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Farming & the land, 1948

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Newcastle Wheat For Low Fertility

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 9

NEWCASTER, a now variety of soft red winter wheat recently released by the University of Illinois (U.S.A) department of agronomy, has…

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Big New Deals In 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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Big New Deals In 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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Big New Deals Is 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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Big New Deals In 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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Wheat Quotations Overseas. Thursday, February 5

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

All overseas quotes are for Wednesday, February 4, 1948, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney…

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Pioneer Family Gains State Wheat Award

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 15

ADELAIDE—Chapman Bros. won the district wheat competitions for the second time in succession, and gained the…

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Breeding Farm. Stock. Veterinary How to Prevent Heavy Infestations of Worms in Sheep; Don't Rely Solely on Drenching

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 18

THE present bountiful season has provided ideal conditions for the development of parasitic pests, and sheepmen in many districts of the State are buying trouble with worms in their flocks. The annual toll exacted from the sheepfarmer by worms is still not fully appreciated. While many men can give the numbers of sheep and…

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Homebush Stock Markets Monday Weaker Demand for Cattle

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 27

The State Marketing Bureau reports: [?]n Monday supplies showed a decrease, [?],333 head being yarded, including 383 [?]ctioned in the store section. Fair to…

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F.s.a. and State Wheat Body; Minister Ignores Largest Farm Organisation, Says Henley M.l.c

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

"THE attempt by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) to escape my charges by hiding behind the fact that the Federal Government appointed the members of the State Wheat Advisory Committee will deceive no one."…

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Wool Fabrics Challenge Silk And Rayon

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 13

NEW featherweight wool fabries will offer a serious challenge to silk and rayon for first place in…

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Wool Board Cannot Help 'Hopper Campaign

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

The Australian Wool Board has informed the General Secretary of the F.S.A. that it would not be able to make a grant towards research into…

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Wheat Receivals Total 63,000,000 Bushels

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

DURING the week ended January 31, receivals of wheat at N.S.W. [?] and stacks amounted to about 7,000,000 bushels, most…

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Big Sales of Wheat to Many Countries

The Sun · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.--Contracts for the sale of wheat to several foreign countries at from 17- to £1 06 a bushel have been concluded by the Government…

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Poultrymen Urge Increase In Quotas For Wheat

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 6

A MEETING of the Blacktown branch of Associated Poultry Farmers of Australia carried a resolution which asked for a greater…

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Wool Sales Market Firm In All Centres

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 14

A FIVE-BALE Polwarth clip realised the Australian record price of 82d. for crossbred wool the Melbourne…

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Dollars Cut by U.s. Wool Policy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Australia had a dollar deficit equal to about £35,258,000 in trading with the United States and Canada in the first half of the present financial year…

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Daily Mirror Stories in Pictures Bluey and Curley Butter Truth

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 9

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Govt's. Oversea Wheat Deal Criticism "Humbug", Says Pollard

The Land · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

THE plain fact is we made a big wheat sale at a big price, and any contention on your part that this profitable…

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Tests Show Large Percentage Of Shot Wheat Germinates

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

WHEAT germination tests reveal that an average of 76 per cent, of "shot" seed wheat has actually germinated Sprung wheat was tested and averaged 61 per cent…

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