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Farming & the land, 1954

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Dingo Takes Toll of Walcha Sheep

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

A dingo operating in the Walcha district, on one property alone, has killed over 309 sheep in the last eight…

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Vitamin 'A' for Sheep Livestock Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 5

High potency vete[?]ul has now become available as a convenient source of vitamin "A" for livestock. This high potency product…

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Wool Faces 1954 with Confidence

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 5

The wool trade generally faces with confidence the beginning of auctions for 1954,…

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Inverell Wheat Grower Discuss New Stabilisation Scheme

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

Inverell branch of the Wheatgrowers Union of New South Wales yesterday carried a resolution concerning the proposed retention of £9m. of wheatgrowers' money from the No. 15 Pool in the…

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A Note of Warning on Cattle Diseases Compensation Act

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

The Stock Inspector to the Inverell Pastures Protection Board, Mr. E. A. Farleigh, reported to a meeting of the Board last week that no stock diseases had been investigated during the month…

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Prospects for New Year Wool Sales Are Encouraging

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 6

Wool sales continue in' recess, New Year sales not being' scheduled to Commence until Monday, January 11, in Sydney, The trade generally faces the commencement of auctions for 1954 with…

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Wheat Costing and the Basis of Assessing Value of Land

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA: The value of land allowed for in wheat costing was not to-day's market value but that used by the Commonwealth Bank for its banking purposes…

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Pig-farming Success Aided by Sanitary Feeding Methods

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 5

It has been estimated that more than 60 to 70 per cent. of pigs alive at birth actually reach market. Such a heavy loss is extremely serious. Its effect…

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Snake Bites Farmer

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

J. T. Wesley, farmer. Skeleton Creek, was admitted to the Glen Innes District Hospital this morning suffering from snake bite. The Glen Innes Ambulance. which was called at 10…

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Big Stannum Area Fertilised by New "Air - Farm" Method

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 2

Two light aeroplanes this afternoon finished a week's job of spreading more than 100 tons of superphosphate over 2,200 acres of a grazing property at Stannum…

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Farm Girl Now Concert Violinist Stars of the Air

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 6

A FORMER [?] from a daily [?] Mu[?] now…

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India has Almost 308m. Farmers

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

NEW DELHI. -- Out of, India's total population of 336,000,000 -- 294,801,000 derive their livelihood in rural…

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Sheep Easier, Cattle Cheaper

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

HOMEBUSH. Monday: A total of 35,867 sheep were penned to -day. The market was easier. Lambs and suckers…

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Wheat plan "Despair"

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Australian Wheat Board Chairman (Sir John Teasdale's) plan tor reducing…

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Visiting Buyers at Invl. Monthly Cattle Sale

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

Murray and Eather report having held their monthly cattle sale in the municipal salesyards on Friday. Visiting…

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Future of Wheat Dr. Evatt Criticises Chairman's Statement

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Australian Wheat Board Chairman, Sir John Teasdale's, plan for reducing the acreage of wheat…

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U.S. Farmers Discontended WASHINGTON

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

[?] President [?] to [?] new farm programme designed to [?]…

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£21 Freight Paid on Dray Worth £15 A red Range farmer who bought a dray for £15 in Sydney had to pay £21 to have it railed to Glen Innes

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

The farmer, Mr. W. R. [?] disclosed this in a [?] he wrote to the Glen Innes branch of the APPU…

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Inverell Grazier Puts Finger on Weakness of J[?]or Farmer Movement

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

The Junior Farmer Movement in Inverell is in a hopeless position, in the opinion of an…

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Wheat Restriction Move

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: The generalsecretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of N.S.W. (T. W. McDougall) said today…

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