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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,591 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 80

Wool Classed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 3

Mr. T. Conner has returned to Sydney, having completed the classing of wool for clients of Messrs. R. Hall and Co. Pty. Ltd. During his…

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Citrus Waste Good Cattle Feed Florida Experiences

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 2

A new stock feed tor Florida's 1,000,000 head of range, cattle made from refuse portions of oranges and grapefruit after panning, premises to…

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WHEAT To-day's Quotations SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations were unchanged. Miller's bulk lots for home consumption were quoted at 211 14 bushel…

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Wool and Stock Questions of Storage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 3

The pastoral industry is at present experiencing the marketing difference between a perishable and non-perishable…

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Blitz on Blowfly To Protect Sheep Flocks Scientific Investigations

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 2

In view of the recent arrangements for demonstrations at Armidale show in the scientific destruction of the blowfly the…

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Farmers Buy Wine Direct From Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 3

Many farmers and country business men are now buying their wine at a very resaonsable price direct from a Sydney vintner. As a permanent…

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Yesterday's News Cattle Tick--Army Promotions--Wool for Russia Racing Restriction

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 4

This morning is the dead-line for the commencement of the big tick eradication campaign on the mid and lower Clarence, where over 700 tick…

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Drought Relief For Wheat Farmers Conference in Sydney SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, presided at a conference in Sydney to-day, at which demands made by the…

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Wheat For The Northern Belt

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 4

The wheat variety recommendations of the Department of Agriculture for the northern wheat belt are restricted to eight proved…

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Sale of Wool to America

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 4

Some woolgrowers are perturbed as to whether they will share in profits earned from the sale of wool to the United States, either direct or…

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Fine Droving Feat Five Sheep Lost in 500 MILES

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

Mr. Bert McLean of Inverell, has just established an enviable droving record in which he drove 3752 sheep 500 miles over a period of three…

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Wool for Russia Good News For Growers

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

The fact that Great Britain is to supply Russia with considerable quantities of wool is good news for Australian growers, because it will mean…

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Freak Wheat Plant Yields at Rate of 926 Bushels Per Acre

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

A phenomenal wheat plant, of the Bencubbin variety, was recently examined by the Cowra district agricultural instructor (Mr. C. Walkden…

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Dairy Herd by Auction

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

The Illawarra Dairy herd to be sold at "Unley Vale," Little Plain, on Saturday, 10th January are all in splendid condition. They are heavy…

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Farm Labor Problem

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

The Commerce Minister (Mr. Scull) is confident that some relief will be given to rural industries to meet the shortage of labor caused by army…

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Crops

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 3

Large quantities of peas are being marketed, but the average yield is tighter. Early potatoes are being dug, and…

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Canning Beans Light Crops in Absence of Early Rain

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 4

Though a crop is assured from most areas of canning beans in the district, yields will be light unless rain fails in the…

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Wheat Lumper Injured

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 8

While lumping wheat at the Gunnedah railway siding last Saturday week, Mr. Les Singleton injured his neck when a bag of wheat fell on…

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Ticks on a Snake Not Cattle Variety

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 5

Ticks recently found on a wallaby, a green snake and an iguana have now been identified by the entomologist of the Department…

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WHEAT To-day's Quotations SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotation were unchanged. Miller's bulk [?]for home consumption were quoted [?] 3 [?]bushel…

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