Strong Market When Wool Sales Resume
INDICATIONS point to a very A strong market at the resumption of Australian wool sales on January 16, and prices should be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming & the land, 1950
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Big Increase in Red Poll Cattle in Great Britain
UNDER present conditions, farmers in England are one of the most important groups of the community because the production of meat and milk is one of the biggest problems of home-grown food supply…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mannequin Wears Wool From Head To Foot
HIGHLIGHT of a recent fashion display at one of the smartest restaurants in Paris was the presentation of a mannequin…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →5050 (Letterettes in fifty words) Handling Wheat Payment
"Wharfie's" claim about averaging £10 a week is screwy. Wharfies get…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →ON and Off the Farm Finley's Finest Crop
Mr. B. C. Johnson, of Carinya, South Coree in the Finley district, has grown a crop of Dawn oats which averaged 20 bags to the acre…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mort Pioneered Aust. Wool Sales and Export of Perishable Goods
THOMAS SUTCLIFF MORI was one of the founders and pioneers of Australian industries. He played a leading part in the establishment of Australia's wool markets, pioneered the export of perishable goods by refrigeration, and provided docks to handle the world's shipping. In the historic Vaucluse House…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wheat For 1950 Sowing Recommendations Follow Stock Of New Rust Races
APPEARANCE in New South Wales this year of two new races of rust, resulting in the loss of rust resistance of many wheat varieties, have made several changes in variety recommendations essential. Main features of the recommendations, made by the Division of Plant Industry of the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture, are the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Twenty-Five Merino To Pen Sheep At Orange Sound Market Should Meet Top Quality Offering
ORANGE, centre of a rich grazing district of western New South Wales, will attract sheep breeders from widespread parts of the country on January 17, when the 27th annual ram sales will be held there. Renowned studs will pen Merino, Corriedale and British Breeds of sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →World Needs More Wool U.K. Transfers Reach £5 Million Per Week
IN 1948-49 the world used up, it is estimated, 1,966,000 bales of wool more than it produced. The deficiency was made good from war-time accumulated stocks. That these stocks are fast diminishing is a warning to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Breeding Farm. Stock. Veterinary To answer your question our veterinarian 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. Prevention, Treatment of Tick Paralysis in Dogs
AT this season, of the year dogs are likely to pick up ticks in areas where the parasite occurs, and, as a cure is, in many cases, difficult or impossible, it behoves owners to concentrate on prevention. This information, Riven in…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Pictures From a Finley Farm
Mr. N. W. Crosbie, of Belvedere Park, Finley, runs a herd of Friesian dairy cattle on his mixed farm, and sends the cream to Finley butter Irrigated wheat on Belvedere Park stripped 15 bags to the acre…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm Training at Catholic College
The aim of the new agricultural course to be introduced at De La Salle College, Armidale, says tho Roman Catholic Bishop of Armidale (Bishop E. J. Doody)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mobile Crews, Plant Take Off U.s. Crops
MOBILE crews and modern equipment take off huge wheat harvests in America. Working northwards as the fields…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Farm Building and Construction Save on Low House Walls
TWO previous articles have shown that appreciable savings can be effected in floors, and in walling material. A further saving can be effected in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →MISCELLANEOUS If in doubt about any of the multitude of general questions that crop up from time to time, consult "The Land," Waterproofing Tarpaulin
"Inquirer": Any of the following methods of waterproofing would be suitable for a tarpaulin. A reliable proprietary preparation is "Repellex," a…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The Challenge of Today to Our Junior Farmers
THE Junior Farmers of to-day are the productive agriculturalists of to-morrow, and they must fight many powerful obstacles which will prevent, not only this country, but the rest of the world, from becoming economically stable…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sidelights on Farming Market for Hop Clover Seed
It is reported that a 10-ton load of hop clover seed has…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Dutch Farmers Grow Herbs
SINCE the war, 350 Dutch farmers have taken up growing of medicinal and aromatic herbs, states a Netherlands Information Bureau…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pallamallawa Grows Champion Linsee[?] Irrigation Crop One Point Behind Winner
MESSRS. L. F. and L. J. Cosh, Karoola Pastoral Co., Pallamallawa, have won the inaugural linseed growing championship competition. conducted by the N.S.W. Royal Agricultural Society with a 22 bushel crop. Mr. J. Ross, Rosslea, Finley, has been placed second and Messrs. R. J. Doolin and Sons, Myall Downs, North Star, third…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From Producer To Consumer To The Editor, "Farmer and Settler."
Sir.—With the close of the apple season for another month or so, I would be glad of space In your columns for several observations…
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