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Farming & the land, 1950

2,503 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 126

Wool Survey

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 4

Britain has always been the largest buyer of Australian wool and her competition has been solidly maintained throughout the…

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Forbes Store Sheep Sale

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

On Wednesday Wlnchcombe Carson Ltd., Forbes, held their second store sheep sale this month, yarding 12,000…

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The Bathe Ahead for Better Handling of N.s.w. Wheat Crop

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

The battle for better handling of the wheat crop is on. Realising its seriousness, the Minister for Agriculture has announced a plan to add 2,000,000 bushels to the State's silo capacity…

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Wool Drive Will Start Soon

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

Breaking new ground in wool promotion in thin country, the Australialn Wool Board, with active co-operation of thousands of…

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Opposed to Japan in Wheat Pact

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, said that the Commonwealth Government would oppose the admittance of Germany…

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Butter for the Home a Basic Method of Churning

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 4

Cream which is to be used for making butter on the farm for home use should first be allowed to ripen in a cool, pure…

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£151 Million for Wool in Seven Months

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

Wool sold in Australia in the first seven months of the 1949-50 season realised £151,286,862, or £42,666,901 more than for the corresponding…

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Individual Wheat Varieties Should Be Sown at the Correct Time

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

Under the old system of crop production which used horses exclusively for drawing ploughs, cultivating implements, and seeding machinery,…

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The Present Wool Prices By Comparison With Last Season's Prices

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 4

The accompanyling graph shows the average Australian monthly wool prices for the 1948-49 season and the present…

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DR. M. LIPSON Appointed as Officer in Charge A Wool Textile Research Laboratory, Geelong

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

The appointment of Dr. M. Lipson, as Officer-in-Charge of the Geelong unit of the Wool Textile Research Laboratories, is…

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Asparagus Farms Big meeting at Gundagai Next Tuesday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

A meeting is sponsored by Gundagai Civic Association to let the people of the town and district hear the proposition being put…

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Blocks, Farmlets Passed in at Wagga Sale

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

Bidding at an auction sale yesterday of 26 building blocks and 13 farmlet areas of three acres each, all with frontages to…

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New Oil Seed Crops for M.i.a. Under Investigation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 5

First given priority during the war when overseas supplies were cut, oil crops are still in great demand by commercial firms in this and other States. To help meet the situation, N.S.W. Department of Agriculture…

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M.I.A. Agricultural Extension Notes Oil crops for M.I.A. New crops investigated

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

First given priority during the war when overseas supplies were cut, oil crops are still in great demand by commercial firms in this and other States. To help meet the situation, N.S.W. Department of Agriculture has taken steps to test…

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Sanitation on the Poultry Farm How to Disinfect Houses and Yards

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

Any outbreak of pullorum disease in a brooder house will necessitate disinfection after infected stock have been removed, and before…

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Sale of Blocks and Farmlets

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 2

Of 26 building blocks offered at a sale in Wagga on Thursday, three were sold under the hammer…

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DAIRYING Butter for the Home a Basic Method of Churning

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 4

Cream, which is to be used for making butter on the farm for the home use, should first be allowed to ripen in a cool, pure…

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Wool Demand Strong Lower Prices—Keener Competition

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 7

Contrasting experiences have been seen recently in the wool trade. Values have receded from the top point of January, but…

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Campaign in U.S. to Boost Sales of Wool

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 3

The Wool Bureau, New York, on February 17, launched a long-range sales training programme devised and contributed…

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Outbreak of Worm Infestation in Young Sheep Larger Doses of Phenothiazine May Be Necessary

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 4

A warning to graziers on the need to increase dosages of phenothiazine to combat increased worm infestion in sheep in many…

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