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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,358 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 68

Payment for Bagged Wheat

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 3

Payment for bagged wheat is recommended by the Wheat Board according to sales results, so that both bagged and bulk…

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Good Return From Shot and Sprung Wheat Opinion Of Wheat Board

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 5

Mr. Charles Cutler, member for Orange, has been advised by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) that the Australian…

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World Wheat Prices Importing Bloc

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—Wheat importing and exporting nations ran squarely into the problem of prices…

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High Wool Values as Danger

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 1

HOBART, Tuesday: Danger of inflated wool prices was stressed to-day by the Premier (Mr. Cosgrove). "They will undoubtedly encourage…

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No Control on 1949 Wheat Acreage

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 7

N.S.W. Mnister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) has announced that there will be no limit of areas which may be sown to…

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General Wool Demand Finance and Selling

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report. The woll market generally has been maintained on recent levels The better length fleece is…

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District Wheat First Class Manildra Silo Report

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 9

MANILDRA—A total of 254,911 bushels of wheat were received at the Manildra wheat silos…

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Farmers and Smallholders All -Purpose Tractor

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 2

The Public Health and Municipal Engineering Congress and Exhibition was recently held at Olympia, London. At the Exhibition were many interesting exhibits, including this "Gunsmith" tractor that can be used for hoeing, spraying, cutting, hedging, and many…

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Farmer Gets Trophy

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham (centre) presenting the 1948 State Championship Lamb Breeders’ Trophy to Mr. C. E. Lodge, of “Rosewick,” Millthrope at the Hotel Canobolas recently. On the left is Mr…

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New Wool Sale Record

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday Greasy mer[?] no fleece made a new Sydney record of 178d at to-day's wool sales. The brice was obtained for five bales of…

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Big Butter Factory May Close SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 1

The big North Coast Butter and Cream Factory in the Grafton area is threatened with closure…

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Wheat Stabilisation Act Announcement by Minister for Agriculture

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Wheat Industry Stabilisation Act recently introduced by me into Parliament came into operation on December 24…

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U.S. Farmers Bad Outlook Washington

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 2

An investigation of the rising price tracks of farm commodities and future markets has been ordered by the United States Government. The…

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Dairy Cattle £200 Prize Money

National Advocate · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A State, dairy farm competition with £2000 in prize money has been organised us been of the State live year plan to…

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Soviet Wheat

Central Western Daily · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 7

KARACHI, Thursday.— Another shipment of 6000 tons of Russia wheat recently arrived in Karachi…

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Quality of Wheat Excellent

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

Although there was a considerable disparity between the number of bags of wheat loaded at local agents' stacking sites during…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Firm

National Advocate · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Under general and sustained competition the Wool market today ruled equal to the best point of the week for all…

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Orange Stock Sale Cattle Values Improve ORANGE

National Advocate · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 6

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report on their weekly stock sales today as follows: Cattle: 400 head yarded. Only odd…

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Wheat Board Sales of Inferior Grain Price Considered Reasonable

Central Western Daily · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 7

The Australian Wheat Board considers that wheatgrowers have received a good return for shot and sprung wheat. This was wheat delivered…

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United States Buying More Wool No Large Stocks Held Abroad

Central Western Daily · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 10

Improved volume of buying on United States acount, in addition to strong purchasing by Great Britain and the Continent, has been a welcome feature of New Year wool…

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