Plans To Boost U.S. Wool-growing
WASHINGTON. Friday: The Agriculture Committee of the House of Representatives, which is examining legislation to support the…
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Farming & the land, 1947
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Won State Junior Farmer Quiz
SYDNEY, Friday.—The New South Wales finalist in the Australian Broadcasting Commission's competition for Australia's junior farmer…
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LTSMORE, Sunday.—The supply of 10,000 gallons of milk daily to operate two new processing machines at Norco factory. Lismore, would be…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.—A Kingaroy farmer, Mr. Fred Burgess, is convinced that a colt owned by him was sired by Bernborough. He intends…
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LONDON, Monday: Harold Hodgson, 42, wool merchant, was found guilty at Leeds Assizes of conspiracy…
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LONDON, March 17.—Thlree million sheen may die during the winter in Britain—the greatest disaster the industry will have suffered in living…
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LONDON, Monday.—Floods now extend over thousands of square miles of England and it is possible to travel by boat from the North Sea to the Irish Channel. THE death roll in Sunday night's…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Greasy merino fleece sold to 64d for five bales of New England wool at Sydney wool sales to-day…
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CHICAGO, Tuesday. — After touching 305 cents (about 19/-) a bushel early today—highest since 1917—…
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MELBOURNE: If all went well for the rest of the season, the value of the Australian wool clip will exceed £90,000,000 — perhaps considerably…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — The value of this season's Australian wool clip would exceed £90,000,000, perhaps considerably more, if all went…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The War Service Land Settlement and Closer Settlement (Amendment) Bill passed all stages to-day in the Legislative…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—A substantial reduction in the 5 per cent. levy on wool growers was likely, said the Minister for Commerce (Mr…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A total of £234,000 had been made available under the joint Commonwealth-State scheme of grants to dairy farmers in…
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LONDON, Friday: Britain is still battling with floods and following more rain over 100 square miles of valuable agricultural land in the Fen Country have been converted to a lake…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Dr. Edgar Booth, Chairman of the International Wool Secretariat, and Australian representative to that body, said to-day…
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FLOODS AFTER SNOW.—After being buried in snow for weeks, England is now in the grip of floods. Here is an aerial picture taken eight days ago, showing the flooded countryside around Ton-bridge, Kent, after the River Medway overflowed its banks. The…
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For February cream suppliers to Gloucester Cooperative Dairy Company were paid 1/7¾ for choicest and 1/5¾ for second grade. Milk…
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SYDNEY, Monday .—Greasy merino fleece sold to 56d for six bales of HGL/Yass (Gunning)l at the Sydney wool sales to-day…
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PERTH, Monday. — Thomas Newman, 16, an inmate of an orphanage, died instantly when he was shot on a farm near Kojonup. A bullet from…
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