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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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Rise in wool price unlikely

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A marked rise in woo values at New Year sales is unlikely, according to a report issued by Winchcombe Carson Ltd. The report says there is no…

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New President of National Farmers' Union

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 1

Mr. C. M. Williams, of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia, has been elected president of the National Farmers' Union for 1952. He…

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Periodical Sheep Classing Needed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 5

However small the flock, sheep should be classed periodically to ensure maximum returns. Keep the following desirable characters…

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For the Man on the Land How much wheat will be held on farms?

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 3

How much wheat will be withheld from the Wheat Board in New South Wales this year? Present indications are that die quantity butyl be large enough to upset aD calculations of the…

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Cattle perish as dry Conditions persist in North and North-west

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Thousands of cattle have died in the northwestern and northern districts of New South Wales and in the Northern Territory in the worst drought for years. Unless substantial rain is…

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Rice Crops Damaged by Ducks and Weather

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 2

The infestation of ducks on the rice fields Is adding considerably to the damage already brought about by the earlier…

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Outstanding Junior Farmer for 1951 Batlow Junior Farmer In Second Place

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 6

The Rural Bank trophy for the most outstanding Junior Fanner in the Riverina district for 1954 has been won for the second…

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Sheep in Wheat Areas

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 2

The recent estimate that the area sown to wheat for grain in New South Wales in 1951/52, 2,560,000 acres, was almost 50…

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Sheep Increase, Wheat Falls in Acreage

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 4

Sheep in New South Wales had increased by 8,000,000 in the last three years. The president of the Rural Bank of N.S. Wales (Mr. C. E…

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Today's Homebush Market Prime Sheep and Cattle Dearer

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd. report that at Homebush today, there were 7334…

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Periodical Sheep Classing Needed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 3

However small the flock, sheep should be classed periodically to ensure maximum returns. Keep the following desirable characters in mind…

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No Cause for Alarm on Wool Outlook

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

Only the supreme optimist could expect a marked rise in wool values at New Year sales. There is no reason to expect any notable variation in rates. Top markets abroad do not give indication of any appreciable…

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Cotton Now in Larger Supply Bigger U.s.a. Crops Have Wide Effect

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

The wool market recently has not shown any marked variation, according to Messrs. Winchcombe Carson Ltd…

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Forty-acre Farms Considered Large in Denmark

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 4

A farm of 40 acres was considered quite large in Denmark, Mrs George Mack said in Goulburn last week…

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Dairy Herd Sold

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 2

Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd and R. H. Blake and Co report a successful sale on account of the…

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Butter position still "grim'

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Although the State's butter prospects are much better than last week, the supply position is still "grim." President of the Primary…

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COMMERCIAL Wagga cattle market

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 5

The Associated Agents of Wagga—Dalgety and Co. Ltd. R. H. Blake and Co., A.M.L. and F. Coy. Ltd, New…

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Periodical Sheep Classing Needed

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 6

However small the flock, sheep should be closed periodically, to ensure maximum returns. Keep the following desirable characters…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.: The market showed a hardening tendency compared with values ruling at the close of the last…

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Research and Wool Recent Developments

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 2

C.S.I.R.O. research on sheep and wool problems is being made known to graziers through a new series of publications dealing…

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