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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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U.S. sticks to guns and butter programme

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Monday (A.A.P.): The United States Government had re-examined the guns-with-butter policy of building up its military might, and had decided to stick to it, Mr. Charles Edward Wilson, Director of Defence Mobilisation, said today…

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Excellent Cattle Fodder Pea Vine Silage at Tumutt

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 4

"Pea vine residue—once a useless leftover when peas had been canned or quick-frozen is now be-ing put to use as a valuable and…

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Sound Wool Position Reasonable Confidence Justified

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The wool trade faces 1952 with the raw material soundly situated in regard to supply and…

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Sydney Wool Sales Hardening Tendency Show

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—The market showed a hardening tendency compared with values ruling at the close of the last…

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Sheep Drenching Mortalities Some Precautions When Using Carbon Tetrachloride

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 4

The heavy sheep mortalities sometimes sustained by graziers after drenching their flocks with carbon tetrachloride against liver…

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U.s. 1951 Crops Among Largest on Record

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 4
Also in The Murrumbidgee Irrigator

Crop production levels in the United States this year stand at one of the highest levels in history, according to tho US…

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U.s. Farmers, Businessmen Work for Community Improvement

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 4

Farmer and businessmen in 368 communities in 11 southern states of the United States are working together for community…

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Monthly Crop Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 3

Mr. G. C. Bartlett, senior agronomist, reports on S.E. Riverina: The rainfall for December was 170 points below average. The…

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Decline in Riverina dairying

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 2

The volume of production in the dairy industry in Riverina was declining at a particularly rapid rate, said the…

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Amazed at N.Z. Fat Sheep, Cattle Stud-Master Surprised At Area of Fertile Land

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 7

"Hops are grown in the Southern island of New Zealand, therefore the breweries are well catered for, but we…

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Sydney wool sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 5
Also in Cootamundra Herald

SYDNEY, Tues.: Although here was no quotable change from yesterday's value levels, prices for the better class…

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Wheat production was lowest for past 26 years

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Areas of land sown for wheat production decreased regularly every year since 1947-48, and the estimated, area sown for 1951-52 season was the lowest for any peacetime year since 1925-26, the Acting Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. Carver) stated today…

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Drought Relief for Dairy Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA, announced details of a Relief Scheme to assist, dairy farmer…

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Junee District Wool at Auction Sold Privately at Sydney Sale

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 8

Mears Winchcombe Carson Ltd. offered 12,900 bales pf woof at auction and privately, at their Sydney sale…

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Blended Wool Not Popular in U.S.A. Inflationary Trend is Expected to Continue

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 5

No signs of increasing wool consumption are yet showing, according to Messrs Winchcombe Carson…

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Aid to Dairymen

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Advances at 1½ per cent interest will be made by the Rural Bank to dairy farmers in…

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State crop yield 41-mil. bushels

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: With most of the season's wheat crop harvested, indications are the harvest will…

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DAIRY [?] Drought Reljee Low Interest Rate Will Be Applied

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture Hon. M. H. Graham, M.L.A., to-day announced details of a relief scheme to…

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