures and soils surveys…
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