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Farming & the land, 1948

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1948 Wheat Hopes High

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 4

"The year is starting well for wheatgrowers, with the harvesters at work in practically every part of the cereal…

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Wheat Quotations Overseas. Tuesday, December 30

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 1

(Overseas and Sydney wheat quotations by the State Marketing Bureau.) All overseas quotes are for Monday, 29th December, 1947, and are to…

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Cutting and stacking bumper lucerne crop

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 15

"No other life would suit me," says Pam Single, of "Tichular," Mudgee, who is now cutting and stacking her…

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Eagle Farm(q.)

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 12

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Wheat

The Land · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 15

Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations by the State Marketing Bureau. All Overseas quotes a[?] for Monday, December 29, 1947, and are to the nearest…

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Farmers' Wives in Wheat Field

The Land · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 20

M[?] tht wh[?] for Mr.[?] Zone 3 of the [?] of the [?] [?] in the local…

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Graziers Seek Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 3

STEADY growth of pastures consequent upon recent rains was causing farmers and graziers to turn their attention to cattle,…

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Statistician's Inquiry on Wheat Crop Returns

The Land · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

The Government Statistician (Mr. S. R. Carver) this week addressed a letter to 5,500 wheatgrowers in N.S.W. asking each to advise him of…

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Higher Export Price for Butter

The Land · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 2

CONTRACT prices for Australian dairy products sold to the British Government have been advanced, states the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) to 203/6 sterling per cwt, for butter…

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Norco Butter Output 889 Tons

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 4

BUTTER output for November from Norco co-op, Ltd., Byron Bay, was [?] for which suppliers received 1/111 per lb for…

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Bright 1948 For Sheep Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 2

SHEEP and wool expert of the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture (Mr. E. A. Elliott) sees bright prospects for the industry…

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Bursaries For Wool Research

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 3

SOUTH AFRICAN Wool Board is to award bursaries for wool research. An amount has already been…

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Princess Thanks Wool Growers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 3

LONDON (by Air Mall)—Princess Eilrabeth has written the following letter of thanks for the furnishings and fabrics presented to her on…

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Quadrat Wins Mallee Wheat Competition

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 3

CROP of Quadrat, grown by Mrs. A. Olson, of Now[?] North won the Mallee wheat crop championship for 1947. The…

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Wheat Harvesting Still Held Up

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 2

SHOWERS, and in places heavy rain, are still seriously delaying the wheat harvest, which is about three weeks behind…

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Rain Causes More Wheat Loss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 3

Heavy rain over Riverina and the south-western slopes yesterday will further damage the State's…

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Breeding Farm. Stock.veterinary Bad season For Blowfly Sreike in Sheep; Some Mathods of Control

The Land · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 7

THE season appears to he the worst for very many years for blowfly strike in sheep. Sheep shorn in August are very extensively struck and body strikes are a prominent feature this season. Some owners have even doubted the efficacy of the Mules operation. This is no doubt due to faulty operation methods, as…

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Brokers' Views Fine Wool Production

The Land · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 15

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd,, report:- Australia is now growing annually only about 116,000 bales of merino wool of 70's to 90's quality. The number of…

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Much Poor Quality Wheat Is Expected

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 6

THE N.S.W. Division of Marketing expects that much of the current wheat harvest will be poor quality grain below the…

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All Wheat Silos Are Now Open

The Land · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 17

WITH the opening of silos at Belfrayden, Bendick Murrell, Boorowa, Cunningar, Glen Logan, Holmwood,…

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