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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

8,304 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250

Wool men to get £15m

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thurs. -- The Federal Government will distribute about £15,600,000 among…

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Eisenhower Urged: 'Drop Wool Tariff'

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 2

A New York message yesterday said that the Public Advisory Board for Mutual Security had…

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Sydney wool prices remain firm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 15

Prices of all descriptions of merino and crossbred were firm at Sydney sales yesterday. Chief buyers were the United Kingdom,…

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Charter Best Wheat Variety For North

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 3

CHARTER was the best type of wheat for the Tamworth district, local agronomist, Mr. T. W. Boyle, said this week. He was commenting on…

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Good Prospects For Wheat In North-West

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 43

PROSPECTS for wheat in the North-west are good, reports Mr. A. Johnson, Inverell district agronomist. He says indications are…

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Useful Products from Drowned Cattle Soap, Candles and Fodder

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 3

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Raising Gluten Content of Wheat Job for Growers

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 26

PLANT breeders cannot make much improvement in the gluten content of Australian wheat, because this character is influenced more by environment than by the variety. No spectacular increase…

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Early Discussions For Wheat Stabilisation Metting During March

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

A MEETING of State Ministers will be called this month by the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) to enable the newly elected State Governments to discuss wheat stabilisation…

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Parkes—wheat Sub-terminal Demand For Its Early Completion

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 33

THE F.S.A. would have to apply constant pressure on the State Government to get the Parkes wheat sub-terminal completed before taext harvest, the Parkes branch president (Mr. H. McGregor) told the annual meeting…

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Wheat Gap "Narrowed" McEwen ON I.W.A. Moves

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

THE price gap between exporters and importers at the International Wheat Conference in Washington had been substantially narrowed, but not enough to predict that an agreement would…

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McEWEN Urging States to Agree to Wheat Plan Before March 31

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Thurs.—Mr. McEwen told the Northern F.S.A. Zone conference at Tamworth today that he was trying to get the States to agree to terms for the extension of the wheat stabilisation plan before the end of March,…

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Dairymen Seek 40-Hour Week

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 26

THE State Dairying Employees' Conciliation Committee will start hearing in Sydney next Monday of a…

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The Land "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care 1or 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, 25/-; two years in advance, £2/8/-; three years in advance, £3/11/6. Subscription to "The Land" includes the "Farm and Station Annual." Single copy "The Land." 6d.; single copy "Farm and Station Annual," 3/-. Contributions are invited and 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 return of unsuitable matter. Cheques, money orders, etc., should, he 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. N.S.W. 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 57-50 Regent Street, Sydney. Telephones: M 6971. MA 9680: MA 3336 Telegrams: (5 lines) "The Land." Sydney. Riverina Representative: J P McMeriamin; 164 Edward Street, Wagga. Telephone: Wagga 3872. Friday, March 6, 1953. Stalin and After

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 4

AT the time of writing the world was hourly expecting news of Stalin's death following a cerebral haemorrhage. Whether the Russian dictator's illness proves…

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ON and Off the Farm Origin of the Galloway

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 5

Galloways are one of Scotland's oldest breed of beef cattle. They are to be exhibited for the first…

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Graziers Give £150 A Year For Junior Farmer Projects

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 14

THE Graziers' Association of N.S.W. will make available £150 a year for promoting Junior Farmer projects sponsored by the Association…

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Dairying News Floods Hit Coastal Dairymen In North

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 11

FLOODS and excessive rains have badly hit coastal dairymen in Northern New South Wales. Elsewhere, conditions are favorable for good…

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1000 Acre Farm Open

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 12

A mixed farming soldier settlement block near Delungra will be open for application early in March,…

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What's New in Farm Research Sorghum Products

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 31

FOLLOWING research work at the Kansas (U.S.) State Agricultural College, indicating the…

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Plant Green Crops For Feed Now

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 30

POULTRY FARMERS should get busy now planting green feed crops, says Mr. V. H. Brann…

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Apple Crop

The Land · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 33

A departmental report states that harvesting of the early apnle crop has been completed, but…

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