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Farming & the land, 1951

8,421 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Wool Sales Resumed: Firmer Market Tone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 11

Wool prices yesterday were quoted at from par to 5 per cent. above the closing rates at the last sales on Monday. A total of 12,576 bales was…

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U.S.A. After Fine Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

STUNTED Karroo bush notable as the most nutritious feed for sheep in South Africa's arid…

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Big Drive Planned by Wool Bureau

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 12

MR. F. EUGENE ACKERMAN, widely, known textile consultant, has been elected president or the Wool Bureau, Inc., an…

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Wheat Case For F.S.A. Executive

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

The Nelungaloo case, and the application to the High Court for a certificate under Section 74, will be discussed at the…

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New Wheat Strain Evolved: May Defeat Rust

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 11

A new variety of wheat that may prove resistant to stem rust has been evolved at the Government's New England Experimental Farm, Glen Innes…

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Galloway Cattle To Be Tried In N.S.W.

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

TWENTY head of Galloway beef cattle are being imported into New South Wales and should arrive shortly. This importation is in the…

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the wool trade:brokers' reports An Unusual Position

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 36

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The wool market has risen to a marked degree, and its present level is attributable to causes…

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All-Time Record Cattle Entries For 1951 Sydney Royal Strong Interstate Competition

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 10

DESPITE difficulties in having their cattle t.b. and c.a.b. tested to conform with regulations, beef and cattle breeders have already submitted record entries for tho 1951 Sydney Royal Show. Scarcity of veterinary surgeons to conduct tests is their main…

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Mallee Growers Protest Against The Wool Sales Levy Want All Sections To Help Combat Inflation Trend

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

MORE than 200 farmers from the Murray Malice attended a mass meeting at Wambi on Friday last to protest against the 20 per cent, wool sales deduction legislation. The meeting passed a…

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Wool Net and Organdi Latest Material Novelties New Fashion Trends from Paris From Our Special Correspondent. Paris, Jan. 4

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 28

WOOL nets and wool organdi are the latest novelties in dress materials and are certain to become…

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sidelights on farming Stacking Hay On Tripods

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 19

The stacking of hay on tripods while it is still…

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Boys on Farm Scheme

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 20

Mr. Robert Thompson, who has been secretary of the Boys on Farms scheme, stated this week that the scheme had…

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show speakers praise south coast dairying

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 20

THE South Coast was the leading dairying district in the State, Mr. J. Carlton, general president of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, said last week. Mr. Carlton was speaking at…

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smallest maize crop for years

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 19

THE N.S.W. maize crop would be the smallest for some years, special agronomist (Mr…

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how rain, rust, disease cut crop production

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

DISTRICT agronomists' reports just to hand tell a dramatic story of how rain, rust and disease cut crop production after end-of-the-year rain. In the Albury district a…

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dairymen get milk price rise

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

Increased producer price for milk from 2/2 to 2/3½ gallon had been granted because of basic wage increases totalling…

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english dairyman, 2 sons, (£5,000 capital) want jobs

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

AN experienced dairy farmer in England, with a wife and two sons, aged 19 and 20, is seeking employment on a New South Wales dairy farm. The man, Mr. E. Royds, of…

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Gundagai's Big Asparagus Crop

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 7

Gundagai asparagus crop yielded 234,000 lb., worth £7,800. Harvest workers averaged between £16 and £20 each for a…

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Dairymen Warned On Blackouts

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 7

BECAUSE of the threat of severe electricity rationing during the winter, dairy farmers…

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impressive results in dairy competitions, friesian herd praised

The Land · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 7

DAIRY competitions had produced remarkable results, and nothing more impressive than the champion Friesian herd and its achievements in the recent competition…

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