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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Record Wheat Yield

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

New South 'Wales' probable total wheat yield is estimated at about 50,000,000 bushels. Department of Agriculture…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 6

Younghusband Ltd.. Melbourne, offered their first catalogue for the new year on January 21. bringing forward about 5,600…

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Next Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

It is expected that the next wool sales will be held in Albury on March 11 and 12. It is not yet known how many bales will be…

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Threat to wool “unreal”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A leading wool growing authority forecast today that although world production of synthetic…

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Items of Nws Wool Week Support

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

Albury people yesterday supported a. plan by the Chamber of Commerce wool promotion committee to organise a “Wool Week”…

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Wheat on show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 8

Some of the spectacular achievements by NSW wheatgrowers in last year’s RAS field championships would be seen in the grain…

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Kiewa butter factory’s record output

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 20

For the six months ended December 31 last, production figures reached an all-time record at Kiewa Butter Factory…

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F.a.q. of Wheat Fixed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: The fair average quality standard of wheat was fixed today at 65Ib. a bushel bagged and 64Ib. in silo…

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Wool profit cheques on March 6

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 4

CANBERRA. Fri.: Arrangements have now been made with wool selling brokers and the Australian, Wool Realisation Commission for…

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Little wheat expansion, but more stock possible

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 8

Have you ever stopped to consider how much wheat country is being used in the south-eastern Riverina ? The area comprises six…

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46¼ bushels to the acre grown by Morven farmer

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 8

Astonishing results have come to light this week in connection with the Albury P. and H. Association 1952 crop competition. Incidentally this was the only organisation that arranged such a competition because…

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Weed Control in Farm Pastures

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 8

Apart from the more obvious weeds—thistles, bracken, blackberries, capeweed and rushes— inferior grasses sometimes…

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Springhurst farmer has machinery worth £10,000

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 8

A farmer who believes in complete mechanisation is Mr. Mervyn Huggins, of Springhurst. He has everything that will make work easier for his employes as well as increase output…

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Man Behind The Scenes Is Farmers Best Friend Personality of the Week

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 8

Much of the praise for producing more stock and wheat is given to the formers—quite rightly—but there are other men who sit behind the scenes and advise…

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Lowest S.E. Riverina crop for many years

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 4

South-Eastern Riverina wheat crop was disappointing and the lowest this district has recorded for many years, the senior agronomist, Mr. G. C. Bartlett, said yesterday. Main reason was that…

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Stud sheep might be flown to Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 2

Permission is being sought from the Civil Aviation authorities to fly some merino stud sheep from Tasmania to Albury aerodrome. If the authorities…

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Synthetics Are Not Likely to Displace Wool

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Sun.: Wool is still the world’s outstanding textile fibre and is hot likely to be displaced if priced reasonably and provided wool received adequate support in promotional and…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

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

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Commercial Sydney Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 14

SYDNEY, Mon.: Prices of Merino fleece wools and skirtings at the opening of the 10th series of wool sales in Sydney today were fully 5 per cent…

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Wool Payments Next Month

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

Arrangements have been made with wool selling brokers and the Australian Wool Realisation Commission for the despatch to…

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