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Farming & the land, 1954

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Cattle Pedigrees Filmed in U.s

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 27

Pedigree of 5,000 stud animals is are preserved on films in the office of the Shorthorn and Poll…

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Old. Dorset Down Sheep on Display

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 14

TOOWOOMBA. — Dorset Down sheep will be exhibited competitively for the first time in Queensland…

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Woman Member of Noted Pastoral Family Runs Stud

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 56

A MEMBER of a well-known Australian pastoral family. Miss Pat Killen, is now establishing a Shorthorn cattle stud at Wokolena, Wagga owned in partnership with her father, Mr. E. C. L. Killen. Miss Killen is a…

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Wheat Surplus Must Be Stored

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 4

THE statement by the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir John Teasdale) this week that Australia will have a surplus of 100 million bushels of…

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Wheat Productions Record in Canada

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 10

Canada, in the last three years, has produced 1,854,000,000 bushels of wheat, or an average of…

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Beef Cattle Inverell Show Evidences Rapid Recovery

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 10

The three-day Inverell show last week gave evidence that the whole district has made a rapid and complete recovery from the drought. The excellent…

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More Beef Cattle For Royal Show Auctions

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

STUD beef cattle to be offered at the Sydney Royal Show auctions, commencing on Monday, April 12, number 755, or 39 more than last year. Bulls number 639 and cows 116…

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Big Natural Increase In U.S. Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 48

The natural increase in the cattle population of the United States in 1953 was about…

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SHEEP Merryville's Day At The Yass Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 8

Merryville and Eshcol studs shared the grand championship honors at the Yass Show last week. The sheep display at the show was outstanding…

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World Consumption Of Wool Increases

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 17

World consumption of virgin wool in 1953 has been provisionally estimated to have amounted…

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Change In Quality Of Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 4

The proportion of wool of 60's quality and upwards increased in the 1952-53 Australian…

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Pastoral Outlook Is Changed By Bountiful State-wide Rainfall

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 30

February rains of from four inches to 12 inches over practically the entire north and northwest of New South Wales have transformed the pastoral outlook of the State. The north is at…

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Livestock Review: Big Rise In Prices Of Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 11

Buyers are operating freely for store cattle and prices have risen sharply in recent weeks…

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Buyers Compete For Wool Presented Well

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 51

AS the wool season moves into its later stages, it is becoming more obvious that buyers are prepared. to reward those growers who take a little more trouble over…

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Some Wool Up 2½ p.c

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 22

Broad quality merino wools were up to 2½ p.c. dearer at the Sydney sales…

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£10,000,000 Drought Damage Yearly To Queensland Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 33

Drought is causing damage of approximately £10,000,000 annually in the beef cattle industry in Queensland, according to an assessment by Mr. R. D. Chester…

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Strong Competition the Wool Trade: Brokers' Reports

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 52

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: At our Sydney wool auction this week the market ruled fully firm at the…

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New Zealand "Only Market Left For Australian Wheat"

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 7

NEW ZEALAND was the only good overseas wheat market wow left to Australia, Mr. E. G. Hoy told the F.S.A. Northern Zone Conference at Gunnedah this week. Mr. Hoy is a member of…

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Preview of Cattle for "Royal" Beef Teams At Inverell Show

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 21

LEADIMG beef cattle studs of the North and North-West competed at the annual Inverell Show, held last week. Teams included cattle…

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U.S. President's Refusal Of Wool Tariff Welcomed

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

PRESIDENT EISENHOWER'S specific refusal to increase the U.S. tariff level on wool imports must be welcomed by Australia, as it helps to confirm our position in this important issue…

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