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Farming & the land, 1952

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Wool Clip Less Than Half of Last Year's N.S.W. Figures Taken as Guide

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—Austaralia's wool cheque for the 1951-52 season will be less than half that of the previous season…

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Farm Record Books Available From Department Of Agriculture

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 6

Farm Record Books, designed for use during the financial year which starts on the 1st of July each year. are obtainable…

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Butter Section at Royal Show Export Class Eliminated

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 4

Declining butter production in Australia has terminated the export continuous grading class, a major competition for more…

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The Week in Wool Dalgety's News Service

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 1

With the wool-selling season in recess in the main producing Dominions, and wool values immune from fluctuation till…

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Wheat Sowings This Year Slight Increase Over Last Year

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 2

"The intended area to be sown to wheat in NSW for the 1952-53 season will be slightly larger than the area sown last season…

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France to Supply Russia with Wool Japanese Activity at Australian Sales Better

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 6

If traders in wool goods needed an impetus to create confidence in prices for manufactures, raw material…

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Bumper tobacco crop in Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Thurs: Victoria has had a bumper tobacco season this year. The yield ol 380 tons from…

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For the man on the land the Farmer Must Be Given Incentives

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 4

Is there any simple answer to the question why wheat production in Australia is declining? I think there is. It is almost wholly a matter of price and profit. And the reason why so little is being done to rectify the position on the farms is simple because incentives are lacking…

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Tile Drains Lower Watertable Successful Farm Size Trial at Merungle

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 1

"Working satisfactorily" was the comment of Mr. V. J. Wagner, C.S.I.R.O. Specialist in Drainage and…

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Birds Eye Views And News How Many Heat Units Make A Pea Crop?

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 4

To pack high-quality peas, sweet corn or other products, a canning or freezing factory must have a planned system…

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A.P.P.U. Dislikes Australian Dairy Board Wants The Minister To Dissolve The Board

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 4

The Dairy Section of the New South Wales Division of the Australian Primary Producers' Union wants the Federal…

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Correspondence Road Transport (To the Editor of the Coolamon- Ganmain “Farmers Review”)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 3

Sir; I wish to correct the statement in your last issue, a reprint from “The Land” re the removal of a silo by road from…

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Albury Sheep Show Tomorrow

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 2

A number of mannequins will model women's, children's, and men's wear at the Albury Sheep Show and Fair, which…

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Cheque For Wool Cut In Half

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 4

The Australian wool cheque for 1951-52 season was £307,787,401. This was less than half the cheque for the boom year 1950-51 (£636,330,574) but was still the second largest in history…

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Pigs on Dairy Farms an Important Sideline

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 4

"Pig-rasing is recognised throughout the world as one type or livestock production that should have a place on every farm—and…

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THE A.P.P.U. State Wheat Produce Section

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 2

At the inaugural meeting of the State wheat produce section, held at the Y.M.C.A. on Tuesday, 24th June, Mr. F. W. Jacob, the…

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Farm Produce Agent Fined Failure To Obtain Certificate For Condemned Potatoes

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA, said that a licensed farm produce agent was recently…

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Wool Industry's Troubles Nearly Over

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday — There are sings that the wool industry had overcome the worst of its troubles, the "Financial Times"…

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In New Wheat Pact Higher price to be sought

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 1

PERTH, Monday: In any new International Wheat Agreement the Federal Government will ask for a higher price, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) said…

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N.Z. farmers visit the M.I.A.

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 2

Fourteen New Zealand farmers led by Mr. Jebson visited Leeton at the week-end in the course of…

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