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Farming & the land, 1950

7,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

Wool Used In Glamor Nightwear

Daily Mirror · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon Sydney women were reminded that the cold winds of winter were not far off as they…

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Wool Used In Glamor Nightwear

Daily Mirror · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 10

Yesterday afternoon Sydney women were reminded that the cold winds of winter were not far off as they…

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Wool Conference Onens in London

The Land · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

THE Commonwealth Wool Conference Joint Organisation in London on Monday began a conference to review the Government's wool…

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Wool Used In Glamor Nightwear

Daily Mirror · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 20

Yesterday afternoon Sydney women were reminded that the cold winds of winter were not far off as they…

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Wool Used In Glamor Nightwear

Daily Mirror · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 10

Yesterday afternoon Sydney women were reminded that the cold winds of winter were not far off as they…

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Stem Rust Reduces Scone Wheat Yield

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 21

WHEAT harvesting is completed in Scene district, Average yields have been good, but stem rust—particularly in Valla…

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U.S. Winter Wheat Prospects Improve

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 20

BENEFICIAL rains have fallen in the strong winter wheat states of the U.S.A. and crop conditions are at 88 per cent…

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Lift Butter Ration, Says P.d.s. Manager

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 8

BUTTER rationing, should be lilted as Britain was receiving enough fats, Mr. E. F Voysey, general manager…

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Aust. sends 22 p.c. of Britain's butter

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 20

Australia supplied Britain in 1949 with 71,926 tons of butter, or 22.6 per cent. of her imports. Tooley Street merchants,…

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Medium Wool Merinos in Danbury Team

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 13

GOOD conditions' being experienced at Mr. J. A. Chapman's Danbury Merino stud, Bundemeer, are reflected in the…

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C'wlth. Wool Coy. Chairman Retires

The Land · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 3

ACTING on medical advice, Mr. Frank Young, chairman of directors of The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd., has decided to…

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1949-50 F.a.q. for Wheat

The Land · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 3

The fixing of the f.a.q. standard for wheat for New South Wales for the 1949-50 season will take place at the head office of the Sydney Chamber of…

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Kiama Put on Grand Show of Best Daity Cattle

The Land · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 9

BY OUR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE. KIAMA Show Society, which was founded 102 years ago, last week put on one of the best dairy cattle shows seen in this State, particularly Australian…

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U.K. Wool Textile Output At Top

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 4

BRITAIN'S wool textile production last November—the most recent date for which official figures are available—was at the…

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MISCELLANEOUS If in doubt about any of the multitude of general questions that crop up from time to time, consult "The Land." Sheep on Irrigated Land

The Land · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 15

"T.B." (1) How many sheep could be grazed to the acre, on irrigated land planted with subterranean clover? (2) How many., lb. to the acre…

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Wool Board Urges More Research To Reduce Costs

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 24

ATTENTION is drawn by the Australian Wool Board in its 13th annual report to the vital importance of investigating new…

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Generous Prize List For Dairy Farmers State Competitions Have Broader Scope This Year Judging Schedule Is Comprehensive

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 9

GENEROUS support in the form of trophies as special prizes has been accorded to the dairy farm championship competitions to be conducted this year on a Stater wide basis by "The Farmer and Settler," in conjunction with the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture and the Milk Board…

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J.O. Wool Stocks To 565,000 Bales By End Of June

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 16

J.O. wool stocks will be reduced to about 565,000 bales by June 30 this year announces the Australian Wool Realisation…

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Margarine Interests Win U.S. Battle Butter Men Must Advertise Cows At Carnation Get Lavish Care

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 8

CARNATION Farms, Tolt, Washington (U.S.A.).—A long-standing battle of vital concern to the American dairy industry has just come to an end in Congress. Victory went to the margarine manufacturers, whose product may now…

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This Week's Dog Story Mick and Tanner Were Good Sheep Dogs, But Mick Got the Warm Bed

The Land · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 16

MICK and Tanner were two hard-working sheep dogs which went about their jobs on the farm with a degree of intelligence which all sheepmen and women appreciate…

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