Junior Farmers Why members lose interest in their club
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 16
APPARENTLY in America only about half of the, first-year 4-H club members re-enrol a second year. To find out why, a survey was taken in 11 western States, and some of the answers will be of interest to junior farmers in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Lightest crop for years
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 3
TAMWORTH potato crops are being harvested Yields are disappointing and are the lightest for years,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Garden Tractor Man-of-all-work on the Farm
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 12
ALONG about the turn of the century, some man in the United States got tired of wielding a hoe in his garden. He bought a push-type cultivator and attached to it a small gasoline engine. Thus the lightweight garden tractor was born…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cotton Crop In Pakistan
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 12
SECOND forecast of the area in Pakistan under cotton crop for the year 1951-2 is 3,070,000 acres (American 2,747,000 acres…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dutch Farmers Cheapest Producers of Europe
Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 3
Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Books For Princess
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 3
LONDON. Jan. 11 (A.A.P.). —Princess Elizabeth will study Hereford beef cattle while she is in Australia, says Reuters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Where Black Sheep Are Prized
The World's News · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 23
ABOUT black sheep, Curious (WN 1/12/51) might be interested to know that black wool is highly prized in Sardinia, a large island off Italy…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Letters Falling Wheat Production Incentive Scheme Urged
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 2
Sir,—The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, says the Government is worried about the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Meet the Hawk-A Farmer's Friend Contrary to popular belief, most birds are friends, not foes, of mankind
The World's News · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 17
It has been estimated that each hawk—with the exception of the eagle hawk (or wedge tail)—is worth at least £8 a year to a…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →True Crime The case of the Punctual Farmer Farmer Smith's punctuality upset a killer's plans
The World's News · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 26
WHEN Iowa (USA) farmer, Corliss Bruntlett, 51, was hanged for murder in July, 1949, lawyers argued on the rights and wrongs of…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →OPINION Thinkers, not sheep, are what we need
The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 January 1952 · page 9
IN their preoccupation with the dangers of inflation and the cold war both State and Federal Governments may be allowing the mortar…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Eggs May Rise to 76 DOZ. Farms left
The Sun · Sunday 13 January 1952 · page 9
EGGS would be severely rationed next winter and might cost 76 a dozen, experts said yesterday. This was because so many poultry…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool for Sth. Africa
Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 9
World-class merinos will be exhibited at the first South African national merino championship show…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Market Stays Steady
Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 16
The wool market was generally unchanged on last week's closing rate when sales were continued in Sydney today. Bidding was irregular…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Show Wool for Sth. Africa
Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 9
World-class merinos will be exhibited at the first South African national merino championship show…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Show Wool for Sth. Africa
Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 9
World-class merinos will be exhibited at the first South African national merino championship show…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Refunds To Be Taxed
Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 2
CANBERRA, Mon. -- Refunds of the 7¼ per cent, wool levy would be included in woolgrowers'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Refunds To Be Taxed
Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 2
CANBERRA, Mon. -- Refunds of the 7¼ per cent, wool levy would be included in woolgrowers'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.k. Wool Will Sell Quietly
Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 9
The United Kingdom wool market is entering a quiet phase from which little change is expected until sometime late this month the International Wool Secretariat…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Demand to Recover London Viewpoint
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 4
Production and demand for wool will recover in due time, claims the International Wool Secretariat,…
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