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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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“Chaos If No Agreement on Wheat” Warning by Minister

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: Failure of the States to agree on a wheat stabilisation scheme might bring the industry to the “verge of a catastrophe,” the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) said…

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Table Top Farm’s Success

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 6

Judging in the NSW farm and fodder competition conducted by the Albury Show Society has been completed by Mr F. J…

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U.S. wheat crop 1,202 million bushels

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wed.: The U.S. Department of Agriculture today estimated that this year’s wheat crop will be 1,202.829.000…

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N.Z. butter sales to Soviet

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wed.: It is officially confirmed here that 3000 tons, of salted butter and 2000 tons of unsalted butter have been…

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“Australia can do nothing about wheat price falls”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 16

CANBERRA, Wed.: The possibility of continuity lower wheat prices shown by the Chicago could lead to a retraction in Australian acreage and throw the economy on to a…

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Sheep Shearing School

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 1

There was a good attendance at Mr. F. R. 'Sammons' woolshed on Tuesday afternoon for the official opening of the…

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No decision on wheat by Victorian Govt

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: State Cabinet again discussed wheat stabilisation today, but made no decision on whether it…

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First Wool Sale at Albury on Sept.24

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 7

Four major wool sales will take place in Albury between September and the end of December, with aft estimated total…

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Sheep Show Was an Outstanding Sucess It will cost more to see year's Albury Spring Show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 6

Recent Albury Sheep Show was an outstanding success and the financial return was much better than last year, it was stated at a committee meeting of the Albury Agricultural Society yesterday. Admission charges to the spring show next…

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Visiting English Young Farmer Entertained at Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 4

A very interesting and most enjoyable evening was spent by a large crowd of Junior Farmers and visitors at the Corowa High School on Monday evening. Guest of the evening was Mr. David Kiddy, a representative of Junior Farmers…

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Praise for our cattle

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 10

Australian cattle compare very favorably with cattle in the Argentine, are affected by few of the disease problems that have reduced…

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Commercial Wagga Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 22

Associated Agents, of Wagga, held heir weekly sheep market in the Wagga City saleyards on Thursday. A total of 11,960 were yarded, comprising…

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He Knows His Sheep !

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 1

Twelve-years-old Albury High School pupil, Peter Taylor, with the C. W. Scholz Cup, which he won in the…

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Future of wool “assured”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 24

SYDNEY, Fri.: The future of wool is as assured as the future of meat, according to the chairman of the International Wool…

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News features for the man on the land Know Your Breeds The Shropshire (By Our Wool and Sheep Expert.)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 10

No breed of mutton sheep has excelled this important English Down sheep, nor is any so well adopted to the varying climate and posture conditions over such a large area of our grazing country. They fatten easily…

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Sheep, calves victims of rye grass staggers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 16

In some parts of Victoria farmers have reported trouble in stock attributed to rye grass staggers…

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Outlook is sound for our wool

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 10

No reasons exist for pessimism nor for extreme optimism regarding the future of wool values. The outlook is sound for a…

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Wheat prices tumble under wave of selling

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday.: Wheat futures tumbled yesterday to the lowest price in more than six years under a heavy barrage of selling on the Chicago Board of Trade…

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Too much wheat in Canada

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 13

WINNIPEG, Sun.: Grain officials said on Friday that Canadian farmers were facing the worst tie-up since the war as they…

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Rand Sheep Sale

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 14

Younghusband Ltd. held their usual monthly sheep market, at Rand yesterday. Due to shearing being so near at hand it was very difficult to…

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