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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

7,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 250

Jap Ban on Buying Wool Purchases Affected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

TOKYO, Mar. 9 (A.A.P.Reuter).—The Japanese Government to-day temporarily banned from yesterday…

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Graziers to Debate Post J.o. Wool Marketing

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

SAVERAL motions dealing with post-J.O. wool marketing plans are set down for discussion at this month's annual conference of the Graziers' Association of N.S.W. Molong branch opposes any form of…

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The Wool Trade; Brokers' Reports Merino Output Down

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 36

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:—The price of wool shows the shortage of it which exists. While that is at present a monetary benefit, lack of adequate…

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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." Dairy Award Conditions

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 25

"J.B.M.": (1) Rates for permanent dairy employees are: Males, 20 years and over, shed hands, £6/8/-; General Farm Hands, £6/14/-; Milker and Carter…

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Q'ld. Food Bowl Chief Encouraged By Grain Sorghum Crops Government And Others Disagree On State Of Dairying Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 18

BRISBANE.—Prospects of good yields of grain sorghum and sunflower from the Food-for-Britain estates in Central Queensland's mid-west have enheartened the Queensland-British Food Corporation chairman (Sir Leslie Plummer), who is now making a survey of the area…

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Admission of Japan, Germany To Wheat Pact; Aust's. View

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 34

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — Australia's representative on the International Wheat Council has been instructed to vigorously resist any proposal for the…

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Bigger Silo Space At Twelve N.S.W. Wheat Stations

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

TWELVE additional country wheat silo stations where storage capacity would be enlarged by the erection of new bins were named by the…

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Open Bulkheads for Storage of Surplus Wheat, Say Parkes Growers

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 7

PARKES BRANCH of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, at its last meeting, decided to support meetings of farmers now being held throughout the district seeking the opening of bulkheads and increased silo accommodation…

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N.S.W. Railways Record Wheat Haul in '48-49

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 8

OVER 33½ million bushels of wheat were conveyed to shipping points by the N.S.W. Railways for export overseas…

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Fog Used To Control Sheep Pests Revolutionary Change From Dipping By Our Agriculture Editor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 7

New South Wales graziers are experimenting with a revolutionary method of sheep pest control which is creating widespread interest…

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Ley Legume Pasture on Old Wheat Land Provides Valuable Feed During Winter

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 8

THE value of sowing a ley legume pasture in an old wheat paddock rather than allowing it to revert to volunteer pasture has been convincingly demonstrated on the property of Mr. D. A. Cavanagh,…

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"The Story of Wheat" Experts Discuss History of Industry & Future Problems in Radio Feature

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 9

In the annals of Australian history the story of wool and cattle has been generouly acknowledged but little has been said of wheat. Yet, figuratively, wheat is graven deep on the national face of Austrlia. As we pray, "Give us this day our daily bread," do we ever stop to think of the toil,…

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Wheat Extension Proposed To Admit Germany, Japan Market For Additional Hundred Million Bushels Annually

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 17

SPONSORED by the United States and Canada, a move is to be made shortly in London to admit Germany and Japan to the International Wheat Agreement. If a move is successful, Germany and Japan will be able to buy wheat at ruling Agreement prices. Price this year…

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Contrasts At Fashion Parades In Sydney Yesterday Wool Frock, £4/10/6; Mihk Coat, £2,000 Feminine Audiences At Parramatta And Prince's

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 9

While 400 women at Prince's yesterday looked longingly and wistfully at a full-length mink coat costing nearly £2,000, about 1,000 women in an audience at Parramatta were just as enthusiastic about a grey…

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Family Man From England Wants A Farm Sponsor

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 18

MR. L. Neller, of 36 Fore Street, Chard, Somerset, England, married with three children, is very anxious to get someone to nominate…

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Sidelights on Farming Wax From Sugar Cane

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 24

Sugar cane yields a wax which can be made suitable for the…

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Crops for Oil Being Tested

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

AT Yanco Experiment Farm, in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, safflower, sunflower, and castor oil crops are being sown and tested for their oil content. During the war overseas supplies…

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High Prices Rule For Good Farm Properties

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

COUNTRY properties continue in strong demand and high prices are being paid for good farming land. Among recent…

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Dairy Industry Doings Dairying Conditions On the Coast

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 13

DUE to the rains over since the beginning of the year, feed has been so abundant in most coastal areas that production has been maintained longer…

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Breeding Farm-stock-veterinary To answer your question our veterinarian must know an 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 personal. Dirty Dips Contaminate Fluid and Cause Illness in Flocks

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 30

IN the past a certain amount of trouble always appeared to follow tho annual dipping of sheep. A few deaths occurred from various causes, mostly of preventible nature, and a certain number of sheep lost condition for a time…

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