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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Farmers Want Law to Keep Pedestrians On Footpaths

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 2

A move to have the law amended to prevent pedestrians from using the roadway when reasonable…

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Impressions of American Agriculture Grain Sorghum No. 1 Crop, Texas

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 2

“A great deal of interest is now being taken in our North West of N.S.W. with grain sorghums. In Texas, in addition to cotton, lucerne cereals, maize, etc., big areas are sown to grain sorghum, which…

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Cattle For Football

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 3

'A full sized match-ball takes two and a half square feet of leather. The best balls era made from English cow hide…

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Compulsory Destruction of T.B. Dairy Cattle Legislation to Be Introduced in Parliament Farmers' Union To Seek Adequate Compensation

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 8

Legislation to make compulsory the destruction of dairy cattle suffering from tuberculosis will shortly come before Parliament…

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Wool Wealth

The Uralla Times · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 4

AT last the inexorable machinery of the Railways Department swings into action. After…

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International Wheat Agreement Another Conference Proposed By U.S.

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

Reuters Washington correspondent says the United Stales has Invited Russia, Ar. genti[?]and 58 number…

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Function of F.A.O.. Relation to Australian Farmer

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

F.A.O. is the abbreviated title of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United…

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Dairy Closes Supplies Curtailed

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 1

One of the two dairies providing Guyra's milk supply has been closed since the new year began. From that tune, some of…

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Soaking Rains Will Enrich Farmers Nearly Three Inches Uralla Most Valuable January Fall For Years

The Uralla Times · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 1

Soaking rain which fell throughout the north and north-west over the week-end will benefit the man on the land by many thousands of pounds…

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Function of F.A.O. Relation to Australian Farmer

The Uralla Times · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 6

F.A.O. is the abbreviated title of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United…

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Wheat Talks

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA.— The Federal Government will not be committed to taking part in the proposed international wheat…

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New Wool Loading Ramp

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 13

Work on the construction of a new loading ramp at Uralla railway station began last Monday…

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More Hope For Wheat Pad

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 6

NEW YORK: Prospects for an international wheat agreement are brighter this year than in 1948, says the…

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Promising Out Look for Wool

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 3

The outlook for the second half of the Australian wool selling reason is promising according to Winchcombe…

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Artificial Insemination of Cattle British Government Plans Subsidy

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 15

The British Government is to subsidise insemination of cattle under the provisions of a Bill published on January 6…

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A. F. C. Rogerson’s Wool Record

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 6

At Brisbane wool sales on Tuesday a state record price of 108d a lb. was paid for eight bales aaaw sold on…

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Dry Month Suited Sheep Did Very Well, Says Stock Inspector No Major Losses

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 14

Sheep did very well during the month, the dry seasonal conditions suiting them well," the…

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Engineer Reproaches Farmers: Shire Roads Damaged by Erosion

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 4

"If steps were taken by landholders to conserve soil and defeat erosion, the filiation of Shire roads would be avoided," the Severn Shire Council Engineer, Mr. B. S. March, told Council members this…

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Output Of Farm Machinery Put At New Peak

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 2

WASHINGTON: The Agriculture Department predicts farm machinery output this year will hit a record and…

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Sheep and Cattle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 12

Sheep penned today numbered 28,661. The market was unchanged, whethers selling to 60/, ewes,to 50/, lambs to…

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