Inglis Concern Tops List Of Cattle Sales For Year
SELLING efficiency of the firm of William Inglis and Son Pty. Ltd, is a matter of family tradition coupled with a sound…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farming & the land, 1948
5,907 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250
Wool Sales New Record Made At Newcastle
A RECORD price for a Newcastle auction was made on Wednesday, when five bales of superfine quality wool, sold on…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Negotiations On The Wheat Stabilisation Scheme Break Down
NEGOTIATIONS that have been in progress since Monday between the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation and the Federal Government for a long-term wheat stabilisation plan broke down completely on Wednesday night Only course now open to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →End In Sight of State's Protracted Wheat Harvest
THE unduly protracted wheat harvest in N.S.W. is now rapidly drawing to a close. If dry hot weather continues for another week or so, the bulk of the wheat will he harvested…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Agreement on Wheat Canberra Talks Break Down
AFTER three days of discussions between representalives of the Federal Government, State Governments and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Standards In Cattle Section At Nowra's 72 nd Show
FOR more than 70 years the Nowra show, held under the auspices of the Shoalhaven A. and H. Association, has been the shop-window of a flourishing dairying and agricultural district Severty second show last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Trade; Brokers' Reports Finer Crossbreds Grown
Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report:—The great disparity in prices for coarse crossbred wools compared with line crossbred and Merinos is exerting its influence on…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Dairy Farming On Upgrade Output Shows Increase Best Season For Fifty Years
IT was 50 years since such favorable seasonal conditions had been experienced in New South Wales, and January rainfall was all that could have been desired, said the Chief, Dairying Division, N.S.W. Department of Agriculture (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Milk Inquiry Delay Irks Dairy Farmers
IT did nor seem possible that the Milk Board's inquiry would be completed by March, the general secretary of the Milk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cats or Cattle Don't Mean A Thing To This Three-year-old
DIMINUTIVE three-year-old Ann Mackenzie is as friendly with big stud Beef Shorthorn bulls as she is with her pet kittens. She is the daughter of the stud groom at Whitney Pastoral Co.'s "Coombing Park" Stud at Carcoar…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Star Letter of the Week What Constitutes a "Bushel" of Wheat? to the Editor of "The Land."
Sir,—It seems to me that while we whealgrowcrs are suffering at the hands of two hostile forces—adverse weather conditions and the wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmhouse Scones
Farmhouse scones, also cooked on a griddle or hot-plate, need really sour milk. When it has thickened it makes perfect scones…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →50 Million Bus. Crop in Victoria
THIS season's wheat harvest in Victoria is expected to reach 50 million bushels—well above the State average—despite disease and adverse…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →F.S.A. President's Letter Rural Commission's Plan For Agric. Organisation; Bureaucrats At The Top & Farmers At The Bottom
FELLOW PRODUCERS.—If you are in any doubt over the introduction of the supplementary Bank Order System, the thing to do is to invite one of your zone Councillors—or better still, all of 'em—to attend…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →ON and Off the Farm Rice Farmer's Big Day
Murrami rice farmer, Allan Malcolm, had a day out last week. On the day he was re-elected president of the F.S.A. District Council for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Direct Action May Be Forced on Producers F.S.A. Chief Tells Farmers' Meetings by Our Special Representative
THE Government is provoking farmers to such a degree that they may soon have to retaliate with "direct…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Value of Govt. Experiment Farms Stressed By Minister; Efficiency Aim by Our Special Representative
IT was a tragedy for Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area settlers when the Yanco Experiment Farm was taken over some years ago by the Education Department, said the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cereal Rye As a Fodder Crop
MR. HUGH W. DAVIS, of Ardlethan, writes to "The Land":—Having read in "The Land" of experiments in the growing of cereal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy Industry —Doings— Milk Production Well Sustained
MILK production in New South Wales reached its peak during January, and is now on the decline, reports Mr. G. McGillivray, chief of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farm Building and Construction Hints on Roof Construction; How to Cut Plumb Bevels 2
THIS is the second article of the series dealing with the construction of a hipped roof. The 9ft. wide garage, discussed in previous articles, has been chosen as a practical example for roof practice in catting hips and creepers. This instruction is adaptable to any squared building…
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