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Farming & the land, 1949

7,152 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

Bradford Works Close To Wool Stocks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 6

WOOL users in Britain are much impressed by the statement by the leader of the British Wool Federation that the world wool supply outlook becomes more difficult as both the Joint Organisations stock and U.S. domestic wool dwindle…

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More New Record Prices For Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 23

AT the Newcastle wool sales on Thursday last a French firm paid the mainland record high price of 195d. per lb. for seven…

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Minister Admits Growers Ignored on Wheat Pact

The Land · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.—Neither he nor the Government had consulted the Australian Whealgrowers' Federation, the Australian Primary Producers' Union, or any appropriate rural producers' body to acquaint itself with growers views before committing them to any wheat agreement, the…

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Heavy Griffith Demand For Pure Wheat Seed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 8

SO heavy is the demand far pure seed wheat in the Griffith district that local growers cannot supply it. reports the…

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Britain's Many Breeds Of Sheep AH Have Their Uses

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 7

THERE are tome 30 to 40 breeds of sheep in Great Britain—rather a lot for a smaller country. But it is a first principle of livestock, well-being and improvement that animals must be suited to climate and environment, and…

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Grassland Farmer A New Discovery N.S.W. Tourists See Pastures As Core Of N.Z. Success One Bullock, 10 Sheep Per Acre

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 2

TO Australians, the grassland fanner of New Zealand was a new discovery and a great primary producer with remarkable achievements in regard to the carrying capacity of his farm, said the chairman of the, N.S.W. Rural Tours' Committee (Mr. J. R. Sullivan, Binnaway) on his return to Sydney…

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Demand For Wool In Excess Of Output

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 7

IN commenting on the opening wool sales of 1940, Winchcombe Carson Ltd. state that the general maintenance of demand…

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Berrigan District Reports That Wheat Weights Are High

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 24

SOME Berrigan wheat this season weighed an high as 67-lb. per bushel, reported the agronomist (Mr. Crawford)…

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Next Wheat Area May Be Equal To 1948

The Land · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 8

REPORTS from Government agronomists indicate that the area sown for wheat next season may ex…

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Ballot Soon For Grower Members Of Wheat Committee

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 8

ARRANGEMENTS are being completed by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture for the holding of a ballot of…

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U.S.A. Must Turn To Foreign Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 6

AUSTRALIAN Trade Commissioner in New York (Mr. R. A. Ellen) has reported that during 1947-40 demand in the United States remained…

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Russian Operations On Wool Market Of Inflexible Character

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 7

RUSSIAN buying of wool in generally of a rather inflexible character. Programmes and limits appear to be set by factors other than…

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Pasture Tests on Dairy Farms

The Land · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 12

MR.E. J. BREAKWELL, senior lecturer in Agronomy, University of Sydney, has just completed plans for dairy, cow nutrition…

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North Coast Dairy Farmer Finds "A Paradise" Impressions Of New Zealand Winter Holiday Break Is Appreciated

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 5

"A PARADISE" was the way in which Mr. W. E. Davies, Urbenville, described the dairying district in New Zealand after hit return from that country this week. Keynote throughout the…

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Standard Set To-day For F.A.Q. Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 3

FAIR average quality whest standard for the 1948-49 N.S.W. harvest will be determined today by the F.A.Q. Committee of…

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Big Wheat Harvests Now Permanent Need For U.S.

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 24

RECENT cold weather in the United States should not harm winter wheat crops, us they already had ample snow cover…

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Wool Interests Unite In Forming New Co-operative Bureau

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 3

ESTABLISHMENT of an organisation called the Wool, Bureau Incorporated was announced at Sun Antonio, Texas (U.S.A.), on February 3. The Bureau represents organisations in four countries—the United States, Australia,…

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No Worry That Wool Values Will Make Early Recession

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 14

GROWERS whose wools are not yet told an naturally anxious to have them offered in order to avoid tha risk. of any varlation in values…

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New Wool Bureau To Boost Markets, Sales and Research

The Land · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Thursday. — An organisation to be known, as The Wool Bureau Incorporated, was established at San Antonio…

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United "States Buyers Show Greater Desire To Purchase Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 6

THE wool market generally has been maintained on recent levels. The better length fleece in commanding the strongest competition…

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