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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Inferior Butter

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 6

[?]e.—Consumers in [?]w South Wales and South Australia would have to be satisfied with lower grades of butter this winter,…

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Up-to-the-minute Farming Modern British Stock-Breeding Farm

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 11

ONE of the most modern and successful stock-breeding farms in Britain is situated between Alton and Winchester, in Hampshire. Four pedigree, attested herds, amounting to well over 700 Ayrshire cattle, are out in the winter and…

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Sheep Save Shepherdess

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 12

Paris, May 8. — Shepherdess Odette Laporte owes his life to her sheep. Odette was taking 200 sheep…

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Wheat Yield Falling

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 5

Sydney. — The State's wheat harvest would be 25 per cent. below last season's if the present dry spell continued. the…

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Acquitted Of Alleged Wool Theft

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 2

Melbourne, May 7.—A bookmaker and a farmer were acquitted by the direction of Judge Read in the General Sessions today of charges of having…

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Sugar Crop Reduction

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 8

Brisbane. — Queensland's sugar crop will be greatly reduced this year by drought. The assistant secretary of the…

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49 Blocks for Farms

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 8

Sydney. — Four properties approved by the State Parliament last week for resumption will provide 39 farms for soldier…

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MARKETS Cattle

Western Grazier · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 3

The official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association for the Abattol[?] cattle market of 7.5/51 is as follows: The number of cattle yarded today…

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Sheep and Lambs

Western Grazier · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 3

The official report of the S.A. Stock Bales[?]'s Association on the [?] sheep and lamb market for [?] is as follows:…

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Russian Wheat for India

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 1

New Delhi, May 10.—Prime Minister Nehru announced lo Parliament today that some Russia ships carrying wheat had sailed for India, Mr…

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Wool Production And Consumption

Western Grazier · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 1

The need for wool growers in all countries to increase production to satisfy the world's surging wool demand was stressed by Mr. Reginald G. Lund,…

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Vaccine For Cattle Disease Commonwealth Laboratories Experimenting

Western Grazier · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 4

Canberra, May 9.—Commonwealth serum laboratories are experimenting to produce an effective v[?] to combat the outbreak of blacking…

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Acquitted Of Alleged Wool Theft

Western Grazier · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 2

Melbourne, May 7.—A bookmaker and a fanner were acquitted by the direction of Judge Read in the General Sessions today of charges of having…

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Salmonellosis in Sheep Heavy Mortalities In Orange District

Western Grazier · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 1

"An outbreak of salmonellosis has valued many deaths in a dock of Victorian merino wethers in the Orange district," reported H. M. Watts, Senior…

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Outbreak Of Yellow Bighead Disease in Sheep at Yass

Western Grazier · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 4

"Twenty weaners out of a flock of 350 in the Yass district have died as a result of yellow bighead disease," said R. M. Watts, Senior Veterinary Officer…

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North Coast Demonstration Dairy Farms How Value of Improved Pastures

Western Grazier · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 4

Two north coast dairy forms, chosen [?] Co[?]stration properties under the commonwealth Dairy Grant Scheme, are standing examples of what can be done…

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All Out Campaign: to Oust Proposed Wool Marketing Plan

Western Grazier · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 1

Sydney, May 6.—The N.S.W. Graziers Association will launch on all out campaign to oust the Governments proposed wool marketing plan as soon as details of the plan are an-nounced, the official organ of the Association "Muster", says…

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Farms For Soldier Settlers

Western Grazier · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 1

Four properties approved by State Parliament last week for resumption will provide 30 farms for soldier settlement. Mr. Renshaw, Minister for Lands…

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Ear Sucking In Calves Dentist's Research Benefits Dairying Industry

Western Grazier · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 4

When a Sydney dentist recently set out to discover the cause of [?] in infants [?] which many teeth and jaw ma[?]ormations are duel…

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Dingoes Killing Sheep

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 4

Cooma.—Dingoes recently have killed thousands of pounds' worth or sheep in the area south of Paupong, toward the Victorian border…

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