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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

2,211 stories in Riverina's papers · page 61 of 111

OVER 1000 lbs. Butter in 365 DAYS Another Record By Jersey Cow

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 3

"Avon Valley Ladylike" (97168), a pure bred Jersey cow, owned by Mr. J. G. Wilson, of Avon Valley, Gloucester, has completed a…

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Rain Spoiled the Look of Sheep. Weekly Report From the Country Producers Co

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 6

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. reports the following sales at Homebush market on 25th. inst: Sheep: 13,093 sheep, 23,457…

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For he Man on the Land How Long Will the Wool Boom Last?

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4

How long will die wool boom last? The extraordinary buoyancy at the closing sales in Australia indicated that world demand is very far from satisfied at prices that are highly remunerative…

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Australia’s Record Harvest Wheat Board’s Report on 1947-48 Pool Another 6d. Per Bushel to Come

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 1

The appended account from the “Wheat Board Gazette,” of the Board’s operations in the receiving, storing and disposal of the record 1947-48 crop of 204,500,000 bushels, should be of interest to our readers. Growers from this…

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Farmer Fined at Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 2

LEETON, Thursday: At the Leeton Court today Robert William Quodling, of Yaragery, Leeton, a farmer, was fined £16…

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Further High Yields From Grain Sorghum at Yanco Experiment Farm

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 3

The yields of over 100 bushels per acre that were obtained for the second consecutive year from the grain sorghum varieties…

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Junior Farmers' Scholarship Competition

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4

The Junior Farmers' Club Council of N.S.W. has announced a Junior Farmer Competition for Scholarships to be held this year, for which…

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Alternation of Heavy and Light Apple Crops

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 6

Methods of reducing the marked fluctuations in the apple crop, which is one of the outstanding problems of the industry, have…

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Farmers & Settlers’ Association

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 2

A meeting of the Ganmain branch of the F. and S Association was held on Saturday, 23rd July Those present were:- Mr. A. A…

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N.s.w. Farmers to Benefit From Team's Tour

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: The three members of the agricultural team sent abroad last year by the Rural Bank have already…

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2000 Head of Cattle for Next Week’s Guhbagai Sale

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 7

Over 2000 head of locally bred cattle will be yarded at next week’s Gundagai Special Cattle Sale. , The yarding comprises 200 fat…

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U.S.A. Uses Less Wool Rayon Output Up

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 6

The only country abroad in which the wool position shows uncertainty is America. Consumption in the US mills has trended…

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Doings with the Man on the Land Silage for Sheep Inadequate Without a Supplement

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 7

Trials carried out by the Department of Agriculture at departmental experiment farms have shown that while silage can maintain life in…

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Gundagai P. & A. Society Blunders Alteration of Show Dates Will Cut Out Remarkable Exhibition of Stud Cattle Committee Members Divided On Important Decision

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 1

T H E COMMITTEE OF THE GUNDAGAI P. & A. SOCIETY BLUNDERED BADLY ON SATURDAY NIGHT LAST WHEN A DECISION WAS MADE TO ALTER THE SHOW DATES FROM 7th AND 8th MARCH TO 14th AND 15th MARCH. THIS…

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Potential Dairy Profits Lost

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 2

On many NSW dairy farms, points out the Division of Dairying of the Dept. of Agriculture, potential profits are greatly reduced by farmers…

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Junior Farmers’ Scholarship Competition

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 7

The Junior Farmers’ Clubs Council of NSW has announced a Junior Farmer competition for scholarships to be held this year, for which the…

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Leeton Sheep Sale

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

At Leeton on Tuesday, 26th July, 1949, 2500 fat and store sheep were yarded to a good attendance of local and district buyers. The greater part…

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Field Day at "Uroly" Corriedale Stud By Narrandera Sheep and Wool Class

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 2

On Friday last, 29th July, Narrandera Technical College sheep and wool students and several others visited "Uroly," the Corriedale stud…

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Extraordinary Demand for Quality Sheep

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 4

Ex-Senator Guthrie's speech at the opening of the Albury Ram Sales was to the effect that Australia is still riding on the sheep's back. This…

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