Latest Survey Of N.S.W. Wheat Position
UP to last week-end [?] 50,000,000 bushels of wheat had been delivered to N.S.W. receiving points from the current…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Farming & the land, 1948
5,907 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250
Many Find Wool Board's' Films Of Great Value
IN it recent three-monthly period 112 films were sent by the Australian Wool Board's film library to organisations in all Staten and to some…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →For Better Dairy Farming Entrants Helped By Competitions
OUR announcement last week that the coastal dairy farm championship competitions, conducted by "The Farmer and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Milk Board Will Co-operate Generous Prizes Allotted For Dairy Farm Competitions Special Points For Quality
THE Milk Board has decided to conduct a competition within the Milk Zone in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture 1948 coastal dairy farm championship competition, organised by "The Farmer and Settler." Prizes of £10 are offered for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Season Of Pastoral Plenty Lush Growth Of Grass Victorians Making Tons Of Meadow Hay
CULCAIRN, Monday.—Southern N.S.W. and western Victoria are experiencing a pastoral season of such excellence that few graziers can recall its like. Cattle are doing exceptionally…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Japan Helps Rise In Price For Medium Merino Wool
PURCHASING of wool for Japanese mills has been a notable feature of Now Year Bales. The supplies bought chiefly comprise fair to good…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Board Hits Govt. on Sales of Wheat at Concession Prices
THE Australian Wheat Board in a statement issued this week expresses grave concern at what it considers is a whittling down of its responsibilities by the Commonwealth Government in the disposal of wheat which it was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wool Trade; Brokers' Reports Values 5% Over Last Week
Winchcombe Caraon Ltd. report: The selection submited at our Sydney wool auction on Tuesday was representative of the Now South Wales woolgrowing…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Big Wool Cheque From First Six Months of 1947-48 Season
STATISTICS released this week by the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia reveal that during the first six months of the 1947/48 wool season, from July 1 to December 31, 1947, the total proceeds from 1,344,377 bales sold was £61,750,308, showing an average…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Care Urged in Selection of Seed for Wheat Sowing Avoid Shot and Sprung Grain
SHOT and sprung wheat should not he used for sowing if it is possible to obtain seed of better quality. On the other hand, plump, bleached grain may be sown with confidence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Formers Discuss Wheat Problems Change In F.A.Q. Wanted; Board Asked For Policy On Dockages, Cornsacks
OBEJECTION to the present practice of adopting the f.a.q. standard of the previous year as a basic minimum standard for the following year's wheat receivals was expressed at a meeting in Sydney yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rise In Wheat Price Under Stabilisation Plan 6/3 Bulk Until 1951-52 Season Higher Price Also on Local Market
THE Commonwealth Government has increased the guaranteed price to wheat growers under the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sidelights on Farming
Leached Food Not So Good: It is commonly recognised that food leached by rain is decresed,…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →ON and Off the Farm Harvest Worries
Of the 1,050 acres of wheat grown on his property, "Arkell," Weethalle, this year, Mr. C. Darrington estimates thawt 40 per cent. will never be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Voice of Australian Farmers Must Be Heard
AUSTRALIAN primary producers cannot afford to ignore the importance and influence likely to be achieved by the International Federation of Agricultural Producers. As the President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Field Day at Yanco Farm on February 4
A FIELD day is to be held at Yanco Experiment Farm on Wednesday, February 4, commencing at 2 p.m., and all farmers are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Produce Sussex Street Prices. (Wholesale Market)
The State Marketing Bureau reports:- BUTTER: Current production figures, Show an increase of 100% on the corresponding period in 1947, which enables…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Serious Losses From Contagious Abortion in Dairy Herds
CONTAGIOUS ABORTION in their dairy herds has caused severe losses to Tumut dairymen. When a cow loses her calf due to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tumut Dairymen in the Money
THIS week the 209 suppliers of cream to the Tumut Co-operative. Dairy Co. will be paid cheques totalling more than £36,000, due to the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →World Food Crisis International Farm Body Has Big Job
THE big job ahead that awaits a properly organised world federation of national farm organisations is stressed by Mr. James Turner, president of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers, in a…
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