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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

1,691 stories in Murray's papers · page 83 of 85

Zebu Cattle for Tropic Australia

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 4

New strains of cattle more suited for the production of beef and milk in tropical Australia and New Guinea are expected to…

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Wool Average Has Not Improved

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 1

Average wool production per sheep in Australia had remained stationary for 22 years, president of the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders'…

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Young Farmers

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 4

Miss Felicity Marion Gowing (22) of "Hampden Hall," Kempsey (N.S.W.) will leave Australia on January 14 for a tour of…

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Commercial Wagga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 18

Associated agents of Wagga held their weekly cattle market on Monday, when a total of 844 was yarded, comprising 598 fats, 7 dairy cattle…

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Wheat Cartage Rates Fixed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 3

Prices Commissioner (Mr A. H. K. Weir) announced yesterday the gazettal of an amendment to the Prices Regulation order fixing…

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First Wheat at Rutherglen

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 6

The first of the new season’s wheat from the Rutherglen district was taken delivery of yesterday. It was high grade and weighed…

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How Pure is Your Crop?

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 5

Inspection of wheat and oat crops throughout the district this year again demonstrated the need for farmers to…

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Wind Causes Heavy Damage to Crops

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 3

The heavy wind which blew almost continuously all last Friday and Saturday did an immense amount of damage to the…

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Farmer’s Painful Accident

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 2

Whilst making a fire break around his property, “May’s Hill,” Tungamah, Mr. Jack Saunders had occasion to stop the scarifier he…

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Eye cancer cases in cattle reported

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 19

Several cases of cancer in the eyes of cattle have been reported to the Hume Pastures Protection Board during the year. Hume stock inspector (Mr…

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Wool sales favor sellers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Auctions at the Melbourne Wool Exchange today favored sellers, when 14,000 bales were…

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Apple Crop Losses

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 2

New England fruitgrowers have suffered losses of the potential apple crop owing to severe thrip infestation…

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Dairy Block by Ballot

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 2

A Hunter Valley Soldier Settlement Dairyfarm would be open for application on Monday, December, 15, the Minister for Lands, Mr…

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Murrumbidgee Fruit Crop Prospects

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 2

Frost and tree mortality have reduced the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area's peach crop to about 65 per cent, of last season's…

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How Pure Is Your Crop?

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 7

Inspection of wheat and oat crops throughout the district this year again demonstrated the need for farmers to periodically discard…

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Only 43 p.c. of farms in N.S.W. have electricity

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 9

SYDNEY, Wed.: Only 43 per cent of the 71,000 farms-in NSW, excluding the Western Division, were connected to an electricity…

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Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 December 1952 · page 8

Younghusband Limited report having submitted their sixth catalogue for the season last week comprising 7,000 bales. The…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 December 1952 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd.(incorporating the business of wilkinson & Lavender Ltd) wired under…

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Better Wheat Sought for Millers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 December 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Commonwealth Wheat Board will be asked to make a more equitable distribution of higher grade…

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All Sheep Higher at Yesterday’s Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 December 1952 · page 1

Lambs were 4/- to. ?/-, fat sheep 5/- to 8/-and store sheep 3/- to 5/- higher at yesterday’s sale conducted by the…

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