Salesman Was Once Wool Buyer And Stud Manager
MR. GEORGE MAIDEN has been associated with the firm of George Maiden, Fraser and Co. Ltd., for the past 20 years, during…
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U.s. "Staggered" by High Cost of Wool
BOSTON, Thursday.--Payment of one dollar 58 cents (nearly 18- a lb for cleaned Australian clothing wools was "staggering," a dealer said today. Associated Press…
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A SERIES of dairy farm competitions, culminating in a State championship, would be conducted in…
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THIS year the dairy farm competitions conducted by "The Farmer and Settler," in conjunction with the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture and the Milk Board, will be given a wider scope. They will be run concurrently with the N.S.W. competitions sponsored by the Commonwealth Dairy Grant, for which the same judging schedule has been adopted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Dairy Farm Championship "The Farmer and Settler" Schedule Adopted By Grant Committee Big Incentives Offered This Year
A SERIES of dairy farm competitions, culminating in a State championship, would be conducted this year in New South Wales under the five-year plan to promote increased efficiency in the dairying industry, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) announced yesterday. Prize money totalling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tatura Farmer Wins State Championship In Victorian Dairy Contest
STATE championship in the Victorian Dairy Farm Management Competition for 1949 was won by Mr. V. R. Neilsen Tatura. Runner-up was Mr. L. Senini, Sale. This competition conducted by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →F.S.A. Executive Will Discuss Bulk Handling Of Wheat
ONE of the main subjects in be discussed by the Executive Council of the N.S.W. farmers and Settlers' Association on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Financial Editors Round-up Shares respond to London wool rise
The further rise in wool in London yesterday gave fresh impetus to the Sydney sharemarket today. Many front-rank industrials and other issues advanced. Tooth, ACI. British…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Wool up by 15 to 25 p.c. in London
LONDON, Friday.--International wool buyers crowded the opening of the London 1950 wool sales yesterday to…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →This Week's Dog Stories Nimmie Was a Sheep Dog Which Rode Pillion to Work
THIS is the story of a black sheep dog called Jimmie, which didn't mind riding pillion on horseback to his work, and once ran miles through paddocks to bring help to a youth who had been thrown from his…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Splendid Beef Cattle Section Expected Show Preparation Stars With Stock In Grand Condition More New Rabbit-proof Fences
PRACTICALLY without exception, beef cattle breeders visited during the week expected the cattle section of this year's Sydney Royal Show to be the best since World War II. They pointed out that the bulls and females imported during the past few years were beginning to make their mark and were exerting a great improving…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →"Futures" Selling By Manufactures Forcing Wool Prices Up Stockpiles Have To Be Created To Meet Order Commitments
LOW stockpiles of wool for manufacture, heavy commitments made by textile manufacturers, and the rehabilitation of the wool industry overseas—are all helping in the present high price level for the Australian clip. And there is no indication of any slackening in demand…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →U.S. Wool Bureau Refutes Claims Made For Synthetics Still On Top As World's Most Popular Fibre, They Find
CLAIMS made in regard to the progress said to have been attained by synthetics in the United States apparel field have been refuted by the Wool Bureau, New York, in a cable to the Australian Wool Board. In a section of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Church Migrant Scheme Puts Britons on Farms
THE appeal he had made in "The Land" on November 4 last on behalf of British families and single persons who were willing to come here and work on farms and stations had brought a flood of letters from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Week's Markets Reviewed Dairy Produce
The State Marketing Bureau reports: BUTTER: Production was again reduced, although the recent rain is expected to prevent any further substantial…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →A.p.p.u. Chief Urges Compromise by Farmers in Putting £ Back on Par
AUSTRALIAN farmers might accept a five to ten per cent. appreciation of the Australian £ towards parity with Sterling, provided certain safeguards were included in the trial arrangement. Mr. W. P. McAnaney, Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ulawarra Best Dairying Area
Figures just released by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture show that he Illawarra is the State's best dairy district, with an average of 6092…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Sidelights on Farming
Furs B.C.: The fur trade is of ancient origin. As early as the sixth century B.C. the Phoenicians brought furs to Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Linseed Disease Light Next Crop
Pasmo, a disease which attacked [?]inseed crops in every linseed grow[?]ng country in the world, had attacked [?]inseed crops in New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Farm Building and Construction How to Lay a Concrete Floor
MOST farmers and graziers sooner or later have to take an active or supervisory part in the laying of a concrete floor or path, and this article tells you how to set about it and how to obtain a durable, hard wearing…
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