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Farming & the land, 1951

8,421 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250

Late Wheat Delivery

The Land · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 37

"Wheatgrower": I have a number of bags of wheat which should like to deliver, but the local receiving agent says that…

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Wheat Defence Fund

The Land · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 2

The Farmers raid Settlers' Association acknowledges the following additional donations to the Wheat Defence Fund:…

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The Wool Ballot

The Land · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 4

THE conditions for the ballot of woolgrowers on the proposed reserve price Scheme as announced by Mr. McEwen are substantially in accordance with those…

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This Week's Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 12

A NEW world record for lamb's wool of 411d. per lb. was created at the Geelong sales on Tuesday…

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Jubilee Issue Cattle of Illawarra

The Land · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 27

The March issue of the Live Stock Bulletin will be a Special Jubilee Issue, featuring the leading studs of Illawarra,…

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Long Cattle Trek From Territory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 10

SINGLETON, Thursday.— A mob of 1,200 cattle has reached Singleton after travelling more than 4,000 miles in…

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Thieves Shear Sheep At Night

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 6

ON lonely stretches of the Karroo, South Africa's main sheep area, woolgrowers awake in…

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Wagga Wheat Yields Well

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 12

WAGGA district wheat yields averaged about 12 bushels per acre, reports the acting agrononmist (Mr…

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The Wool Trade: Brokers' Reports America Short of Wool

The Land · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 44

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—No particular country is responsible for the widespread competition being experienced for wool…

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Fall in N.s.w. Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 12

A decline in butter production was likely in the coming months because of adverse seasonal conditions, especially…

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Firm Prices for Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 4

Broader merino wools were 2½ p.c. dearer at Sydney wool sales yesterday. Prices of finer grade…

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Improved Bail, Crush for Dehorning Cattle

The Land · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 27

AN improved type of crush and bail for the dehorning of cattle, cheap to construct and easily adapted to use on most farms, was recently demonstrated at Tamworth under the…

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British Wool Stocks Low

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 6

STOCKS of wool in the United Kingdom last November were approximately the lowest since the war,…

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1,790 Cattle Average £21/5/

The Land · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 43

Goondiwindi, Wednesday. — Winchcombe, Carson yesterday sold 1,790 head of cattle at the firm's regular sale here at an average of…

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Lawrence Wheat Seed for Downs

The Land · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 27

TOOWOOMBA, Thursday.— The Queensland Wheat Board had adequate supplies of pure seed of Lawrence wheat, which…

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Livestock Review Demand For Aged Sheep Slack

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 11

Store sheep values at auction this week were generally unchanged for top quality lots but aged and inferior sheep…

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Top Prices For British Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 6

POSSIBLY the highest prices ever bid for British-grown wool were paid for some of the lots offered at auction by the…

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Lamb wool at 427d lb

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Thurs. -- Merino lamb wool sold to 427d lb. at Geelong auctions today, setting a world…

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American Influence On Wool Market

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 6

NO particular country is responsible for the widospread competition being experienced for wool and the high values being paid for it, report Winchcombe, Carson Ltd…

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Compulsory Voting At Wool Referendum

The Land · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 2

VOTING at the referendum among woolgrowers on the reserve price plan for wool would be compulsory, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) said this week…

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