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Farming & the land, 1952

7,822 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Food Shortage... Iv Not Enough Butter Or Milk To Go Round By a Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 2

A DOZEN years ago milk, cream, butter, and eggs were plentiful, rationing was unknown,…

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Decline in Dairying Factory Suppliers

Nepean Times · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 5

The set-back to the dairying industry in the Nepean district due to the uneconomic conditions that have prevailed…

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Shooting on lonely farm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wed. -- A young crippled farmer was shot dead in front of his mother and younger…

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To raise exports, get off the farmer's back

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 8

THE outcome of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' conference in London…

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Cripple Shot Dead on Farm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 31

MELBOURNE, Thurs.-- A man was charged last night with murdering a cripple on a farm at Bet…

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"Yolk sticks" in sheep's wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 20

MYCOTIC dermatitis of sheep is a mild inflammatory condition of the skin, caused by a fungus. It results in the formation of a crust or scab which mats the wool over the affected parts…

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Wheat crop estimate

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 3

PRELIMINARY estimates of the 1951-52 wheat crop of N.S.W. are Area for grain 2,743,000 acres, yields 41,400,000…

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Vic's Wheat Crop

The Land · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 16

With prospects of continued ideal harvest weather, Victoria's wheat crop should all be under…

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5 Sheep to Acre on Monaro Farm

The Land · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 37

A grazing property on the Monaro is able to carry five sheep to the acre all the year round, district…

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Cattle for Wau

The Land · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 36

Last week a young Ayrshire bull and six I.M.S. cows left Cairns by plane for Wau, New Guinea…

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Big Cattle Yarding

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 19
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The cattle yarding at Homebush yesterday was a poor quality, but, at 4333 head, was the largest in…

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Wagga Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 16

PRACTICALLY all Wagga district wheat has been harvested. Haying-off of crops was fairly general and this reduced…

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Wheat Freight

The Land · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 29

"Subscriber": (1) Freight from Brocklesby on bulk wheat would be at the Williamstown rate, 18.027d. per…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday 12,095 bales were catalogued, of which 11,886 were sold at auction…

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Docile cattle fallen quicker

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 13

[?] cast to beef-breeders, Mr. A. J. Tanner, well-known beef cattle authority, urged…

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Legumes for Cattle, etc

The Land · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 29

"R.B.": (1) It is very difficult to give a completely correct recommendation as to the legumes suitable for your…

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Thursday Increased Cattle Yarding

The Land · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 32

The State Marketing Bureau reports: — Numbers available increased, and the yarding was the largest for over 13 years…

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Nation Must Provide Remedy for Its Wheat Crop Decline

The Land · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 18

AUSTRALIA has had to import wheat to meet her needs before to-day and to prevent such a calamity occurring again the nation and its leaders must examine the cause of wheat crop decline, and provide a remedy…

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Wool Price Improves

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 19

Prices of all types of wool rose slightly yesterday at the Sydney sales…

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