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Farming & the land, 1954

1,514 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 76

Mastitis in Cattle

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 4

Bovine Mastitis appears to be increasing as also is slavish use of machines and anti-biotics and gradual emancipation of man…

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Highland cattle might suit Snowy region

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

LONDON, Thurs.: Information on Highland cattle will be sent to N.S.W. breeders by N.S.W. Agent-General (Mr. Tully)…

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Satisfied with wool sale

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 9

First wool sale of 1954 ended in Albury yesterday on the note that everyone was satisfied and a degree of stability…

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N.S.W.’s Outmoded Bagged Wheat Method Slows Wheat Stream

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 7

While the United States, with its huge wheat areas, has adopted bulk-handling as the cheapest and easiest way of moving crops, New South Wales persists with the outmoded beg method to the great disadvantage of…

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Big Increase in Wool Cheque

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

Australia's wool cheque for the six months ended last December, was £28 million more than for the same…

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Local Cattle Will Figure in Animal Cruelty Charges

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 4

Four cases of cruelty to cattle ware discovered recently at the Newmarket saleyards by the manager of the Victorian…

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Costs of Staging Annual Sheep Show are Enormous

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 3

The cost of staging the Annual Sheep Show had reached astronomical proportions which could not be long sustained…

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Wangaratta News Record Wheat Yield Wangaratta, Thursday, [?]

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 13

Chairman of the Peechelba East, Wheat Bulkhead Committee, Mr. W. Wright, says that a record 180,000 bushel harvest was being…

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Oats may oust wheat in Burrumbuttock district

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 9

Oat production in the Burrumbuttock district was increasing every year and, in future years, may overtake wheat production, Mr. F. W. Jacob said yesterday…

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No Increase in U.s. Wool Tariff

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thurs.: After a long and inner struggle, he had decided that it would be had policy to increase the U.S…

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Suggests trading S. A. tobacco for our wheat

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland hoped soon to, be able to supply most of Australia’s tobacco…

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Wild Ducks Attack Rice Crops

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

Wild ducks are causing losses to rice crops along the Murray. Mr. R. C. Hood, district…

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ATLANTIC CO’s £500 Project for Vic. Junior Farmers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 8

To encourage Senior Se[?] Young Farmers in Victoria, [?] prising 75 Clubs with 3200 [?]bers throughout Victoria…

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Wagga Sheep Market

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 15

Associated Agents of Wagga held their weekly sheep market on Thursday, when 15,206 were yarded, comprising 12,808 fats and 2398 stores…

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Germans buy more wool

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 8

At a late stage of 1953 the German Republic had increased its imports of wool by 100 per cent, compared with the similar period…

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Six Months’ Wool Cheque £200 Million

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 14

SYDNEY, Fri.: Australia’s wool cheque for the first half of the current season was £20,382,073 higher than for the same period of the previous season. The National Council of…

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Yanks Think of Us in Terms of Desert, Sheep and ’Roos

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 8

Some Americans still thought of Australia in terms of desert, sheep and kangaroos, young NSW farmer, Miss Felicity Gowing, said in a report to the Australian Council of Young Farmers…

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Young Jindera farmer has long run of success

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 8

Probably the youngest registered Corriedale breeder in NSW, Mr J. M. Matter, Dunwandren, Jindera, had on outstanding run of successes at country shows last year…

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Here to study farming under Colombo Plan

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 8

Many students from Asia have come to Australia to study farming and other subjects under the Colombo Plan…

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U.S. wool promotion campaign

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 12

WASHINGTON, Sun.: Wool promotion in the United States is to be sharply expanded through a national consumer advertising…

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