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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Save Your Fruit Crop

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 10

The Department of Agriculture is endeavouring to secure the co-operation of all home gardeners and orchardists in the control of fruit fly…

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Blight Attacks Wheat Crops

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 7

Although stem rust had severely damaged many wheat crops this year, Professor W. L. Waterhouse of Sydney University Faculty of…

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Season Affects Wheat Crops

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 2

Field wheat competitions were conducted again this year through the North West, in the Shires of Tamarang, Liverpool Plains and Namoi by Wee Waa, Narrabri, Boggabri, Gunnedah Pastoral and Agricultural Associations…

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Wheat Samples for Sydney Show

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 1

Mr. W. H. Lye, one of the organisers of the Central Coast and Tablelands exhibit at the Royal Show, has asked the District Agronomist, Mr…

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Final Wheat Forecast SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 1

Wheat harvest prospects have shown considerable deterioration since early November and the prospective grain yield is now estimated…

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No. 13 Wheat Pool Third Advance

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 3

Third advance had been approved for the 1949/50 season wheat in No. 13 Pool. The advance is 1/6 a bushel, and…

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Self Propelled Wheat Combines

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 December 1950 · page 10

Combines such as those illustrated are usually owned by travelling crews who migrate from area to area as the grain ripens…

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Wool Report Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 December 1950 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson sold 9700 bales of wool at their Sydney sale on Wednesday. Prices were maintained, with good competition from Great…

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Wool Report the Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 December 1950 · page 11

We submitted our eighth catalogue of the current season on Wednesday, 6th December. It comprised an offering of 7,160 bales representative…

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Malaria Control Increases Crop Yield

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 December 1950 · page 10

As a direct result of the intensive malaria-control campaign which has been in operation since 1948 in the East Belgal area of Pakistan, with…

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Wheat Guaranteed Price, 1950/51

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 9

An increase of 9d. to 7/10 a bushel f.o.r. ports in the guaranteed price to growers for the 1950/51 wheat crop had been revealed in the annual…

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Linseed Crop Growing Competition

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 3

Over 80-per cent of the linseed grown in New South Wales is concentrated in the North-Western districts. Thus it is not…

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