Wheat Production Cost Figure 'Unfair to N.S.W.'
ADDRESSING the F.S.A, executive council meeting last week, the treasurer, Mr. H. K. Nock, said that the figure freed for wheat production costs…
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Wool Sales Up 14 p.c. In 7 Months
Wool sold in Australia for the first seven months of the current season, to January 31, realised £210.46…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Record Air-Lift of Stud Beef Cattle for N.T. Show, Sales
THE biggest single air-lift of pedigree cattle in the history of the beef cattle industry in Australia is being planned by the Shorthorn Society of Australia for a show and sales in the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →More Bulkheads Wanted at Key Points in Northern Wheat Belt
THE co-operation of next month's Northern Zone conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association will be sought by Tamworth branch to urge the State Government to build wheat bulkheads in six northern centres…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Poor Grain Quality Offsets Record Wheat Yield Bigger Area Next Season?
BAKING quality and protein content of this season's wheat will be poor, says Department of Agriculture cereal specialist (Mr. G. Nicholson). He considers that unusual seasonal conditions were largely responsible for this poor quality…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →'Test Tube Challenge' To Wool Has Some Handicaps Prof. Hunter Answered
DEVELOPMENT of the new synthetic fibres represents an outstanding achievement of chemical industry, and there can be no doubt that they have come to stay…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trade, Finance, and Overseas Markets 7-months wool cheque £210 mil
Brokers sold 2,075,730 bales of wool for £210,462,000 during the seven months ended January 31. For the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A Page for the Man on the Land Australian support for U.S. wheat moves
Australian wheatgrowers supported the United States move to get a price of 224 a bushel in a new International Wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Scientist on "Test Tube Challenge" to Wool Synthetic Fibres Have Many Drawbacks Dr. Lipson, an outstanding Australian wool scientist, has written the accompanying article in reply to the recently widely-publicised articles by Prof. T. G. Hunter, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Sydney University. Prof. Hunter analysed the newer synthetics in detail and inferentially indicated a gloomy future for wool. He also asserted that, compared with synthetic fibres, research and development work in connection with wool is "virtually non-existent."
AS indicated by Professor T. G. Hunter in his recent articles, the development of the new…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Big Damage By Farm Fire
Damage of more than £4,000 was caused by a five-hours' fire in a storage shed at Belabula…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Farm Water Supply
Two additional field engineers are to be appointed to the Farm Water Supplies Branch of the Water…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Many Farm Accidents
Farmers in the United States, England, New Zealand and Australia are carried over the large…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Maize Crops In Clarence "Good"
LATE January rains have transformed the maize crop position in the Grafton-Clarence River district, reports agronomist Mr. R. J. Flynn…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Dairy Champions at Inverell Show
PLACEGETTERS in the class for A.I.S. cows in milk at last week's Inverell Show. The winner of the class (on left) and champion A.I.S. female is Messrs. W. Waddell and Son's Oakey Vale Ethel. (Other Show pictures P. 25, Report, P. 20.) GRAND CHAMPION dairy bull of show was Mr. J. J…
Continued on Trove, page 48 →Television & The Farmer
THE annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association should discuss the impact…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →A Youthful "Farm Hand'
Lloyd, the 21-months-old son of Goulburn's Fair Rose, busy feeding the pet lamb down in…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Model American Farm Kitchen Saves Time, Wrinkles, Varicose Veins
SINCE a food-hungry world has accented the great trnth that…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →The Land "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care for him who cares for it." Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations Official Organ of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales. Subscription Rates: One year in advance, 25/-; two years in advance. £2/8/-; three years in advance. £3/11/6. Subscription to "The Land" includes the "Farm and Station Annual," Single copy "The Land," 6d;; single copy "Farm and Station Annual," 3/Contributions are invited and will be paid for an publication. No responsibility can be accepted for the return of manuscript, but when stamp is enclosed every effort will be made to ensure return of unsuitable matter. Cheques, money orders, etc.. should be made payable to The Land Newspaper Ltd. Address business communications to the Manager, and literary contributions to the Editor. "The Land." Box 1558. G.P.O.. Sydney. N.S.W. Board of Directors: W C. Cambridge (Chairman). Hon. H; S. Henley. M.L.C., H K Nock, A Heath and H. V Budd, MIi.C. Managing Editor: H.V.BUDD M.L.C. Asst Managing Editor: a G Hudson. Advertising Manager: E W Carter 57-59 Regent Street, Sydney. Telephones: M 6971. MA 9680. MA 3336 Telecprams(5 lines) "The Land." Sydney Rlverina Representative: J. P McMenamin. 164 Edward Street, Wagga. Telephone: Wagga 3872 Friday, February 13, 1953. Tax Information for Producers
THE Federal Government is to be commended for its action in issuing a booklet to give farmers and graziers the fullest information on the workings of the income…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Money From Dairying, Pigs; Irrigation Pays
IRRIGATION and an abundant supply of pastures, both green and conserved, have brought security to dairymen in the Victorian Goulburn Valley…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.s. Farm Girl on Three Months Visit to Sth. Aust
FIRST American Farm Youth delegate to visit South Australia arrived during January. She is Miss Lucille Marshall…
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