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

Farming & the land, 1952

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Drought Feeding of Sheep

North West Champion · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 1

With dry conditions after a number of good seasons the subject of drough feeding of sheep assumes a new importance…

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Bencubbin—leading Wheat Variety

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 1

"Bencubbin is still the leading wheat variety in New South Wales," stated Mr. George Nicholson…

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Woman's View the Life of a Farmer's Wife

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 4

Comparatively few women in Britain are officially "engaged in agriculture." Only one in seven workers in…

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Australia Should Heed Lesson Of India, Says Moree Farmer

North West Champion · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 3

Australia could well take a lesson from the history of India during the famine in 1943, said Mr. T. Carey of "Dunroy", Moree, this week. Mr. Carey was commenting on…

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Hereford Cattle

North West Champion · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 5

There could be no better place at the present time to demonstrate the desirable points of the Hereford breed of cattle…

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Drought Feeding of Sheep

The North Western Courier · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 1

With dry conditions after a number of good seasons the subject of drought feeding of sheep assumes a new…

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No Surprises At Wool Sales

North West Champion · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 7

The wool market has not provided surprises at New Year sates Winchoombe, Carson Ltd. report. Generally, those concerned in…

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Sheep Lice a Menace

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

Increasing quantities of lice-infested wool in the Australian wool clip noticed in the past two or three…

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Weighbridges At Wheat Sidings

North West Champion · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

No action is being taken to dispose of weighbridges at wheat siding until the whole matter has been…

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Weighbridges at Wheat Loading Stations

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 2

The State Member for Barwon (Mr. Geoff. Crawford) has received the following letter from the Minister for…

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Ten Point Plan for Wheat Industry

North West Champion · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

The Executive Council of the Wheatgrowers' Union, after very careful consideration of the matter has worked out a 10 point plan for the wheat…

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Wheat Variety Trials in the North West

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 4

Wheat variety trials were continued in the district during the season 1951, reports the Senior District…

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Prolific Crop

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 2

American agricultural scientists have developed hybrid seed that increased the yield of cornfields by about 25 per cent. In 1933 only one acre in 1000 was planted to hybrid seed. Today hybrid corn acreage approaches 70 per cent…

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Disaster If No in Farmers Taxation

North West Champion · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

If the Federal Government refuses to modify its taxes on farmers, and the wheat acreage as a result decreases by a further one fifth, national disaster is possible, said the Secretary of the…

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Caterpillar in Linseed Crops

Manilla Express · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture the Hon. E. H. Graham MLA has stressed the importance of expanding production of…

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Control of Sheep Lice

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 2

Sheep lice were particularly prevalent throughout the north-west during 1951 and caused considerable loss and…

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Wheat Freight Concession

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 2

The Minister for Transport has announced that wheat farmers and the people of New South Wales were about…

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Wheat Freight Concessions

North West Champion · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 1

The Minister for Transport, Mr. Sheahan, stated today that the wheat fanners and the people of…

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Less Merino Wool

North West Champion · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 2

The need for wool is demonstrated by the maintenance of demand despite the simultaneous conduct of auctions in Australia…

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Must Return to Farms

North West Champion · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 5

Australians must return to the [?]. People must realise again that the [?] provided a noble [?] in which they could take…

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