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Farming & the land, 1954

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Bio U.S. wheat harvest forecast

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 24

WASHINGTON, Fri.: The US Agricultural Department yesterday forecast this year’s wheat production in the United States at about…

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“Wheat growers will suffer more”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 24

LONDON. Fri.: The “Daily Man.” in an edition today warned the British public not to be gleeful; that a “hell for leather”…

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Wool cheque down £8 million

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Fri. : Australia sold 3,534,921 bales of wool between July. 1953, and May, 1954, the National Council of Wool Selling…

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Commercial Special Cattle Sale

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 14

Dalgety and Co. offered 1463 cattle of their special sale at Wodonga on Friday, comprising a representative yarding of all classes of cattle. The…

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District Farmers’ Spokesman —Expects further downward trend in the price of wheat

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 16

A forecast of a further downward trend in the next 12 months in export wheat values and an estimate that it would take at least five years for the stability of the Australian industry to be restored were made yesterday by Mr. F. W. Jacob, chairman of the N.S.W. wheat section of the…

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A.L.P. opposes suggested cut in wheat sowings

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sun.: The State A.L.P. branch will fight the suggestion by Sir John Teasdale, Wheat Board chairman, that wheat production should be decreased…

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Farmers’ Income Cut by £41 Mill

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 15

CANBERRA, Sun. : A fall of a least six per cent. is forecast in the level of Australia’s export earnings from rural production…

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Increase in Butter Production

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 9

WASHINGTON, Mon. : A 6.5 per cent, increase in world butter production and an eight per cent gain in world cheese output…

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Strong Wool Champion

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 1

BRED by A. Hordern, Mungadal, Hay, the champion strong wool ram of the 1954 Sydney Sheep Show poses for the photographer with the manager of Mungadal, Mr. J. Storey (left) and the stud overseer, Mr. D. McNeil. In addition to this and minor awards, Mungadal secured the championship for strong wool ewe, P. and O. award for champion…

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Big Entry for Sheep Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 2

Officials of the Hay P. and A. Association, are delighted at the big entry received for the merino flock ewe competitions to be…

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Take Care with Sheep Drenches

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 1

Mortality from arsenical poisoning may occur if sheep drenches containing arsenic are not carefully, prepared and…

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Better Wheat; Better Bread

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.: One way to Improve the quality of bread was to improve the quality of wheat, the assistant secretary of…

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Sheep Breeding on Sub-clover Watch for Trouble

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 2

For many years, breeders of sheep in parts of Western Australia have been troubled by rather peculiar changes in the…

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Butter, Wool Price supports to be increased

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Tues.: The House of Representatives’ Agricultural Committee has voted to increase federal price supports…

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Take Care With Sheep Drenches

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 6

Mortality from arsenical poisoning may occur if sheep drenches containing arsenic, are not carefully prepared and…

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Move to Cut Wheat Sowings

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 1

PERTH, Tues.: An Australia-wide campaign for a reduction of wheat acreage will be urged by W.A. Farmers…

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Season’s final wool sale today

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 6

It is anticipated that satisfactory values Mill be received at the final wool sales of the 1953-54 selling season at Albury…

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Arduous time ahead for wheat Two rays of hope (By Reuter’s Financial Editor)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Tues.: Recent price cuts of about 10 cents a bushel may be regarded as one step in a long and arduous transition towards recognising some harsh facts…

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Commercial Adelaide Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 18

ADELAIDE. Wed.: The 10th and final Adelaide wool sale opened today with prices equal to last week’s sale in Sydney. Compared with the last…

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Season’s final wool sale at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 2

The find sole at Albury for the 1953-54 season was conducted yesterday when the associated Albury woolselling brokers offered approximately 7000 bales. The offering, as is usual at this time of the year,…

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