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Farming & the land, 1950

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Wool Sales New England Clips

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 13

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. brought forward on February 8 a catalogue comprisng 4[?]50…

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Cattle At Guyra Show Best For Many Years

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 12

Guyra's 42nd annual show opened to-day in dull weather. Light showers fell at times, but patrons and exhibitors did not seem to be perturbed. Judging of horses in the arena went…

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Wool at Best Point of Week

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 13,743 bales were catalogued. At auction, 13,606 bales were…

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Wool Demand Strong Lower Prices— Keener Competition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 13

Contrasting experiences have been seen recently in the wool trade report Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. Values have receded,…

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Short Term Pasture in Cropping System

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 4

Glen Innes branch of the A.P.P.U. is co-oper- ating with the Department of Agriculture in providing demonstration areas with short term pastures for nota- tion of crops…

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Farmers Discuss Law on Rabbits

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

The rigid Wording of P.P. Board Act 81. relative to the destruction of rabbits was b[?]ght up at Friday's…

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cover crops to Improve Fruit Growing Soils

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 4

"It is my contention that 50 per cent, of troubles connected with fruit growing come from…

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New Overseer at University Farm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 8

The appointment of Mr. T. A. Crowley, of Inverell, as Farm Overseer at the New England University College…

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“More Mar Free’ Machinery For Our Farms”

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

Prospects are now bright for the importation of more “dollar free” agricultural machinery from America…

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"The Good Old Days" Sheep and Pastoral Production

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 4

Johnstone Devon thus writes to the "Goondiwindi Argus": Having read some details of prices of commodities in the…

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Stock, Property District Wool Sales

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 4

The A.M.L. and F. Co. Ltd., report haying sold the following district clips in their sale in Newcastle on February 9 1950:…

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Silo System for Handling Bulk Wheat Inadequate

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 4

“During the harvest, season the silo system for the bulk handling of wheat was totally inadequate, and the executive is doing everything in its power to have the system improved.”…

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Wool Demand Strong Lower Prices--keener Competition

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

Contrasting experiences have been seen recently in the wool trade. Values have reached from the top point of January, but…

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Sowing of Winter Crops Delayed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 4

The soaking rain during the last few days will delay sowing of all classes of winter feed…

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£400 Dairy Herd Poisoned

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 6

Mr. Reg. Thornton of Denman sustained a heavy loss when 16 cows, valued at over £400, died from eating poisoned grass…

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Inverell Man As Farm Overseer

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 4

The appointment of Mr. T. A. Crowley, of Inverell as Farm Overseer at the New England University College has been…

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Farmer Goes to Gaol for Rabbits

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

MOSS VALE: Charles Miller Hughes, a farmer, said in Moss Vale Court that he would go to gaol rather than pay a fine…

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Marked Recovery In Cattle Market

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 1

Auction prices show a marked recovery in Central and Southern Queensland. This is the only reliable guide to values now, as…

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Wool Up in Brisbane

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 6

Prices at Brisbane wool sales were from par to 5 per cent. dearer on Monday than the Sydney closing rates last…

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Fat Cattle Will Break Show Record

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 4

Entries of fat cattle, sheep nd horses for the Glen Innes Show on March 2, 3, 4 will tax the accommodation at the…

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