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Farming & the land, 1953

8,304 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

Start of Wheat Shipping

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 40

The wheat shipping season in New South Wales has now started. State Superintendent of…

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Cubic Ft. of Wheat

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 28

"C.A.": Can you tell me what is the weight of one cubic foot of wheat and also of oats?…

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Old stud's prize wool

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 15

The wool which set a world record of 367d a lb. at Launceston sales this week came…

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Airlift of cattle to N.T.

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 15

The Shorthorn Society of Australia in June will carry out the biggest single airlift of pedigree cattle in Australia's history…

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Stud Cattle From U.s., England

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 13

TWO Sydney stock firms this week reported the arrival of stud cattle from America and England for Australian breeders…

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Q'land Cattle Killing on Increase

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 6

QUEENSLAND killing with the heavy supplies of fat cattle now coming forward, The stock correspondent…

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Prices Deadlock At Wheat Conference

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

THE International Wheat Council in Washington has reached a deadlock over the new maximum price for wheat, reports the A.B.C. News Service…

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After-Harvest Wheat Land Advice

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 21

WITH the completion of the wheat harvest farmers must now turn to the cultivation of fallows and to the preparation of short summer fallow…

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Wheat Marketing "On Shaky Basis"

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 7

THE wheat industry was on a shaky basis for future marketing, Mr. E. E. Day said recently. Mr. Day, vice-president…

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S.A. Wheat Yields Well

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 14

Panther, a late maturing South Australian wheat, yielded at the rate of 38 bushels an acre in a wheat…

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Millers Should Pay Farmers to Grow Gabo Wheat; F.s.a Cheif's Rejoinder

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 3

THE simple way for millers to have Gabo wheat grown In the south and west of New South Wales is io pay growers a premium sufficient to…

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Fattening Cattle Stall Feeding In U.S.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 12

A member of the Australian Meat Board, Mr. R. B. Williamson, said yesterday that Australia had not yet…

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Prospect Station Works On Major Sheep Problems

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 7

RESEARCH activity began recently at the new C.S.I.R.O. Sheep Biology Laboratory at Prospect, near Parramatta. This will be the focal point for the collection, analysis and recording of all scientific data relating to sheep and wool husbandry…

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AMERICAN-STYLED Lightweight Wool Coat

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 34

THIS YEAR'S VERSION of the duster coat has a scarf collar of satin facing and is made in oatmeal lightweight wool. It is particularly suitable for between-season wear…

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Spectacular Prices For Specialty Wool

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 45

A NEW world record for greasy merino fleece wool was set in Launceston on Tuesday when the Valley field clip reached 367d…

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More Fallow; Wheat Acreage Lift Likely

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

THE area of fallow land in New South Wales is appreciably larger than for some years and present indications are for an increase in wheat acreage in the coming…

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S. African Wool Sought By Japan

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 13

SOUTH AFRICA might capture some of the Japanese market for wool from Australia and New Zealand…

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Highest of Season Brisbane Wool Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 12

BRISBANE, Thursday. —The season's record price at Brisbane for both greasy and scoured wool was…

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Increased Beef Cattle Entries Line-up for Royal Show

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 18

SHORTHORN and Hereford beef cattle entries for next month's Royal Sydney Show are among the best on record. The Registrar of the…

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Wool Recovery Stressed By Increase In Cheque

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

AUSTRALIA'S wool cheque for the seven months ended January 31 was nearly £26,000,000 more than for the corresponding period last season. This is shown in a…

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