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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,343 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 68

Sheep Nutrition Shannon Vale Trials Prove Value of Pasture Improvement

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 3

"Pasture improvement is the only effective economic means which will allow graziers on the poorer granite soils of the eastern New England…

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Maize for Export Farmers' Union President' Announcement

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 4

President of the Northern New South Wales Farmers' Union (Mr. W. H. Wilson) told a meeting of the central…

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Sydney wool Sale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 16

Dalgety and C[?] Lt[?] Sydney, wired their local [?] Mr. David W. Oliver as follow[?] "We offered 5900 bales of wool at…

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Sheep Show Standard Back to Pre-war

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 3

The sheep section was a great improvement on last year and comparable with the outstanding pre-war sheen exhibns in Gler Innes. The Merines filled 122 pens, English breeds 56 and fan 20, and the Junior Farmers' needed nine…

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Wheat Price Agreement Reached WASHINGTON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

Agreement has been reached at the 38 nations international w[?]eat conference fixing maximum prices of wheat for the next five years and a…

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Upward Trend in Market for Wool Tops

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 4

Although prices for tops in Bradford have moved upward recently their advance has not been as great as recent rises in…

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Poisonous Plant Invades District Loss of Sheep Reported by Stock Inspector First Record of Weed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 8

Mortality In sheep from a poisonous weed new to Armidale district was reported by the District Stock Inspector…

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Farm Buildings From Air Raid Shelters Tons of Salvaged Steel to be Used

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 16

London: Many of the new farm buildings, which are needed in Britain in order to further the plan for the…

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Linseed Crop Harvested at Treatment Works

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 8

From an experimental plot of linseed at Armidale treatment works 17¼ bags of seed has beep obtained It is being sent to Sydney for…

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The Nitrogen Problem Outstading Feature Of Present Day Crop Production Growth of Artificial Methods

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 10

The outstanding feature of present-day crop production is the constant need for nitrogenous manures…

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Inverell Wool Sales

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd.: J. New. esq., 36 Henderson Street, Inverell New Zealand J. New, aaa…

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Warialda Stages An Excellent Show Bright Ring:: Wounderful Wool:: Biggest Sheep Show in North Strong Draught Horse Section

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 4

The Warialda Pastoral and Agricultural Association, now in its 59th year, staged an excellent Show on Friday and Saturday. Though rain threatened, the weather held, and the…

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Wool for Germany General Demand

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 3

Shipments of wool from Australia on a limited souls have been made to Germany for soma time and for a longer period supplies have been…

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Wool Leaders Going to London

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 4

Mr. Douglas T. Boyd, Chairman of the Australian Wool Board, and Mr. H. K. Nock, a member of the Board, will represent Australia at a…

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Greasy Wool Exports Substantial Decline

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 2

Export of greasy wool from Australia have dropped by 30 per cent. during the seven months ended January compared with the same period…

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Growers Asked to Support Wheat Scheme

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 2

"I hope the wheatgrowers of New South Wales will get behind the Federal Government's wheat stabilisation plan and secure the industry…

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Linseed Crop Harvested

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 4

From an experimental plot of linseed at Armidale treatment works 171 bags of seed has been obtained. It is being sent to…

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U.S. Farm Machinery Dollar Crisis Restricts Imports Minister's Reply to Armidale Farmers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 3

Limitations on the use of dollars left no alternative [?] to restrict the importation of American farm machinery,…

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Australian Dairy Produce Board Election

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 12

Nominations of candidates for election as members representing butter and cheese factories on the Australian Dairy Produce Board for the…

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New Farmers & Settlers’ Branch

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 4

On Saturday a branch of the Farmers & Settlers was formed at Wallangra. Mr. A. E. Cosh local secretary. addressed the…

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