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Farming & the land, 1954

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Commercial Wagga Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 7

Dalgety's and Younghushand's report having held their monthly special conjunctional sheep sale at…

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Sheep for 1/- at Goulburn

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 4

One pen of sheep “sold” at last week’s Goulburn fat stock sales were “a bob a knob.” The pen consisted of…

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Wool Values Still Irregular

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday — The irregularity shown on Tuesday was still in evidence at the wool sales yesterday…

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World Wool Production May Increase

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 3

That world wool production will show a slight increase of about one per cent during 1954-55 is the official…

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F.S.A. praise for Wheat Board

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 7

"The Australian Wheat Board is doing a very competent job in the marketing of our wheat," Mr. J. P. Cass, General President of the Farmers' and…

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Glen Innes Dairy Farmer's Production Up 169 Per Cent

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 3

In four years a Glen Innes dairy farmer has lifted his butter production by 169 per cent-71 1b. per cow in…

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Grazier Desires Compensation From Council Truck Driver Ran Over Sheep Dog

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 7

A very unusual request came before Councillors at this week’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire, when a…

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Dairy output increased

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: Dairy production in August showed an increase on that of July because of more suitable…

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Wheat Moves From Sub-terminal

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 4

This week the Railway Department has commenced the task of moving to the seaboard the 1½…

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Merino Wool Values "Very Firm"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Values for Merino fleece other than the broader and very burry wools ruled very firm at the…

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Problem of Wheat Storage Is Solving Itself

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 5

It looks os if the wheat storage problem in New South Wales is solving itself, not in the most satisfactory way to growers, yet in a way that obsolves everyone on the administrative side from blame…

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1954 Dairy Farm Competition South Coast Dairy's Narrow Will From Tumut Entry

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 3

The State Championship of the 1954 Farmer and Dairy Farm Competition went to the South Coast for the…

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Scabby Mouth in Sheep a Danger Warning by District Veterinary Officer

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 5

Scabby mouth in sheep is becoming prevalent in the district of Mr. R. H. Falk, District Veterinary Officer, at…

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A.M.I. & F, Wool Sale Report Illabo Clip Was Offered at Auction

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 2

At Sydney on 11th October, 1954, Australian Mercantile lend A Finance Co. Ltd., offered an attractive…

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M.I.A. Extension Notes Beating bloat on M.I.A. Experiment Farm Success

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 1

Although bloating troubles have led to deaths among valuable beef cattle on M.I.A. farms, Yance Experiment Farm herds have been free of the scourge throughout the year…

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Australia's Big Wheat Surplul: New World Sales Sought

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday: Australia will have a wheat surplus at the end of next month of nearly 100,000,000 bushels—a new postwar record…

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£3,000,000 CROP Strike at Cowra is worry

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A strike of 100 cutters at Cowra threatens the biggest asparagus crop in the…

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Vic. Crops Need Rain, Too

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday: Although many areas in New South Wales have received valuable rains since yesterday…

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Today's Homebush Market Sheep, Cattle Dearer

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 October 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd. report that there were 16,251 sheep, 2000 lambs,…

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Speed-up Sought Cattle Payment Delays

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 October 1954 · page 4

An appeal has been made in the N.S.W. Parliament for removal of delays in inspections of diseased stock…

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