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Farming & the land, 1954

1,932 stories in Riverina's papers · page 41 of 97

Board "Wont Pay on Farm Stored Wheat"

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board would not pay an advance on farm stored wheat because of the grave risks and costly…

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Wheat Sales Difficulties

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: At the present rate of wheat sales overseas, the market might be expected to take…

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Improved Sheep Husbandry Is of Importance

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 2

Improved sheep husbandry is of great importance to the future of the woolgrowing industry, the Minister for Lands, Mr Hawkins…

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Sheep Show Should Be Best Ever

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 2

The 1954 Sheep show nest week should be one of the best ever slaged and there are quite are good and there are…

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Suggests C'wealth Wheat Subsidy

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The first step towards helping the wheat farmer in the present price crisis would be…

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Irregular Values at Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: Prices for Merino wool Then free, or nearly free, or carrying light burr, ruled firm at the wool…

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Fall in wheat prices is discussed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The Australian Wheat Board would not comment tonight on the result of the…

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Wool in Demand, Season Closing on Confidential Note

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 2

Winchombe Carson Ltd report: The present and very recent auctions reveal a keen call from all buyers—particularly…

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Wool in Keen Demand Present Season Closing On Confident Note

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 6

The present and very recent auctions reveal a keen call from all buyers — particularly from the U.K.,…

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U.s. May Soon Cut New Canadian Wheat Price Much Will Depend on Australia's Decision on Export Prices

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday—Despite the publicly expressed hope of U.S. Secretary for Agriculture (Mr. Ezra Benson) that a price war would not develop from the lowered wheat export price…

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Dairy Industry Is Facing Slump World glut effect on markets

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Australian dairy industry is threatened with a serious slump at the end of this month unless there is a marked improvement in the overseas export market…

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Gundagai Farmers Advised to Watch for Lucerne Flea

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

“Watch for lucerne flea,” was the advice given this week to graziers and farmers in the Gundagai district…

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The Business of Farming

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 2

Farmers keeping the Farm Record Book designed by the Department of Agriculture find that it does not…

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Good Potato Crop Expected

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 3

Potato crops in the Tumbarumba and Batlow districts have now finished their growth, and heavy frosts are now required to kill off top growth and mature the tubers, so that harvesting operations can get under way…

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Four Tumbarumba Farmlets for Ballot

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

Four Grown land farm lets near Tumbarumba will be open for application late in June, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Hawkins) announced this week…

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Cattle Values Recover

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 7

A comparatively small yarding of 1,940 cattle met very strong competition at Homebush on…

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Grong Cattle Market

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 6

J. Kennedy & Co. Pty. Ltd. furnish report of their monthly sheep and cattle market, held on Tuesday…

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April Wheat Harvest

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 7

Grasshoppers and abnormal seasonal conditions turned the cropping cycle upside down…

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Wheat Talks Concluded

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The Australian Wheat Board today concluded its emergency conference on the…

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Week in Wool

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 5

In another week of diminishing offerings at a single selling centre, wool values continued…

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