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Farming & the land, 1951

1,729 stories in Murray's papers · page 55 of 87

Calcium deficiencies affect teeth of sheep

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 14

That abnormal molar development in sheep is due to dietary deficiencies has been demonstrated by experiments carried out…

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Wool Packs Supply Uniform Price

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 4

Sufficient wool packs for shearing completed by 31st December, 1951, have been made available by the Jute Controller at the former…

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Wool values up in New Zealand

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 2

WANGANUI, Mon.: In the wool sale listed as the final of the 1950/51 season at Wanga[?] today prices rose 10 to 12…

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Butter 3/2 a lb in Vic. by Saturday?

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 15

PERTH, Mon.: The retail price of butter in WA, Vic., SA and Tasmania may rise from 2/2½ to 3/2 a Ib. this week, possibly…

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Decline in Wheat Acreages New South Wales Largely Responsible

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 1

Since the post-war peak of 13,880,000 acres was reached in the 1947-48 season, areas sown to wheat in Australia…

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Eyes of World on Yesterday’s Sydney Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 1

First official news of yesterday’s Sydney wool sales was received in Deniliquin by Goldsbrough Mort and Company…

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No Slump, But Values Down at Opening of Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: In an atmosphere tensed with speculation, the new season’s wool sales opened here today with the gallery and benches packed with buyers and growers…

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Peasant Farms Could Decrease Production Riparian Owners to Fight for Rights

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 2

AT meeting at Carrathool on Saturday, the riparian owners in the district decided to form a committee to put forward evidence in support of their claims for the right to irrigate from the river to the full extent of…

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Hay Dairymen Win at Wagga Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 3

Mr. C. L. Farlow and Mr. W. J. Gibbs were both successful in separate dairy cattle classes at the Wagga Show during last week. In…

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40-hour week no good to farmers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 3

Dairymen were wondering how a 40-hour week could be fitted into seven days, Cr C. C. Johnson president of the Chamber…

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Kiewa Valley Young Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 2

At last meeting of Kiewa Valley Young Fanners Club at Kergunyah, preparations were made for a cattle judging team to go to…

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How Much for Butter?

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 2

After all the haggling, the protests, the denials, the assurances, the buck-passing, it’s now clear that butter will cost the consumer more. Actually, butter has been costing more than the retail price for a long time, but a Federal subsidy of…

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Final Move on Butter Price ?

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 8

CANBERRA, Tues: The Commonwealth Government had now declared to Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia, South…

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Wool Values Down Again

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: there was a further decline in wool prices at the Sydney safes today. Compared with the opening values yesterday, best Merino fleece lines ruled up to 5 per…

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News from Yarrawonga Wheat Competition

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 4

First prize winner of the 1951 wheat competition conducted by the Victorian Department of Agriculture was Mr. J. Munro, of…

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Butter price hold-up in four States

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 16

PERTH, Tues.: Western Australia, Victoria, South Austral[?] and Tasmania intended to increase the price of butter [?]…

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Butter 2/8 a lb here today

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: The State Government issued a “Gazette” tonight increasing the retail price of butter from 2/2…

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Wool income may be down £250m

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.: At least a one-third reduction in income from wool seemed inevitable, the Vice-Chancellor of the National University and former economic adviser to the Government (Sir Douglas Copland) said today…

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No U.s. Plan to Finance “Synthetic Wool”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 6

The reputed existence of a fibre known as “synthetic wool,” and the reported plan of the U.S. National Defence Administration to expend 400 million dollars to finance its…

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Holbrook Farm Competition

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 2

District Agronomist (Mr G. C. Bartlett) will decide the winner of the Holbrook farm competition today and details will appear in…

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