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

Farming & the land, 1953

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New High for Wool SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 November 1953 · page 1

After easing on Tuesday broad quality merino and crossbred wools made a slight recovery at Sydney sales…

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Boggabri Wheat Harvest

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 5

Deliveries of wheat to Boggabri mill depot and bulk shed up to last week totalled 208,000; bushels of premium…

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Wheat Terminal at Moree

North West Champion · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 6

Every consideration would be given to an appeal for a terminal wheat silo at Moree when allocations were next…

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To Survey Improved Farming Practice

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 7

A survey now being carried out by economists of the De­partment of Agriculture, will probe trends in the adoption…

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Satisfactory Wheat Harvest

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 2

Scattered storms were experienced in the district during November. Temperatures have been high and this soon…

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Wheat Harvest Will Exceed Half Million Bus

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 15

With seventy per cent of the wheat in the Narrabri district already harvested, this year's yield is expected to reach 555,000 bushels…

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Wool Report

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 December 1953 · page 6
Also in North West Champion

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited report on November 27, 1953:…

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North-west Wool

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 December 1953 · page 9

A substantial amount of wool from the north-west will be offered at the Sydney wool sales which commenced today…

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Fire in Wheat Stack

North West Champion · Monday 7 December 1953 · page 5

A fire broke out in a stack of wheat near the Wool Appraisement Building on Saturday…

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Pastoral Summer is Sound

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 December 1953 · page 10

Though pastures have begun to burn off, most districts in N.S.W. are experiencing a safe grazing…

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New Wheat Varieties

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 December 1953 · page 15

On-the-farm experiments to step up testing of new varieties of wheat in N.S.W. were urged at a "field night"…

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This Week in Wool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 December 1953 · page 5

The slight easing movement in wool values continused this week in Brisbane, Albury, and Adelaide,…

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Farming to Spare the Soil

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 December 1953 · page 5

A "save our soil now" consciousness was spreading in N.S.W., district agronomist Mr. J. A. O'Reilly said…

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Pig Crop Survey

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 December 1953 · page 13

Within the next few days over 6000 pig producers throughout Australia will be receiving simple mail…

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Wheat Truck Hits Train

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 1

A Narrabri wheat carter narrowly escaped serious injury when his truck collided with the guard's van…

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Australian and U.S. Sheep Flocks

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 3

A survey shows that of the 320,314 farms in the United States which carry sheep, no fewer than 237,928 carry less…

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Central Slopes Favour New Wheat Variety

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 7

A 1000-acre crop of Bordan wheat grown in the Lachlan Valley (N.S.W.) which won the Central…

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Wheat Production Costs

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 12

Costs of production of wheat for the season commencing on December 1 1953 have been assessed at 12/7 per…

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Cattle Tested for T.b

North West Champion · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 12

A total of 272 dairy cattle were tested for T.B. earlier this month, the Acting Health Inspector, Mr. D. Dorn, told a…

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