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Farming & the land, 1952

7,822 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 250

Wool Sold in January

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 18

DURING January, 358,968 bales of wool were sold for £32,487,287, an average of 74,24d. per lb. greasy and 101,22d…

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Argentine wool "no problem"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 6

BRADFORD woolmen were surprised that such an eminent authority as Lord Baraby should claim that the…

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Fires mean less wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 7

THE strong statistical situation of wool has been the greatest influence on the market. Prospects do not indicate much…

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Miller's warning on wheat policy

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 17

POLICY of diverting wheat from milling for human consumption to stock feeding purposes would sooner or later bring international repercussions, particularly if countries overseas were…

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Homebush Stock Markets Monday Cattle Quality Improves

The Land · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 32

The State Marketing Bureau reports: Increased numbers were submitted, the yarding totalling 3,311 head,…

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Up and Down King Street Flying Sheep

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 3

Dr. Cymmerman, as chief of Orient Lloyd here in Sydney, has arranged for the overseas jaunts of many…

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Secretariat will fight for wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 6

WHATEVER the claims for syathetic fibres, the international Wool Secretariat work set relax its…

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No wool trade slump foreseen

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 7

HE could not see a real wool trade slump in the near future be long an the world was committed to a policy of full re-armament and many basic industries were working to full capacity, said Mr. James…

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Proposal for place on Wheat Board

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 17

A MOVE for stock feed users to have a representative on the Australia Wheat Board, which handles the sale and…

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Wool Profit Slumps Div. 17[?] p.c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 6

Net profit of Newstead South Pastoral Co. Ltd. at £43,907 for the year ended December 31, is a fall of…

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Boy spent £20,000 for overseas wool buyers

The Sun · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Australia's youngest woolbuyer, 16-year-old Charlie Christie, of East Brunswick, bought £20,000 worth of wool in three days at Geelong wool…

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Model Dairy Farm Now Safe

The Land · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 16

The new access road to Richmond Aerodrome, through Mr. J. H. Haddin's model dairy farm at…

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Veterinary Notes Botulism, or Food Poisoning, in Horses, Cattle Common Disease

The Land · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 30

COLIC in horses and digestive diseases in other animals are prevalent at this time of the year because animals are forced to subsist on coarse fodder and rubbishy foodstuffs. j Botulism, is the worst form of the disease and…

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Tenterfield Show Fat Cattle Exhibits Retain High Quality By Our Special Representative

The Land · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 1

JUDGES at last week's Tenterfield Show said that, despite the recent drought, the quality of the fat cattle exhibits was as high as in previous years…

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Wool Values Weaker; Drop of 5 TO 10 P.C. on Last Sydney Sales (By "The Land" Wool Trade Correspondent)

The Land · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 37

WOOL auctions this week in Sydney felt the full impact of the gradual weakening which took place in Brisbane and Melbourne last week. Compared with the previous Sydney sale, values were…

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Plans and Promises Won't Help to Grow More Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 13

LATEST in the arena with a plan to increase food production is the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham). Last week the Minister for Conservation (Mr. Weir)…

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Graham's Ten Point Plan For More Food Production Wheat As Primary Factor Taxation Concessions As Incentive

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 13

A 10-POINT plan to encourage increased food production is to be put before next week's meeting of the Australian Agricultural Council by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham). "I am definitely of the…

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Yanco Farm Field Day

The Land · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 40

M.I.A. F.S.A. District Council elected Mr. H. E. T. Sheldrick president, and Mr. M. Errey,…

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This Farmer's Helping Food Drive

The Land · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 40

TWO STACKS of baled wheaten hay and another of meadow hay, each weighing more than 200 tons, on the properly of Mr. Lloyd Clarke at Boorowa, N.S.W. Mr. Clarke, who is young and single, has been on the property for six years. He sends baled wheaten hay to many parts of the State. The lorry in the picture has a load of about 200 bales for the railhead…

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Rustproof Farm Tools

The Land · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 40

Keep spaded and other small, tools from rusting by putting them in an oil bath, made by knocking…

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