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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

2,307 stories in Riverina's papers · page 69 of 116

Must Improve Wheat Quality

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Australia must improve the quality of her wheat if she expected to bold her own in…

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Strong Wool Position French Views

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report The worlds stock of wool by the time the new seasons supplies commence to arrive at…

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Pigs, Kangaroos and Emus Devoured Farmers Crops

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

Just before the rain came this wools reports from West Wyalong stated that the drought was forcing kangaroos, wild pigs, and…

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The Week in Wool Dalgety's News Service 3rd August, 1953

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 6

With the opening of- the new wool-selling season only a month off, there is conflict.of opinion in Bradford and Boston…

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Wool Is Scarce and a Luxury. Population Faster Than Production

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 2

The world's stocks of wool by the time the new season's supplies commence to arrive are expected to be as limited…

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M.I.A. Extension Notes Safeguarding M.I.A. sheep numbers Pasture Plans for Health

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

Large-area growers bent on preserving the health of growing sheep numbers on the M.I.A. by supplementary feeding are choosing their pasture hay areas now. To ensure a satisfactory hay…

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Dry Spell Broken All Crops Will Benefit By Rain

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 2

The dry spell was broken in the early hours of Tuesday morning, when general rains commenced to fall over New…

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Dairy Industry Threatened Warning To Government

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 4

Experts Concerned HARDER TO COMPETE…

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"Decoy Crops" to Control Plant Parasites Research Into New Method at Sydney University

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 2

A new method of controlling soil-borne plant parasites is being studied in the Faculty of Agriculture at Sydney…

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New Survey of Dairy Industry

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

A new survey of production, costs in the dairying industry will be made shortly. The Bureau of Agricultural…

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Excellent Beef Cattle Entries for Vic. Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 4

The Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria was very gratified at the excellent entry which had been received for the beef cattle section of the…

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F.S.A. supports wheat stabilisation scheme

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Support for the wheat stabilisation scheme was secured by only a narrow majority, after a lively meeting at the Farmers' and Settlers' Association conference today…

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Says Farmers Not to Blame for Poor Bread

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Wheatgrowers could not be blamed for poor quality bread. Mr. W. Vonarx (Wagga) told the…

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Good Rains Needed Says Dairy Officer

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 4

The Senior Dairy Officer (Wagga district) Mr. C. E. Chapman said in his monthly report that crops and pastures, although still backward, are making…

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Today's Homebush Market Sheep Down, Cattle Firm

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd. today reported that there were 7294 sheep, 5083…

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Cattle Drive

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 6

Next Wednesday and Thursday the local theatre presents Joel McCrea, Dean Stockwell and Chill Wills in an evciting…

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Must Improve Wheat Quality

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 2

Australia must improve the quality of her wheat if she expected to hold her own in world markets, the N.S. Wales member of the Australian…

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Warning on Wheat Prices

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 4

World prices of wheat had shown a downward trend since the Korean armistice, Mr. R. A. O'Neill, a vice-president of the Farmers and Settlers…

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Leading Wool Man Dead

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 1

Mr. Scott Anderson, a director and assistant general manager of Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., died suddenly at his home at North Sydney on…

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Rams Cause Hardening of Sheep Market

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 7

Last week’s rains caused a contraction in the offerings at Homebush on Thursday, 6th August, when, only 23,050…

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