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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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U. K. Farms Now Highly Mechanised

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 6

Figures relating to the use of machinery on British farms show that Britain is now one of the most highly mechanised…

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Wheat Crop 215,000,000 Bushels

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 1

Australia’s 1949/50 wheat cr[?]p would be in the vicinity of 215—million bushels —25—million bushels more than last year and only…

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Ditrict Wool Clips

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 1

Messrs A. E. and H. G. Freh[?], Bullawayarra, Brungle,, TF/Bullawayarra, 7 gsy aa e/w 110¾d, 4 bkn 96¾d…

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Foreign Bodies in the Mouths of Cattle

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

The examination of cattle reported by their owners as suffering from acitno-mycosis ("lumpy law") sometimes reveals…

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Drenching Sheep for Worms Some Important Precautions

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

Sheep being drenched for worms should be kept in a standing position with head held horizontally or slightly raised, points out the Division of…

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Wool Shortage May Be Coming

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 3

A New York message states that according to the magazine ‘Business Week” the pattern of wool consumption in Europe and the US…

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Airy Cattle Poisoned By Arsenic Found In Old Bricks

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 1

Following the recent death of two [?]airy cattle, which led to arsenic [?]oisoning, being suspected, the stock [?]spector at Goulburn found that the…

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Coolamon Sheep and Wool Classes

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

The Coolamon Sheep and Wool class which opened yesterday has an enrolment of only five. Further enrolments are urgently…

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Leeton Technical College Sheep and Wool Classes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

Owing to the Showground having been taken over as a Migrant Camp, sheep and wool classes at Leeton Technical…

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Wheat Overseas’ Crops Argentine

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 4

December reports stated that the threshing of wheat was in full swing in the Northern Zone, with returns varying but generally…

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Leeton Cattle Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

Owing to the unsettled weather the yarding for numbers was uncertain right up to the time of starting the cattle sale held at Leeton by the…

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Wheat Sales by Australian Wheat Board

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 1

Since the beginning of the crop year, on December I last, 20,000,000 bushels have been sold for export as wheat and flour…

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Joint Wool Organisation

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

At the last week's meeting of the Country Producers selling Company, the chairman of Directors stated that the recent…

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Commonwealth Wool Chairman Retires

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

Acting on medical advice, Mr. F. Young, chairman of directors of the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd., has decided to retire. He will…

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No. 12 Wheat Pool Future Advances

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

The Wheat Board proposes to make a fourth advance on the No. 12 Wheat Pool (1948-49) of 2/ per bushel towards the end of…

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Goulburn Wool Sales Merino Brings 165d

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 1

GOULBURN, Friday — Greasy merino wool topped the market at 165d when Farmers and Graziers concluded the fourth series…

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Wool Report the Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Grain Insurance and Agency Company Ltd. 2nd February. 1950

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 6,127 bales on Wednesday, 1st instant, the selection comprising mainly clips from the New…

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Varieties of Wheat Recommended for 1959 Sowing

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

Following Are the latest recommendations by the Department of Agriculture of varieties of wheat for sowing in various…

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Japanese to Get Australian Sheep Consignment of Corriedales for Former Enemy

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

Japan has purchased 550 Corriedale stud rams and ewes Valued at £20,000 sterling from Australia…

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Quantity of Wool Up in Australia Interesting Comparison With Former Years

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

The Australian clip is recovering in quantity; the total for this season is estimated to be 3,410,000 bales, compared with the low point…

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