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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Wheat Yield Down Because Of Droughts

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 6

CANBERRA.—Australia's wheat crop for the 1946-47 season is estimated at 116,800,000 bushels from 12,400,000 acres—an average yield of 9.44 bushels an acre, according to a forceast issued today by the Acting…

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Canadian Farmers Are Good Risk (By Air Mail)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 7

OTTAWA.— The seventeenth annual report of the Canadian Farm Loan Board indicates Canadian farmers are a good risk for…

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Cattle Round-up in Old Dust Bowl (By Air Mail)

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 6

OTTAWA—A far cry from the dismal dust bowl days of 1937 is the annual roundup of livestock in Saskatchewan where…

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Encouraging Yields From Grain Crops Position In Canada

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 3

Ottawa, February 1.—In the fret official estimate of gain production in canada in 1946, the wheat crop is placed a 440,567,000 bushels, or about 135,000,000 bushels…

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Wheat Plan Dropped

Western Grazier · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

The Federal Government hin accepted the position that it cannot now proceed with its wheat stabilisation plan…

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Wool For Japan

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

Canberra, February 6.—Australia is to supply Japan during 1947 with 120,000 bales of Australian wool. Japan mills are to pay the full market…

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Sheep Grazing on Clover Pastures

Western Grazier · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

Investigations into the causes of Infertility of sheep grazing on clover pastures will be carried out by State agricultural officials and officers of the…

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Cattle Roundup in Former Dust Bowl

Western Grazier · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

Ottawa: A far cry from the dismal dust bowl days of 1937 is the annual round-up of livestock in saskatchewan where, with all the color of the Old…

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Big Potato Crop In Canada

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 6

OTTAWA.—The latest report on the potato crop in Canada in 1946 places the estimated production of 44,626,000 cwt. This is an increase of 24 per cent…

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Canadian Farmers Good Risk

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

OTTAWA.—The 17th Annual report of the Canadian Farm Loan Board Indicates Canadian farmers arc a good risk for loans. The Dominion Government…

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Canadian Seeds For Europe's Crops

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

OTTAWA.—An extensive acreage of grasses. clovers and alfalfa in Britain and several countries of Europe in 1946 were groan from seed, sent from Canada…

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Less Livestock On Canadian Farms

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

OTTAWA.—According to the survey of the principal classes or livestock on Canadian farms as at June 1. 1946. a decrease in number was recorded in all…

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Farmer's Life Saved by Bush Nurse

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY— A bush nurse. Sister M. M. Cameron, saved the life of a farmer who waa bleeding to death in the village of St. Albano,…

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Rain Seriously Damages Currant Crop

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 3

Mildura, February 10—Up to an inch of rain fell over parts of the Sunraysia district over the weekend, causing serious damage to the currant crop…

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Our Sheep Industry Is Praised

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 4

Australian flockmasters have high, and rigid standards and they make the Australian clip the world's" best, Professor j. F…

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Overclassing Of Wool Clips Condemned

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 1

Melbourne, February 11.—Overclassing of wool clips by growers into small lots in the belief that higher prices would be commanded, was condemned…

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New Record For Greasy Merino Wool

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 1

Sydney, February 11.—A new State record for greasy Merino fleece, [?] was created at Sydney woolsales today. The price was secured for five [?] AAA of…

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American Aid to the Wool Secretariat

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 6

NEW YORK— To achieve a large and ever-expanding wool market, the American branch of the International Wool…

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Wanaaring Items Fairly Good Pastoral Conditions

Western Grazier · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

Wanaaring district, as a result of the christmas rains be been rchobilitated and pastoral conditions are fairly good The Wanaaring district prior to Christmas had suffered acutely Indeed…

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World Wool News Secretariat Widens Activities

Western Grazier · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

An Australian Wool Board Cable from Lendon states. Important; extensions of the activities of the International Woll Secretariat…

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