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Farming & the land, 1948

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Dairy Cattle Judges For "Royal"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

JUDGES in the dairy cattle section at the forthcoming Sydney Royal Show have been announced by the…

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Pastoral Profit Doubled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

Squatting Investment Co. Ltd. shows net profit of £56,812 for the year ended December 31, against £24,912 in 1946. Profit…

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Wheat

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 26

Overseas and Sydney wheat quotations by the State Marketing Bureau:- All Overseas quotes are for Wednesday, February 4, 1948, and are to the nearest…

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Dairy Cattle Judges At Royal Show

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 15

JUDGES who will officiate in the dairy cattle section at next month's Sydney Royal Show were announced this week by the R.A.S…

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Pastoral Co. Profits Rise

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 12

Net profit of Squatting Investment Co., Ltd., rose from £24,912 in 1946 to £56,812 last year…

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Beef Cattle World

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 7

Mr. W. N. Dann, Blair Hill Hereford stud, Glencoe (N.S.W) has purchased the old, but well preserved stud bull [?] Hariequin, from Mr. J. Goutas, Ben…

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Good Outlook For Winter Wheat Crops

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 8

CEREAL Crop conditions in North America are satisfactory and in Europe the general picture is described as good…

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Wool Shed

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 25

"E.W.L.": The answer to any form of shed for farm and station use may be found in the advertisements in "The Land" of F. W. Williams and Co. Ltd.,…

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THURSDAY Sheep Values Firmer

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 27

The State Marketing Bureau reports: Supplies continued to be relatively light, the offering on Thursday totalling 23,170 head of chiefly only fair quality. In…

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Good Yields From Wheat Crops On Irrigation Area

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 8

FROM approximately 200,500-acres town to wheat in Yanco Shire, Murrumbidgee Irritation Area, the estimated yield is…

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Feed Wheat Prices

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 11

At the last meeting of the New South Wales Committee of the Australian Pig Society a letter from the new Minister for Agriculture in Victoria stated that…

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Contracts For Aust. Wheat

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday. -- Large wheat contracts had been effected' with France, Italy, Eire, Irak, Sweden,…

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Contracts For Aust. Wheat

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday. -- Large wheat contracts had been effected with France, Italy, Eire, Irak, Sweden,…

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Producing A Wheat Plan

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

WITHIN the next week or so efforts will be made to evolve a wheat stabilisation plan for a period of five or 10 pears…

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The Wool Trade; Brokers' Reports Wool and the Franc

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 31

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—The devaluation of the frano may encourage the investment of money in wool in preference to the retention of funds in…

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Aust. Has Record Wheat Crop of 228 Million Bus. This Season

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 2

THIS season's Australian wheat crop has been estimated by the Commonwealth Statistician to yield a total of 228 million bushels. This is a record for the Commonwealth, the previous highest yield being 214 million bushels in 1932-33…

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Pasture Fed Cattle at Royal Show

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 16

The support for the new pasture fed cattle classes to be exhibited at the 1948 Royal Easter Show promises to be very firm, the R.A.S. states…

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Wool Holds Top Levels

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 12

Under strong competition from all sections, the wool market ruled very firm yesterday. All descriptions sold at the…

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Breeders Keen to Secure Fine and Super Fine Wool Sheep at Yass Ram Sales by Our Special Representative

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 8

DEMAND was keen for fine and super fine wool sheep at the annual stud Merino ram sales at Yass last week. The sale for the first time combined the annual Merryville…

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Splendid Display of Pure-Bred Dairy Cattle At Berry's Jubilee Show by Our Special Representative

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 16

DAIRY cattle, representing all pure breeds, made a fine display at last week's Berry Show which was scheduled as the grand Jubilee fixture. The committee aimed at making this year's show a record and their objective was certainly achieved An Innovation, commented on…

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