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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

7,367 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

Anomalous Seed Wheat Position

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 10

An anomalous seed wheal position has arisen in the Forbes district, some farmers advertising good seed wheat for sale at very reasonable…

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Wheat and World Trade

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 16

"The Commonwealth Government," states the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr., Pollard) in reply to a letter from the Australian…

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Canadian Wheat Yield Higher

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 6

OTTAWA, Jan. 22.—The Canadian final wheat production for 1946 season is announced as 421 million bushels, an increase of 102 million…

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Japan To Get Wool

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 7

MELBOURNE. Friday -- The Commonwealth Government is expected to announce soon the resumption of wool export to…

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Many Pastoral Areas Still In Grip of Drought

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 19

DROUGHT conditions continue in many North-Western districts of New South Wales. With the…

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Star Letter of the Week Wheat, Wool Payments Unfair to Growers To the Editor of "The Land."

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 1

Sir,—When the Wheat Stabilisation Dill was before the Federal Parliament last year, the only price mentioned was 5/2 a bushel, less freight,…

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China Leads In Wheat Production

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 16

Most of the worlds wheat production is consumed near where it is grown, so that only about one-tenth or 650 million bushels…

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Wool Season Proves Very Satisfactory

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

There is little doubt that the current wool union will stand as one of the most satisfactory ever recorded so for as values are…

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Federal Plan For Wheat Stabilisation Wrecked

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 16

A PLEA to the Commonwealth Government to recast its wheat stabilisation plans has been made by the N.S.W. Farmers and Settlers' Association. This follows the news from…

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Protest Against Grab at Wheat Money

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

Reference was made at the meeting of the executive committee of the F. and S. Association yesterday to the £840,000 filched by the Federal…

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Picturesque Setting for South Coast Show Curtail Raiser For "Royal" Quality Dairy Cattle on Parade at Albion Park Show

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 16

FIRST of a series of South Coast shows, which will culminate in the "Royal" at Sydney in April, Albion Park Show was held on Saturday in perfect weather. It was in the nature of a "curtain raiser" for…

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C.p. Man Hits Subsidy System Butter Price Problem

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 9

"THE subsidy system is a miserable way of helping an industry and is leading to the collapse of the dairying industry throughout the…

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Menace Of Wool Brands Reduces Growers' Returns

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 6

IN recent years the menace of brands in wool has increased and the costs of removal of these brands have risen correspondingly. Since such costs must eventually be borne by the grower, the result is that the Australian clip is being adversely affected in respect of both price and general reputation, states the Australian Wool Board…

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Expert To Study N.Z. Wheat Research Methods

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

MR. J. R. Fisher, wheat research chemist, N.S.W. Department of Agriculture, plans to leave Sydney today for New Zealand by air to study…

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Buying and Fattening Beef Cattle; U.s. Varsity Man's Comments

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 13

IT was perfectly natural for stock raisers to be growth-conscious and measure their success in pounds of beef, said Dr. Carl W. Gay, of the Ohio State University, U.S.A., in a recent article contributed to the "Shorthorn World," but the commercial stock feeder's profit…

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3,107,878 Bales of Wool This Season

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 20

The revised estimate of the Australian wool clip for the current season is 3,107,878 bales. The estimate is made by the National…

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New Use for Kurranjong Trees Planted in Sheep Yards on Cowra District Property

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 9

THE "King of Fodder Trees" has found yet another use on "Bassett Downs," tlie well known Cowra district property…

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40 Million Bushels of Wheat Available For Export; Board Chairman's Statement

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 11

FROM this season's wheat harvest 40 million bushels will be available for export as wheat or flour. Deliveries to the Australian Wheat Board for 1946-7 are expected to total 100 million bushels, home consumption purposes…

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Menace of Brands in Wool; Disadvantages of Practice Stressed by Board

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 19

IN recent years the menace of brands in wool has increased and the cost of removal of these brands have risen correspondingly. Since such costs must eventually be borne by the grower, the result is that the Australian clip is being…

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Wool Stocks in U.S.A. Plea For Lower Sale Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 6

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (A. A. P.). —Unless the U. S. Government can sell its huge reserves of wool at less than parity prices, stocks will…

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