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Farming & the land, 1947

2,230 stories in Riverina's papers · page 58 of 112

American Wool Influence European Position

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report that the most forceful influence on wool markets and markets for most other products at present is the United…

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Research in Wheat Outstanding Type Produced

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 4

The major wheat variety in Australia within the next few years is likely to be Gabo, a cross between Gaza and Bobbin, produced as a result of…

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Wool Storemen Go Back to Work

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Storemen who refused to work Cool ships returned to work today. The men had tied up wool ships being loaded in Sydney…

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Foreign Matter in Wool Precautions When Baling

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 2

More or less regularly each year general complaint is sent out from Bradford regarding the amount of foreign matter—principally jute fibres…

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Wool Clip May Reach 3,000,000 Bales

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Australian wool clip for 1947-48 is estimated at 3,051,000 bales, according to the weekly report of Winchcombe…

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Gundagai Asparagus Farm First Crop Next September

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 1

In mid-September next the first asparagus from the Dalkeith farm of the Batlow Co-op. will be harvested. This will be the initial effort in…

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Ex-serviceman's Good Fortune Secured Ideal Farming Property

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 1

Mr. W. Cooper, of Deepwater, is a very pleased man Mr. Cooper was successful in the ex-servicemen's ballot for blocks on Illawong…

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Farmers Advised Not to Open New Wheat Areas

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Australian wheat farmer would not be justified in opening up new wheat areas in view of the present world wheat position, said Mr. C. J. Hanes, economist and honorary member of the…

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Greater Farm Efficiency Urged at Agricultural Bureau Conference

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Australia might well be proud of her contribution to the food needs of the world but, under existing conditions, there was certainly no room for complacency, said the Governor-General (Mr. W. J…

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Wheat Test Case

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 2

The Farmers and Settlers Association decided to appeal to the Full Court Bench of the High Court against the decision of Mr…

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Big Slump in Butter Production

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 6

Butter production for the Commonwealth slumped ' by over 8000 tons in the 10 months ended May last compared with…

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American Wool Influence European Position

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 6

The .most forceful influence on wool markets and markets for most other products at present is the United States. American…

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Australia's Wool Cheque £116,474,000

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 1

Statistics show that for the eleven months to May 31st, Australia exported 3 897,102 bales of wool, worth £116 474008 The biggest buyer was America, which…

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Storage of Farm-cured Bacon

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 2

Farm-cured bacon often becomes reasty (rancid) through being hung in places where the temperature is variable and it may also be attacked by…

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High Wheat Prices No Early Fall

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 3

There was a tendency in Australia, especially in Federal Government circles to moat a pessimistic attitude respect the inture in whent, said the rain…

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Questionnaire for Wheat Growers’ Formidable Document

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 4

The questionnaire Which the Wheat Costs or Production Committee in distributing to wheatgrowm’is described is a “complicated and formidable…

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Further Wool Purchases U.s. Financial Aid

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 1

United Stales demand largely set the pace for the past season's wool prices, and her proposed financial aid to recovery in the monetary position…

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First Crop From Gundagai Asparagus Farm to be Cut Next September

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 4

In mid-September next, the first asparagus from the Dalkeith farm of the Batlow…

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States Behind F. and S. in Wheat Case Appeal

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 4

The meeting of representatives of the wheat-producing States in Melbourne this week, when they supported the N.S.W. Farmers and…

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Percheron Stud at Wagga Experiment Farm

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 1

A Percheron stud, the first in New South Wales, is to be established by the Department of Agriculture at Wagga Experiment Farm. This stud…

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