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Farming & the land, 1947

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Seed Wheat from Neighbor

The Land · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 18

"Seed Wheat": With sales from grower to grower, a permit to supply the wheat must be secured by the buyer from the Australian Wheat Board, 16 O'Connell…

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Flag Smut of Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 10

ONLY flag smut infected wheat crop observed in N.S.W. during the current season was in southern Riverina, where a low incidence was…

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Stabilisation of Wheat Plan "Killed"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

Th Federal Government's wheat stabilisation plan had been "killed," the treasurer of the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Plea For Interim Increase In Butter Price

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 4

CLAIMING that the reward for seven days work in the dairying industry in hopelessly inadequate. Mr. W. J. Low. in an…

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Record U.s. Wool Imports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 6

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (A.A.P.).— The United States imported a record total of 974 million lb of greasy apparel wool in 194,6, compared with…

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Wool Firm at Recent Levels

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 14

LONDON, Friday. -- Prices for Australian wool at yesterday's Bradford sales were firm at recent Liverpool levels with…

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Wool Hum at Recent Levels

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 10

LONDON, Friday. -- Prices for Australian wool at yesterday's Bradford sales were firm at recent Liverpool levels with…

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Indian Will Help Wool Survey

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 9

MR. S. P.. JAURA. Lanore, has been appointed economist to the indian Survey Party, which is now…

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Speculation On Russian Wool Developments

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 7

SPECULATION concerning the prospects of finding an increased apiput for Australian wool to Russia is at present rife, states…

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Wool Firm at Recent Levels

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 10

LONDON, Friday. -- Prices for Australian wool at yesterday's Bradford sales were firm at recent Liverpool levels with…

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Imitation Fur Made From Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 9

A report comes from Galshlels, Scotland, that a for company has been established to convert the wool of shorn sheepskins into a…

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Quality, Not Quantity in Wheat Harvest

The Land · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

Quality in the New South Wales wheat harvest, now completed, says Mr. H. Bartlett, cereal specialist of the Department of Agriculture, was…

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Forbes And Parkes Farmers Many Orders For Seed Wheat From Sacking Sites teat From Stacking Sites

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 20

ALTHOUGH there was more than sufficient wheat harvested in the Forbes and Parkes districts for 1947 seed, there have been substantial orders placed at the stacking sites for seed wheat. That statement was made in a…

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Somerton Borders For Conformation And Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 9

WOOL and carcase conformation is carefully considered at Mr. W.A. Reynolds Somerton Border Lelcester stud, Lake…

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Economics Head For The Wool Secretariat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

MR. David Robertson Wilson has been appointed director of the Department of Economics, International Wool Secretariat, London. He succeeds Dr. Gerda Blan. Mr. Wilson is an M.A. of [?]…

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September Sown Wheat Yields Well Under Irrigation

The Land · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 7

FARMERS in the Dubbo district have been astounded by the success of an out of season wheat crop grown under irrigation by Mr. Clarrie Friend, who is managing Mr. A. K. K. Scott's property, "Yuulong,"…

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Wool Prices Firm, 96 P.c. Clearance

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 16

The wool market yesterday close with values equal to the best of the week. Greasy merino sold 67d for six bale…

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Only Brief Fluctuations In Merino Wool Percentage

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 7

ONLY brief fluetnations have occurred in the percentage of pure Merino wool in the Commonwealth's total wool production over the last 32 years in spite of the development in the lamb industry and the influence of two wars. The…

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Better Preparation For U.S. Wool Clip

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 8

IF projects now under way are successful, the annual dip of U.S. domestic wool will be delivered to manufacturers, sorted, skirted and graded. First of the two projects, which…

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Disposal Commission Classifies N.Z. Wool Clip

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 9

A BROAD classification of the New Zealand greasy wool clip, based on a single year of normal production. has been made by the New…

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