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Deputy Director Of Agriculture Retires, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

The Deputy-Director of Agriculture, Mr. F. L. Shier, has retired after 47 years in the Department of Agriculture.

A short history.

Carton Packs For Granny Smith Apples, J S. Bloomfield

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE demand for bruise-free apples by overseas buyers has been mainly responsible for the development of fibre board cartons as export apple containers.

A Calendar Of Farming Operations For Cereal And Sheep Areas Of Western Australia, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THIS calendar of farm operations for the Cereal and Sheep areas replaces the calendar published in the December 1949 issue of the Journal of Agriculture and reprinted as a leaflet.

This leaflet was subsequently reprinted twice with some amendments.

Let's Look At Dairying, Maurice C. Cullity

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

FOR several years there has been a lot of gloomy forebodings about the future of the dairying industry.

It has been said that there is a drift from dairying; the industry is declining; or even that it is finished.

Banana Packing And Waxing, J A F Lawson

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

IN 1955, representatives of the Carnarvon banana growers approached the North- West Branch of the Department of Agriculture with the suggestion that tests be made concerning the value of waxing bananas prior to consignment.

It was claimed at the time by the Director of Horticulture of the Queensland Department that, by means of wax dipping, bananas had been transported from Northern Queensland to Brisbane, ripened artificially, and then returned to Northern Queensland for sale in the middle of summer, whereas the undipped fruit arrived completely unsaleable.

Industry Reports: Manufacturing Methodology The 1947 Interindustry Relations Study, United States Department Of Labor, Bureau Of Labor Statistics

Accounts and Data

The study of Interindustry Relations for 1947 is a comprehensive analysis of the transactions relationships among the separate industries of the United States in that year. For purposes of this study, the United States economy was subdivided into about 500 separate sectors or activities, the majority of which correspond with conventional industry classifications. A detailed statistical analysis was carried out for each sector of the purchases from and sales to all sectors in 1947, and the results were reconciled within a general framework of national production and. consumption data.

The Port Of Portland, State Of Maine, Port Of Portland Authority

Maine Collection

The Port of Portland, State of Maine

Compiled and Distributed by Port of Portland Authority, 1935(?).

Contents include: General Description of Port / Marine Terminal Facilities / Port Services and Costs Usually Borne by Vessels / Terminal Charges and Railroad Absorption Arrangements / Historical Sketch of the Port of Portland / Commerce of the Port / Steamship Services / Railroad Service / Bunkering Facilities / Water Supply / Fisheries / Industrial and Agricultural Activities of State / Recreational Facilities of the State of Maine / Maine's Wild Waters Full of Fighting Fish / Laws; Rules; Regulations; Pertaining to Portland Harbor …