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Farming & the land, 1951

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Peace Treaty May Stimulate Jap Wool Buying

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 2

While cotton spindles of Japan are producing yarn and fabric in record output, Japan's wool textile industry languishes under…

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Church Minister Buys Q'land Dairy Stud Farm

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday: A Presbyterian minister has bought an £11,000 dairy stud farm near Warwick "to retire for a few…

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Government’s Wool Scheme Will Be Opposed By Graziers

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 1

The NSW Graziers’ Association will launch an all-out campaign to oust the Government’s proposed wool marketing plan as soon as details of the plan are announced, says the official organ of the association “Muster.”…

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Farm and Fodder Competitions to Be Conducted by R.a.s

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Society is again conducting a State-wide farm and fodder competition this year and is giving prize money to the value of…

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Wool Reports

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 3

The Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited, Sydney, on 25th April, 1951, report:…

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Crow Pick in Sheep

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 3

Mr. Geo. T. Petersen, of Manildra, writes: I notice that the General Council of the Graziers' Association…

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Drop in Disrict's Wheat Acreage Lack of Rain Ruins Crop Prospects

Junee Southern Cross · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 1

Because of the lack of rain, the District Agronomist (Mr. J. G. Ballantyne) estimates that the acreage sown to wheat in his…

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Tripped by Sheep Severed An Artery

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 2

Whilst crutching sheep at Whitton on Friday Mr. E. J. Sheldrick was tripped up by one of the sheep, and in falling his left hand contacted the…

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Dispute Over Kashmir May Curtail Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday: The long-standing dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir may indirectly cause a…

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No Cause for Fear of Wool Slump. Too Short Supply the Experts Consider

Junee Southern Cross · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 7

At a period when the demand for wool became somewhat unsettled because of the withdrawal of a large volume of American…

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U. S. Rainmaking May Increase Farmer's Profit

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Monday (A.A.P.): Rainmaking project in the United States is expected to increase fanners' output by 1000-million dollars (£446,428,471)…

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39 More Farms for Ex-Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: Four properties approved by the State Government for resumption by agreement with their owners…

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Sheep and Cattle Lower at Homebush

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 2

Dalgety's news service reports that al the Homebush sales on Monday last 25,000 sheep and lambs wore yarded, medium quality predominated…

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Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 4

We submitted our catalogue of 6,041 bales on Tuesday, 24th in stent. The offering included a number of late shorn clips from the…

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Wool Report (Continued)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 4

per cent. dearer had evidently exhausted itself, and there were fairly heavy withdrawals of lines coming under this heading. The firmness…

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Vaccine For Cattle Disease Being Sought

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Commonwealth Serum Laboratories are experimenting to produce an effective vaccine to…

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Wool Output Will Rise in Coming Year

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 2

World production of [?] and carpet greasy wool [?] the 1950-51 season will be [?] 4000-million lb,. an incre[?]…

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Butter Shortage Forecast

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Many dairies had closed because of the shortage of labor, and a shortage of butter and milk was likely,…

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Wool Exports Double

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday: The value of Australian wool exported overseas during the nine months ended March this year was double…

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Russian Wheat for India

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Thurs.: Prime Minister Nehru announced in Parliament today that. some Russian ships carrying wheat…

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