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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

2,419 stories in Riverina's papers · page 43 of 121

Store Cattle Values Rising in Southern Markets

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 2

A further hardening of store beef cattle values in NSW southern markets last week is expected to intensify the demand in…

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Sheep Die After Drenching In Urana District

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 3

About 670 Merino Wethers in a mob of 40 died recently in the Urana district after having been drenched with…

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Award Cuts for Wool-classers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 2

Federal Conciliation Commissions (Mr. J. R. Donovan) on Thursday substantially recueed the award for wool-classers in all States except…

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Conditions for Wheat Sowing May Be Ideal

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 2

Provided there is three or four weeks of dry weather, conditions for wheat sowing in the Wagga district will be ideal. This is stated by the District Agronomist…

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Huge Junee Wheat Silo to Save Growers Bag Costs, Truck Time

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

When the Junee sub-terminal silo is filled with three million bushels of wheat, Riverina primary producers will be saved £330,000 bag costs, the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham) said at the official…

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Wheat Sowing in Junee District Will Be Aided by Warner Weather

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 4

If the present warm weather continues conditions for the sowing of wheat crops in the Junee district will be…

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Farm Production Competitions

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 4

"The Royal Agricultural Society is conducting State-wide farm production competitions this year and is giving prizemoney to the value of £300,…

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Evatt's Appeal for More Young Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday: The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Dr. Evatt) today called for the removal of all barriers…

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Dairy herd for Boys' Home

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 2

At a meeting of the United Protestant Association's district council on Saturday it was decided to establish a dairy herd at the U.P.A. Boys' Home, Gumly…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 3

At the special cattle sale being held on Tuesday. May 13, and conducted by Messrs. Dalgety and Co. and M. Kellahan, and the Farmers and…

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Wool Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 7

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Ltd. report on March 1, 1952:…

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Britain's Bread Half Dollar Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday— Half of Britain's bread is being made from dollar wheat, the Minister for Agriculture, Sir Thomas…

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U.s. Immigrant Helps Farmers of His Homeland

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 2

When Arthur Pitzalis made a trip from the United States to his native land of Sicily, he visited old friends who live on…

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Pesticides Safe for Food Crops

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 4

You need not fear harmful effects from DDT and other scientifically tested pesticides used by farmers to protect crops the…

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Tractors Increase Power of Free World Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 3

Farmers in the free world to-day produce more in one hour than their grandfathers produced in three hours. One…

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Farm Machinery Exports

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 2

Britain's export of tractors might soon equal those of the U.S. In 1950 Britain, the most highly mechanised country in…

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Farmers' Tax Allowance

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 7

The Federal Cabinet has decided that special depreciation allowances to primary producers will be retrospective to July 1…

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Monthly Crop Report S. E. Riverina (Senior Agronomist)

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 2

Seasonal conditions have been most favourable. Up to date 643 points of rain have fallen and out of this total just on six inches…

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Junior farmer to address Wagga group

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 2

At the last monthly meeting of the Wagga District Junior Farmers' Clubs' advisory committee it was decided to request the J.F. State Council to arrange for Ian Sharrock to address the…

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Replanting time on M.I.A. farms

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 3

A warning that replanting was necessary on many M.I.A. farms at the present time was voiced by Mr. Les A. Scott, Extension Officer with M.I.A. Agricultural Service, who said this view was…

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