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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

2,503 stories in Riverina's papers · page 36 of 126

Wheat Last Season’s Crop 32½ Million Bushels Shipped Further Heavy Shipments

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 3

So far, 32.5 million bushels of wheat, and wheat equivalent, had been shipped since the beginning of the season in December, the…

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56 Ships to Carry Aust. Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. F. H. Cullen) said today that 56 ships in…

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Wool and Other Fibres Importance Of Cotton

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 3

Winchcombe Canson held report:-- The wood market has [?] shown [?] and top markets abroad have advanced in sympathy…

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For the Man on the Land World Demand for U.S. Surplus Wheat But No Dollars to Pay for It

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 4

Now that the price at which we have sold both wheat and flour to the United Kingdom has been revealed, we should feel reasonably satisfied with it. THE precise figures are 15/3 per…

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GOLF Farmer Cup Draw

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 4

Rudkin and Knight v Dreyer and Loiterton; Last and Hennessy v. Youngman and Parsons; Gehrig and Pennell v Ekin and…

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M.L.A. Agricultural Extension Notes Farm programmes disrupted Growers warned to watch soil position

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 6

Normal routine on the farms of the Irrigation Areas has been disrupted by the recent rains, and regular farm programmes will have to be scrapped as a result. In pointing this out, Mr. Allan H. Skepper, Extension Officer, Griffith,…

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Crop Losses in Recent Floods Maize and Millet Crops Not Extensively Damaged

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 4

Maize crop in the Gundagai have been severely area have been severely danaged by floods and will or redueed in area by 50 per cent. In the…

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20-Acre Factory Inspected by Agents Better Flow of Farm Equipment Anticipated

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 3

After attending a conference at Geelong (Vic.) Mr. J. J. S. Glass is confident that there is a brighter future ahead for the supply of…

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Higher U.S. Wool Duty Sought

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK, Friday (A.A.P.): American woolgrowers' representatives in Washington are campaigning against any reduction…

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Schools for Pig Raisers, Dairy Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 5

Separate schools of instruction for pig raisers and dairy farmers will be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond,…

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Held Day on M.i.a. Farm Shows Method of Keeping Ditches Clean

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 5

The problem of keeping clear of weeds the 500 miles of ditches which carry the water on the farms of the irrigation areas was the subject of a field day held at Mr. W. T. Campbell's Farm 1228, Corbie Hill,…

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National Sheep Dog Title

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 2

At Canberra on Saturday, the national open championship of the National Sheep Dog Trial Association was won by Mrs. C…

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Branding Cattle Some Practical Hints

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 6
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Some cattle owners do not seem to realise the damage that can be done to hides by faulty methods of branding and by branding on…

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Little Wheat Grown in Central West

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 6

There will be comparatively little wheat and other cereal crops grown in the central tablelands area this season, due mainly to the continual…

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Main Clip Sold Strong Wool Position

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Australian wool from main season's shearing is now…

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Schools for Pig Raisers and Dairy Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 2

Separate schools of instruction for pig raisers and dairy farmers will be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond…

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Doings with the Man on the Land Schools for Pig Raisers and Dairy Farmers Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 6

Separate schools of instruction for pig raisers and dairy farmers will be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, from Tuesday,…

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Individual Wheat Varieties Should Be Sown at the Correct Time

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 6

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

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British Food Ministry Secretary Resigns Had Antagonised Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.—Mr. Stanley Evans, Parliamentary Secretary to the Food Ministry, resigned last night…

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