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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Special Plane Built in U.s. for Farm Use

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 6

Australian farmers who are listing planes to spread insecticides, fertilisers, and seed, will be interested in the recent…

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Dollars From Wool

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 1

Wool earned a surplus for the Sterling Area’s dollar pool last year. Australia had a fovorable…

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Butter Producers Expected To Export To Other States

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 4

THE whole butter position in the State was “entirely hopeless” Mr H. J. Eddington said last week. Manager of the Norco Co-Op. Ltd. Mr Eddington was commenting on the Federal Government’s decision not to…

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Pastoral Conditions in the Gundagai P.P. Board District Stock Inspector’s Report

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 6

The Gundagai Stock Inspector, Mr D. W Duncan, B.V. Sc. in his report on conditions in the Gundagai P.P. Board district for the month of July, states that the weather during the month has been mostly cool to very cold with…

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Boosting Fat Lamb Production Two Hundred Farmers See Trial Results

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 2

About 200 farmers from the Murrumbidgee irrigation areas, Wagga, Finley, Berrigan, Cootamundra, Deniliquin, and Narrandera districts…

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Tumblong and the Dairy Industry Resident Writes of the Present Day Problem (To the Editor)

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 6

Dear Sir, Australia is short of butter The following will perhaps throw a little light on the…

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Butter Facts

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

Mr. Reid, Casino, M.L.A., says it takes 2?. gallons of milk to make 1lb. of butter.. If the producer sold his milk whole he received…

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Stock Inspector Reviews Pastoral Conditions

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 8

Mr. Malcolm Wilshire, Stock Inspector for the Urana-Corowa district, reports for the month of July as follows:…

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Meeting Seeks Immediate Rise Butter Price

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: An immediate butter price rise should be [?]nded, not merely asked for, [?]gate told the R.S.L. Soldier…

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Dairy Farmers Will Not Hold Supplies Back

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

LISMORE, Monday: A mass meeting of dairy farmers at Nimbin, near Lismore, today declared it would be an…

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Wagga F.s.a, Gets Answer on Wool Levy

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 2

An answer to a question regarding the use being made of the 7½ per cent levy on last year's wool sales has been…

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Drastic Butter Cut Forecast; Supply Low Only Hope Is Aid From Other States

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: "Drastic cuts in [?]tter distribution would be necessary [?]ess supplies arrived this month, distributing firms said today…

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Record Number of Farms for Soldiers Soon

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: There will be more farms allotted to soldier settlers next year than in any year since the scheme began,…

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M.I.A. Agricultural Extension Notes Farmers Warned to Check Soil Moisture Report on first irrigation need

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 2

A warning that farmers could make or mar their crops at this time of the year was given this week by Mr. Jack Davison, Extension Officer, Yenda, who pointed out that the timing of the first irrigation was vitally important. Indications were that there was sufficient moisture in M.I.A…

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Stanbridge Junior Farmers' Club Enthusiastic Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 2

Last Thursday night August 9, Stanbridge Club had their meeting which had already been twice postponed owing to weather…

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Why Milk and Butter Are Short Problem of the Dairying Industry

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 4

Commenting on the current shortages of milk and butter, Mr. T.J. Reid Country Party MLA, for Casino said that growth of…

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Premiers to Discuss Butter Today

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 3

The price of butter heads the agenda for the Premiers' Conference here tomorrow…

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Wool Position Aspects Is a Decline Probable?

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson ltd. report "Ample private enquiry for local fellmongered wools has prevailed but the number of…

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Butter Price Talks at Canberra Break Down Violent Differences Seen in Opinions

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The conference between the Federal Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) and representatives of the dairy industry today…

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McGIRR'S Charge on Butter

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Commonwealth Government should meet the increased price of butter through a subsidy drawn from taxation revenue, Mr. McGirr said today…

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