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Farming & the land, 1952

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M.i.a. Agricultural Extension Notes Farmers Not Using "Know How" Irrigation Techniques Neglected

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

Despite increase in "know how," watertables which could make good land useless were still being built up underground on the M.I.A. because farmers were not taking advantage of the latest knowledge…

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Migrant Labor for Farms

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 2

The Federal Government had plans for placing some thousands of "directable" migrants on to land this year, the Minister…

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Disagreement Over New Dairy Plan

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 5

Initial differences have already risen over the duration of the proposed 10 years' stabilisation plan for the Australian…

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Gloomy Wheat Forecast for 1953

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Unless the Government promised wheat growers the overseas price for their wheat there would be an absolute calamity next year, the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Grain Committee (Mr. A. M. R. Fitzhardinge) said today. Wheat industry representa…

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Junior Farmers Plant Trees

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 2

Mr. D. Lamy of the Soil Conservation Station told a meeting of the Wagga Junior Farmers' Advisor COuncil…

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Cattle Breeding in Britain—

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

Seen here winding through Strathfarrar, Inverness-shire, are some of the store cattle on the ranch of Lord Lovat, ex-Commando Leader. Lord Lovat start ed the herd when he left the Army in 1946…

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Sheep Branding Fluid’s Severe

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 2

Trade representatives witnessed a successful demonstration of the value of C.S. I.R.O.’s new sheep branding…

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Today's Homebush Market Prime Cattle Dearer

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday — The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd. report that there were 1[?],271 sheep, 7920 lames…

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N.s.w. Seeks Wheat Grant

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 4

New South Wales had asked the Federal Government for eight million bushels of wheat to relieve the State shortage, the president of the…

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Better Demand for Sheep. Country Producers Report On Sale

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reports the following sales at Homebush market on Slut…

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Huge Profit Made by J. O. Wool Sales

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 7

Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa made a profit of £170,610,000 stg. in six years from…

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Bought and Sold £150.000 [?]Orth of Sheep in 18 Mths

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 7

Well known as a former stock and station agent and [?]ck dealer in Temora, John Frederick Lucas appeared [?]ore Mr. W. Finlay, S.M., last week for public exam[?]tion in bankruptcy at the Temora Court…

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W.G.U. 10 Point Wheat Plan Give Growers Three Tax Free Years

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 6

The Executive Council of the Wheatgrowers Union after very careful consideration of the matter worked out the…

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Rice Crops

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

Drying winds and cool to cold con[?] during the rice sowing and early growing period have resulted in the present variable state of M.I.A…

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Junior farmers learn how

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 2

Junior farmers getting experience in the mechanised farming practices…

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Warning to Soldier Settlers Must Not Neglect Farms

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 2

Soldier settlers were warned last week by the Acting Minister for Lands, Mr. Hawkins, that firm action…

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McCAUGHEY'S SHEEP

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 2

Mr. Herbert states he made a slip in his letter which appeared in last Friday's "Irrigator." The breed of sheep that Sir Samuel…

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Wheat Growing Costs

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 2

Sir,—I would like to add one or two points to the discussion of the wheat shortage. I have been growing wheat for 23 years…

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New Record at Sydney Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 1
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—This season's N.S.W. seasonal record or 251 1/2 pence a lb. was paid at the Sydney wool sales yesterday…

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