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Farming & the land, 1948

5,907 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

Wheat

The Land · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 28

Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations by the State Marketing Bureau. All Oversaes quotes are for Wednesday, February 25, 1948, and are to the nearest…

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More Wheat for Poultry Farms

The Land · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 7

An increased quantity of wheat would ultimately be made available to poultry farmers as a result of the contract for increased exports of eggs…

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Cattle and Conservation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 35

BEEF cattle production goes hand in hand with soil conservation in the United States, since it enables keeping sloping fields under grass and at the same…

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Cattle Price Cycles

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 42

THERE is nothing mysterious about cycles in beef cattle prices and numbers. It all goes book to the fact that, herd owners will raise more cattle…

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Wheat Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

Sir,—Recently, I asked many wheat farmers in this district how they propose to respond to requests to grow more food for…

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Wool Statistics

The Land · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 31

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report:—A Brisbane series of wool auctions cut in on Sydney selling operations again this week. Buyers went to the northern centre in full…

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Milton Has Best Show Of Dairy Cattle For Years

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 4

DAIRY cattle were a prominent, feature of the 79th annual show held under the auspices of Milton A. and H. Association on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. With entries of Jerseys and A.I.S. the best for years, Ayrshires appeared for the first time. Friesians were of fair general standard…

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Beef Cattle on Parade

The Land · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 32

"Windsor Bachelor," junior and senior champion Hereford bull, leading a parade of beef cattle at last week's Inverell Show. The champion was exhibited by Mr. W. McIlrath…

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"Yellow-Pighead" Troubles Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 7

Discase that is causlar trouble to the Narrandera P.P. District in "yellow pighead," dcolaron the stook inspector (Mr. Byrne…

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THURSDAY Plain Sheep Cheaper

The Land · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 27

The State Marketing Bureau reports: Supplies showed an increase on Thursday, pennings totalling 20,994 head of chiefly very fair quality. In the sheep…

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Rust-resistant Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

THE Walte Agricultural Research Institute, South Australia, has applied for registration of a new rustresistant wheat called "Glenwarl…

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Color Standard For American Butter

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 5

THAT yellow coloring in butte is its trademark us accepted by many consumers, and that they depend upon its characteristic color its…

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Llangothlin Cattle Have Good Year

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 10

HEREFORDS from the Llangothlin stud, Abbey Green, Llangothlin, are bred in the high cold country of the New England…

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Fat Cattle Classes "Best Ever"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 11

SUPPORT given classes for stall-fed and pasture-fed steers, ensured that the fat cattle section at the forthcoming Sydney Royal show would be the' best of its kind ever staged on the Sydney Showground, declared the president of the Royal…

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Stud Cattle For Sale At Royal

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 33

FOUR hundred and seventy-two head of stud beef cattle will be offered for sale at the Sydney Royal Show…

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Cattle Show Preference For Whole Hay

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 16

CATTLE given free choice of whole hay and hay chopped to various lengths have shown they prefer the whole or coarse cut product R. C. Fischer, F. W. Duffee and G…

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33 Sheep, 8 Goats for Antarctica

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Three rams, 30 ewes, and eight goats will be sent to the Antarctic at the weekend for breeding. They will be sent to…

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British Breeds Prepare For Sheep Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 3

AT a meeting, in Sydney last week members of the committee of the Australian Society of Breeders of British Sheep considered several matters in connection with the 1948 Sydney Sheep Show…

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Royal Show Cattle Section "A Great Magnet"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 3

TRULY, the Sydney Royal Show acted da a great magnet in attracting beef and dairy cattle exhibits, said the chairman of the Royal Agricultural Society's cattle council (Mr. Anthony Hordern…

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Big Sale of Hereford Cattle at Gundagai

The Land · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 26

WHAT is believed to be the best sale of cattle ever made in the Riverina was recorded at the dispersal sale week of the Nangus Pastoral…

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