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Farming & the land, 1954

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Geelong Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 6

Dennys, Lascells Limited fifth catalogue for the season was offered on 26th and 27th January. when 10,500 bales were sold…

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Australian Sheep for Relief Work in India

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

"The work of the Food and Agricultural Organisation was underlined this week, when Dalgety's, Melbourne, shipped by the…

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Wheat Variety Trials at Corowa and Berrigan

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

"After a lapse of many years, wheat variety triain were conducted again last year by the Department of Agriculture in cooperation with district farmers," states Mr. G. R. Godden, District Agronomist…

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Wool Went to Highest Point During Week

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 4

With buyers for Iron Curtain countries dominating the Continental bidding at Brisbane on Monday, and at Geelong on…

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Restricting the Wheat Acreage World’s Starving Millions

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 9

I know nothing about the growing or economics or marketing of wheat. But I do know that it is used after it is harvested In many kinds of essential foods for peoples of all nationalities…

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Keen Demand Improves Cattle Values £2 to £3

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 6

A small yarding of fat bullocks at Newmarket on Wednesday included a fair proportion of mixed bred cattle in light condition…

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60 p.c. of our wool clip sold

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Appropriately 2,300,000 bales of wool representing about 60 per cent of the estimated Australian…

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Opinions Vary on Value of Intern’l Wheat Agreement

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

Varied opinions as to the value to Australia of the International Wheat Agreement were expressed recently. The first was given by Mr. T. H. Strong, director of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, when addressing…

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Junior Farmer in Chicago

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

N.S.W. Junior farmer, Miss Joyce Schofield, took part with two American 4-H club members and a young Belgian farmer in…

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Phenomenal Harvest Follows Wide Trend To Better Farming

The Observer · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 1

An all-round improvement in farming technique since the war was a trend likely to continue, the acting Principal Agronomist (Extension) of the Department of Agriculture, Mr. Nicholson, said this week…

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"Phenomenal" Harvest Follows Wide Trend to Better Farming

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 4

An all-round improvement in farming technique since the war was a trend likely to continue, the Acting Principal Agronomist (Extension) of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. G. Nicholson) said this week…

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Monthly Crop Report Corowa-berrigan District Seasonal Conditions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

Weather was dominated by heat wave conditions which prevailed throughout most of January. High humidity towards the…

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Good Results From Japanese Millet Fodder Crops

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 6

Very good results continue to be obtained from the fodder crop, Japanese Millet, Mr. D. F. Keely, district agronomist,…

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Rice Crops Making Good Growth, Says Agronomist

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 5

Hot and humid weather during the greater portion of January has been in favor of the rice crops at…

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Conditions Good For Growth of Summer Crops

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

Temperatures during January were fairly high, with 18 days over 90, four of these being over 100, Mr. D. F. Keely,…

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Judge’s comments on the Rutherglen wheat competition

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 10

These were the comments of Mr. H. F. Klemm, of Londrigan, following his judging of the Rutherglen wheat competition for 1953. “The last time I judged the…

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“Ike” aims to improve the quality of wool in U.S.

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 10

Further information now to hand on the subject of President Eisenhower’s proposals for a reform of the U.S. wool price support plan indicates that it is not proposed to pay every grower a bonus to bring their returns up to…

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Farmer Drowned in Well

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 9

PERTH, Fri.: A farmer was drowned in a well on his farm at Kalannie, 180 miles north-east of Perth, today after being over…

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Young farmers discuss plans for field day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 10

Eight young farmers and two advisory council members were present at the January meeting of the Tawonga and District…

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Commercial Wodonga Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 14

The following is the order of sale for today’s Wodonga cattle market: Goldsbrough Mort and Co., Younghusband Ltd., A.M.L. and F. Co., John…

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