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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

7,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

Opposed To Japan In Wheat Pact

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday. —The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. J. McEwen, said to-day that…

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Better Wheat f.a.q. STANDARD

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 20

FAIR average quality wheat standard for the 1940-50 N.S.W. crop has been determined by the Drain Section Committee…

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Wool Countries Not Getting Dollar Returns

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 23

ACCUMULATED wool stocks sold after the war had made a vital contribution to the sterling areas dollar pool, but it was…

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Wheat And Grass Cross Tests At Condobolin

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 20

CROSSES between wheat and Perennial grasses are being tested at Condobolin experiment farm, The crosses were carried…

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£151.3m For Wool In 7 Months

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 6

Wool sold in Australia in the first seven months of the 1949-50 season realised £151,286,862, or…

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May Escape Tax On War Wool Profit

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 17

AUSTRALIAN wool growers may escape payment of taxation on a £25,000,000 interim distribution from Joint…

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Wool Gifts Raise £500 For Far West

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 19

BETWEEN July, 1919 and January of this year. Rlow, Clear farmer, Mr. Reg Carr, has collected 1277-1b…

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More Early Wheat Fallow Urged For Wagga District

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 20

WAGGA wheat farmers were not following as early as they said the secure maximum crops, (Mr.Rudkin) last week…

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No Change In Rail Charging Methods For Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

A SPOKESMAN for the N.S.W. Railway Department said yesterday there was no change in the method of charging for wheat…

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£151,286,862 Wool Cheque to Jan. 31

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 24

Wool sold in Australia during the seven months ended January 31, 1950 totalled 2,100,240 bales valued at £151,286.862. The cheque was £42,666,901…

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£151,286,862 Wool Cheque to Jan. 31

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 24

Wool sold in Australia during the seven months ended January 31, 1950 totalled 2,100,240 bales valued at £151,286,862. The cheque was £42,666,901…

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2/- Bus. Advance on Wheat In No. 12 Pool

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.—Payment of a fourth advance for growers of 1948-49 crop wheat in No. 12 Pool was announced by the Minister…

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Two Candidates For Wheat Committee Get F.S.A. Support

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

SUPPORT is to be given by the N.S.W. Farmers and Settlers Association to the candidature of Cirs J.R. Cass (Crowther) and R…

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F.s.a. General President Writes to Members, Consumers & Wheat Subsidy

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 14

FELLOW MEMBERS.—You are, of course, aware that the recent increase of 5d. a bushel in the home consumption price of wheat has been met by the Federal Government by way of a subsidy. Just why the Australian consumer should receive a subsidy when he already gets the cheapest wheat in the world is hard to understand…

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F.a.q. Wheat Standard Fixed at 63 Lb. a Bushel

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 7

THE f.a.q. standard of the N.S.W. wheat crop just harvested was this week fixed at 63 lb. a bushel. The annual ceremony at which the standard is fixed took place at the…

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90 Per Cent of Victorian Wheat Is Delivered in Bulk to Silo Stations

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 11

IN Victoria 90 per cent, of the wheat was delivered to silos in farmers' and contractors' bulk trucks, and no bagged wheat was stored at silo stations…

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Breeding Farm Stock Veterinary To answer your question our veterinarian must know all the facts. Therefore, give full particulars of the malady when you write. All inquiries should be addressed to "The Land" Newspaper, Box 1558, G.P.O. Sydney, and not to our veterinarian personally. Good Seasons are Always Worse For Worm Infestation in Sheep

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 26

THE present season has been a very bad one for owners with worm infested sheep, because good seasons are always the worst for worms, which owners find it difficult to understand. One man told me that during…

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Buoyant Wool Market; Values Improve Wool auctions resumed in Sydney this week when the market showed a firmer tendency with a 5 per cent, increase on the reduced values ruling at the end of January. The market continued very firm throughout the week and in the later auctions any tendency to change was in sellers' favor. Brokers' Reports Wool Demand Strong

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 23

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Contrasting experiences have been seen recently in the wool trade. Values have receded from the top point of January,…

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Farm Building and Construction Building the Kitchen Sink

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 19

THE home builder who knows how a good job should be done is in a fortunate position, and the simplest way to impart knowledge of detailed construction so that it can be clearly understood, is by description and…

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Star Letter of the Week Business Principles In Farming to the Editor of "The Land."

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

Sir,—An article in a British farm magazine which I read this week raises a question that is as important in Australia as in Britain…

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