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Farming & the land, 1946

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Wodonga Store Cattle Sale

The Land · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 28

John McNamnra & Co. Pty. Ltd., Sydney and Melbourne, report; the following store cattle sale, held by thorn at Wodango on January 21, 1946: 2,706 yarded, including…

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Record Wheat Harvest

The Land · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 1

Cumnock's wheat harvest this year was the best since 1932, and 47,000 bags were stacked at the railway goods yards. With no trucks…

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Farmers Discuss Wheat Stabilisation Plan Equalisation, Not Stabilisation

The Land · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 12

THE analysis of Mr Chifley's wheat proposals In the last issue of "The Land" together with Mr. Scilley's letter, will remove any…

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Dairy Cattle At Albion Park Show Excite Admiration Of Judges

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

ALLOWED to lapse in the war years in favor of patriotic carnivals on the show ground, which raised about £1,000 annually for Red Cross and other charities, Albion Park A. H. and I. Association staged a Victory Show last Saturday that despite drizzling rain, was voted a great success. Half of the net proceeds will go to patriotic…

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MONDAY Keen Demand for Cattle

The Land · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 28

The State Marketing Burean reports: On Monday cattle supplies were substantial but lighter, and totalled 2,638 head, including 200 auctioned in the store section. Grown…

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Big Drop in Cattle Numbers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 5

THROUGH the war brought with a many difficulties for the dairy cattle numbers in Austrialia were fairly well…

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THURSDAY Sheep Values Again Advance

The Land · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 28

The State Marketing Bureau reports:—On Thursday the number of sheep and lambs available was again relatively light, but supplies showed some improvement on the…

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Redbank Sheep Please South Africans

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

Corriedale sheep from Redbank, Molong recently consigned to Cape Province, South Africa, have arrived…

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Wheat Stabilisation Plan Praised

Tribune · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 7

Federal Government proposals for a permanent system of guaranteed prices to stabilise the wheat industry showed a realisation of the industry’s needs and provided an object lesson for other primary industries…

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Oats For Supplementary Feeding of Sheep

The Land · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

Materials such as wheat, meat meal and linseed meal are practically unobtainable for supplementary sheep feed. The recent record oat…

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Leading Buyer Of Sheep Aud Lambs

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 15

BOTH producer and consumer are served by the well known firm of Rogers Meat Co., one of the leading purchasers of sheep and lambs in…

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Reactions to the Wheat Scheme

The Land · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

EARLY reactions from whealgrowers' organisations show sharp differences of opinion about the details of the Federal Government's stabilisation scheme. This is not surprising. The fact that the guarantee is…

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Aust. Wool For Gandhi's Shawl

The Land · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 19

To enable Mr. H. G. Casey to make a presentation of Australian Wool to Gandhi before Mr. Casey leaves India. 25lb. scoured superilne Merino…

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Fixing F.A.Q. for Wheat

The Land · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

Steps are now being taken by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce to complete arrangements-for the fixing of the f.a.q. wheat standard for…

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No Wheat Delegate For London Conference

The Land · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

ALTHOUGH an International Agricultural Federation Conference, representative of all the Allied Nations, will be held in London in May,…

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Rail Rates for Rams with Sheep; Owner's Reply

The Land · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

REFERRING to the reply by the Railways published in "The Land" last week on the question of rams loaded with sheep at re-stocking rates,…

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Mr. Cole's Story of Wool "Piracy"

The Land · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

MR. COLE'S report to the Executive Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association in connection with the marketing of wool (published elsewhere to-day) will be read with the greatest interest…

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Wool By Air For Gift Shawl

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 10

To enable the Governor of Bengal (Mr. R. G. Casey) to make a presentation of Australian Wool to Gandhi before Mr. Casey…

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Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Appraisement

The Land · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 27

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Company Limited report:—Our Appraisement Catalogue No. 179, which was finalised on Tuesday, comprised a good…

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Is This A Record Load Of Wheat?

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 12

IS this a record for one load of wheat—711 bushes 40-lb, the net weight of which was 19 lons 1 cwt. 1 qr.? asks the Cowra "Guardian."…

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