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Farming & the land, 1952

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The Week in the Wool Market

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 2

A sudden dramatic change in the outlook for wool was revealed last week when Wool Bureau Inc., the American…

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Warwick Farm trial

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A.J.C. secretary Mr. W. Parry Okeden announced today that the Warwick Farm trial meeting…

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Big Fall in Dairy Products

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tues.: Production of butter, cheese and whole milk throughout Australia for the 10 months'…

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Junior Farmers in Junee Very Active Branch Member Have Varied Projects

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 6

Although the Junee Junior Farmers' Club was established only in November of last year, considerable progress…

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Junior Farmers School at Wagga To Bo Opened By Prominent Official

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 8

The Junior Farmers' School of Instruction, to be held at Wagga Agricultural College from 23rd. to 28th. June will…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 2
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SYDNEY, Thursday—Values for most descriptions of Merinos ruled firm at the previous day's level at the Sydney wool sales…

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Santa Gertrudis Cattle for Australia

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 6

About two hundred Santa Gertrudis cattle will be shipped from U.S.A. to soon to test their suitability to conditions in Australia’s hot, dry, tick-infested north according to a news bulletin just received by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture frim United States Information Centre…

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Today's Homebush Market Heavy Lambs and Cattle Down

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd. reported that there were 8419 sheep and 7761…

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BUTTER 11d Dearer on July 1st Commonwealth Subsidy Cut

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr McEwen) on Wednesday night announced a rise in dairy production…

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Artificial Wool Fibres Discussed by Mr. C. McL. Falkiner

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 3

A recent claim by an American authority that half the wool now consumed in the world would be replaced by synthetic fibres within the next…

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Sydney Wool Sales Top Price Yesterday Was 119¼d SYDNEY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 5

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday, in an e[?]dent close of the season market for most merino wool's, with [?] in exceptionally strong de-…

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State's Best Two Farmers Sought

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 4

Every agricultural society in New South Wales is co-operating r with the Royal Agricultural Society in the promotion of a farm production…

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Weed Control in Maize with 24D. Trial On Gundagai And Tumut Crops

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 6

Weed competition in corncrops crops within the first two weeks of its growth is quite frequently a determining factor in the…

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Gundagai Scoops the Pool-great Win in State Junior Farmer Contest

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 1

Junior Farmers from the Gundagai club scooped the pool the State-wide Beef Raising contest by gaining first second and third awards. The placings were:—…

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Junior Farmers Movement

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 2

The Junior 'Farmers’ School to be held at Wagga Agricultural College from 23rd to 28th June will be officially…

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Ducks Ruined Rice Crop

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 7

Thanks to Clive Evatt and his mad ban on shooting wood ducks on the M.I.A. and at Wakool, in defiance of advice…

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Butter Price Inquiry Soon

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 4

Prices Commissioners are expected to confer soon to consider whether retailers' marginal profits on butter should be increased…

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Coolac Girl Wins Junior Farmer Prize Remarkable Cattle-Raising Achievement

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 2

An 11-years-old girl, Rae Waugh, of Coolac, has won the State Beef Cattle Raising Champlonship conducted by the junior…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs,: Values for all descriptions of Merino fleece and skirtings ruled fully firm at the final 1951-52…

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