Funeral Re-hearsed By U.S. Farmer
BURLINGTON (Colorado) Sun. (A.A.P.).—Jim Gernhart today polished his 4000-dollar copper casket and made other last-minute arrangements for his mock funeral…
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Farming & the land, 1952
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Wheat Talks At Deadlock
CANBERRA, Monday.—A deadlock between producer and consumer countries is bogging down negotiations for a new international wheat agreement…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Firm's Expansion
The first part of a big expansion programme in Newcastle by the wool firm of Farmers and Graziers'…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Countries Seek Russian Wheat
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A number of the smaller member-countries to the International Wheat Agreement are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Second Day Of Wool Sales
The second day's selling in the final Newcastle wool sales of the season began at the Wool Exchange,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dearer Butter As Wage Boost
SYDNEY: The N.S.W. Prices Minister (Mr. Finnan) estimated today that the 11d. lb. increase in the price of butter from July 1 (3/2 to 4/1 lb.) would add 2/3 or 2/4 to the basic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →110d For Moree Wool Clip
A grazier who was awarded the M.B.E. in the Queen's Birthday Honours' list gained the top price of 110d a lb in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Best Price Of Wool Sales
Top progress price at Newcastle wool sales today and best so far for the series was 122d 1b, paid for…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Rise Likely July 1 Butter Will Cost 4/-½
MELBOURNE, Wed.—The retail price of butter in New South Wales would rise to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →5 Per Cent. Rise In Wool
The market jumped up to 5 per cent. for some lines at the second day of Newcastle wool sales yesterday…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The new increase in the price of butter may be 1/- a 1b; not 11d., the Prices Minister (Mr. Finnan) said to-day. The Prices…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prime Sheep Hold Prices
A full supply of sheep and lambs was penned at the Waratah saleyards yesterday. The offering included all…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →No Rush To Buy Butter
NEWCASTLE grocers said yesterday that there had been no rush to buy butter following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Justice In New Butter Price
Unwelcome as it is as an addition to the cost of living, the rise in the price of butter has to be accepted as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →122d Top Price At Wool Sale
Newcastle wool market rose again on the final day yesterday to close up to 7½ per cent. higher than the opening day's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Butter Plan Delay In Victoria
CANBERRA, Sunday.—If the Victorian Government did not make arrangements for the beginning of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last Of Sydney Wool Sales
SYDNEY. — The final series of Sydney's 1951-52 wool selling season opened today with an offering of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rhodesia May Have Record Tobacco Crop
SALISBURY (Rhodesia) —A record crop of 115million lb. of tobacco is expected here this year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rival Farmers Fighting "War Of Rain"
SEATTLE, Sun. (A.A.P.): Rival farmers here have been confusing Mother Nature by shooting counter-acting chemicals into the air. One side —…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victoria Agrees To Butter Rise
MELBOURNE, Monday.—State Cabinet decided to-night that Victoria would fall into line with the Commonwealth…
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