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Farming & the land, 1954

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Large Wheat Crop at Young

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 12

THE largest wheat harvest since 1947 is expected in the Young district, with average yields…

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Reduced Cattle Yarding

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 16

The State Marketing Bureau reports: A considerably reduced yarding was offered, totalling 1,117 head, of…

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This Wheat Crop Was a'Winner'

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 1

PAST THE POST.—Members of Narrabri Racecourse Trust this season harvested their third successive crop from wheat grown on the course. The crop will return more than £1,600, and the money will be spent on course improvements. Trust members: Messrs. R. Terbutt (driver), M. Palmer, O. Richards, A. Langdon and F. Dempsey are shown taking the header past the winning post, while Mr. J. P. Butler, who has been Trust…

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Wheat for Stock Feed

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

INHERE was a lively. demand for wheat for livestock and poultry, Mr. G. G. Nicholls, State…

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Australian Sheep Do Well in Israel

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 9

Last September 120 Australian Corriedale sheep were sent to Israel by sea and. air journey and they are doing…

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Gu.s. Wheat Ale to Japan

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 1

[?] U.S. was reported this week to have [?] £22,000,000 worth of food grains, [?] wheat, to Japan at "a bargain "…

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Bright Outlook For Wool Sales Opening

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 1

PROSPECTS for the opening Australian New Year wool sales in Sydney are bright says "The Land's" wool trade correspondent…

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Australian Gift Sheep From F.A.O. For India

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 18

MORE than 200 sheep consigned to the Uttar Pradesh Government are expected to arrive this week at Bombay from Australia. They are part of a gift…

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Homebush Stock Market Thursday (Dec. 24) Sheep Supplies Light

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 16

The State Marketing Bureau reports: Supplies were relatively light, the offering including 4,125 sheep, 2,308…

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The Wool Trade: Brokers' Report Christmas Recess

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 18

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The wool trade is now in recess after a satisfactory completion of the…

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Fibrolane (Like Wool) Is New English Fibre

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 14

A new man-made fibre--Fibrolane--has been introduced to the textile trade in England by the well-known firm of Courtaulds Ltd. Fibrolane is manufactured from a protein,…

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Fibrolane (Like Wool) Is New English Fibre

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 14

A new man-made fibre--Fibrolane--has been introduced to the textile trade in England by the well-known firm of Courtaulds Ltd. Fibrolane is manufactured from a protein,…

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42,500,000 Bus. Wheat Delivered To Aust. Boar

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

NEW South Wales wheatgrowers had delivered 42,500,00 bushels of wheat to the Australian Wheat Board up Wednesday, Mr. G. G. Nicholls said yesterday. Mr. Nicholls is State…

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Contagious Vaginitis Disease Prevalent Among Dairy Herds

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 12

CONTAGIOUS VAGINITIS has been blamed for causing abortion and sterility in cattle, and the general impression among stockowners is that it causes failure of cows to get in calf. On one point there can [?] dispute, and that is…

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Flying Farmers

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 11

BRITISH farmers, businessmen, and family men are finding that it's quicker, and just as cheap as by car, to go by air. They own, and often pilot, their own British light planes, on work and holidays around compact, closely-knit Britain…

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What'New In Farm Research New Rock Melon

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 12

A NEW rock melon, Delicious 51, has been developed at the New York (U.S.A.) Cornell…

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16 Bags to the Acre oat Crops

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 18

Yields of up to 16 bags to the acre are expected from oat crops in the Tumbarumba district…

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1953 Dairying Trophy Award

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 4

THE Berry Better Farming League has awarded its medallion for 1953 to Mr. H. J. Geddes, officer in charge, of the McGarvie Smith Research Station at Badgery…

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Dairy Produce Entries Closing

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 7

Entries will close on January 9 for the local consumption butter and special cheddar cheese…

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New Farming Developments

The Land · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 8

The latest agricultural and pastoral developments in Northern N.S.W. are discussed authoritatively…

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