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

Farming & the land, 1949

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Wool Values Decline in Adelaide

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tuesday: At the Adelaide wool sates today 35,000 bales were offeed. All prices were down on the last…

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Varieties Of Wheat For 1949 Sowing

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 3

The Department of Agriculture has made a list of recommendations of varieties of wheat for sowing for grain in various wheatgrowing areas of the State…

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District Breeder's Good Return From Two Merino Sheep

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1

A bag containing two skirled fleeces of ram's wool, weighing 56 lbs., was recently sold by Winchcombe Carson Ltd. and realised…

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Carcoar Man Commended for Wool Exhibits

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 3

"Mention could be made of the outstanding performance of J. Loughlin, of Carcoar, in taking first and second honours in the…

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Saffron Seedling Growth Causes Trouble. Wheat Will Be Sown on Better Seed Beds This Year

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 5

Fallowing has been -completed on the Central Slopes and the final preparation of seed beds is in pro­gress. Saffron seedling; growth is wuch that paddocks will have to be re-worked again or even twice before sowing commences in some localities. There is every indication that…

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Rodents Damage Tomato Crops

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1

COWRA, Tuesday: The Department of Agriculture in NSW has just noted for the fist time details of mouse and first attacks on tomato…

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Mortality Among Sheep

National Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture of Orange, which has been investigating the death or many sheep in the district, finds that the deaths followed…

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Wheat Research Wagga as Headquarters

National Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The NSW Government's new wheat research Ration is to be. set up ab Wagga. Announcing this in Parliament…

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Adelaide Wool Sales Crossbreds Easier

National Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Wednesday: At the Adelaide wool sales today best quality lotse maintained their previous levels but crossbreds and…

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Agronomist Reports On Condition of District Crops

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 18

As the soil has been in ideal working order for the greater part of the year, so far, farmers have been able to push well ahead with their ploughing and cultivating, states the district agronomist (Mr. F. C. Morris) in his monthly crop…

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World's Wool Clip

National Advocate · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carcon Ltd. report:- The world consumption of wool continues to exceed production and it is generally anticipated that…

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Record Cattle Entries Royal Easter Show

Central Western Daily · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

Signs of the good season and the demand for high-class stud beef cattle are reflected in the entry…

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Soviet Threat to Wheat Agreement

Central Western Daily · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thursday (AAP). — Latest threat to the writing of an…

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Wheat "Poaching" Complaint Soviet Threat Causes Concern WASHINGTON

National Advocate · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

Delegates to the International Wheat Conference in Washington have cabled their Governments for Instructions on a new and serious…

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Wool Cheque Increased

Central Western Daily · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday— Australia’s wool cheque for July to Febrarury 1948-49 was worth £130,316,950 an increase of…

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Wool Experts' Visit

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Australian wool-grevers' views on the future marketing of wool will be sought by the chairman of the South African Wool…

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Israel Joins Wheat Conference

Central Western Daily · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 8

WASHINGTON, Friday.— Israel has been admitted to the International Wheat Conference as a full member…

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Wheat 5000 Years Old Found

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Wheat has not changed much in the past 5000 years, at least not in India. A visiting Indian scientist and…

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£10 Million Credit for France Wool Purchase Money

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: A London banking group has granted France a credit of £10,000,000 streling for the purchase of wool…

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Wool Values Down Severe Slump in New York

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 3

NEW YORK, Friday: In New York yesterday wool contract prices fell by nine cents a pound in the wildest break af any day since the war…

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