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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

8,421 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250

Britain Uses Less Wool Reduced Buying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 3

LONDON, March 8 (A.A.P.).—The Wool Industry Bureau of Statistics stated to-day that wool…

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Defence Needs Give Boost To Crossbred Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

PRESENT relative values of Merino' and crossbred wools are reminiscent of war time experiences. During…

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Growers' Wheat Not Public Property, Says Bd. Chairman

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 21

TO-DAY the wheat of Australia is not public property. It remains private property but the ownership is simply reduced to one-the Australian Wheat Roard-for marketing on behalf of the growers…

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Quality Stud Beef Cattle at Manilla Show "Fit for Royal"

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 19

BY OUN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE. THE quality was so high among beef cattle at Manilla Show last week that the judge said some of the exhibits would do well at…

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Falling Off in Bee Cattle at Gundagai; Good Marino Display

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 26

BY OUR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE. GUNDAGAI SHOW, which a few years ago attracted leading Southern district stud beef breeders to exhibit one of the finest displays of cattle in the Stater drew few cattle entries at last…

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Demonstration Dairy Farms on Northern Tablelands

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 29

PERMISSION has been, obtained to establish nine more demonstration farms usnder the Commonwealth Dairy Grant on the…

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Countrywomen's Interests Expert Young Scotswoman Eager To Appraise Royal Show Stock Runs Modern Dairy Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 15

CATTLE and horse sections at this year's Sydney Royal Show will receive the keen appraisal of a young Scottish visitor, 24-year old Mary Boll, who, with her brother, runs a modern dairy farm at Auchterarder, some nine miles front Perth, Scotland…

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The Wool Trade: Brokers' Reports High Prices for Crassbreds

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 44

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—The present relative values of merino and crossbred wools are reminiscent of war time…

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Shearers' Strike For More Pay Cunnamulla Men Claim £7/10/- Per 100 Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 18

BRISBANE: Shearers in the Cunnamulls district are striking for pay higher than their award, grazing and shearing organisations have told the Queensland Industrial Court. They are demanding…

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This Week's Dog Story Blue Would Hold Pony's Reins, Cut Out Fly-struck Sheep From Mob

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 31

THE writer taught Blue, her sheep dog, to hold her pony s reins, cut out and hold fly-struck sheep for treatment and many other jobs about the farm…

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Star Letter of the Week Farmers See Threat To Aust. Whear Suppy To the Editor of "The Land."

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

Sir,—There is more than a possibility that the quantity of wheat produced in Australia will seriously decline—if the…

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ON and Off the Farm Control of Green Mould in Citrus

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 5

Green would has taken a heavy toll of circuit in the Gosford district this season, main reason being the excessive…

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Here Is a Writer Who Talks About Health Not Cash Crops, Coming Out of the Land

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 4

WE have met Guy Moore, of Moore's Bookshop, 264 Pitt Street, Sydney. He has been guest speaker at the…

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The Land "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care for him who cares for it." Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Official Organ of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales. Subscription Rates: One year in advance, £1; two years in advance, £1/18/-; three years in advance, £2/16/6. Subscription to "The Land" includes the "Farm and Station Annual." Single copy "The Land," 6d.; single copy "Farm and Station Annual," 2/-. Contributions are invited arid will be paid for on publication. No responsibility can be accepted for the return of manuscript, but when stamp is enclosed every effort will be made to ensure rettirn of unsuitable matter. Cheques, money orders, etc., should be made payable to The Land Newspaper Ltd Address business communications to the Manager, and literary contributions to the Editor, "The Land," Box 1558, G.P.O., Sydney, New South Wales. Board of Directors: W. C. Cambridge (Chairman). Hon. H. S. Henley, M.L.C., H. K. Nock, A. Heath, and H V Budd, M.L.C. Managing Editor: Asst. Managing Editor: H. V. BUDD, M.L.C. A. G. HUDSON Advertising Manager: E. W Carter. 57-59 Regent Street. Sydney. Telephones: M 6971, MA 9680, MA 3336. Telegrams: (5 lines) "The Land," Sydney.' Riverina Representative: J. P. McMennmin, 164 Edward St., Wagga. Telephone. Wagga 3872. Friday, March 9, 1951. Our Disgraceful Record of Low Production

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 4

PROFESSOR COPLAND performed a valuable service in his recent address at Sydney University when he painted, in all its gloomy colors, the picture of the shocking state…

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Review of the Week's Markets Dairy Produce

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 39

[?] Street Wholesale Markets State Marketing Bureau re[?] BUTTER: The steady…

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dairy output on coast still hogh

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 7

DAIRY production along the coast was holding remarkably well, dairy officers reported…

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Twenty Per Cent Settlement Farms Sought For Civilians

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 12

TWENTY per cent, of blocks in land settlement schemes should be set aside for civilians…

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New England Second in Dairying

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 11

NEW ENGLAND'S dairy production of £19,000,000 a year would make it the second dairying State in a…

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Poultry Expt. Farm

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 36

THE Poultry Experiment Farm at Seven Hilla will be enlarged by sixteen acres, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr…

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£14Mill. for Tractors, Farm Plant From Dollat Loan

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 18

ABOUT £14,000,000 worth of earth moving and agricultural machinery had so far been provided for out of the dollar loan from the International Bank…

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