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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 24, 1950
Page
5
Judge notes several entries had near winning potential amid heavy heads and dense crops. Winning Pinnacle variety by W B Dahlenburg yielded 68 bushels per acre on long rotation and soil improvement, with strong head development and grazing trials.
Transport hold ups were described as only temporary by officials. The Australian Wheat Board has handled nearly 58 million bushels this season and expects 44 million by mid February, the largest crop in 35 years. Boort and nearby areas reported delay complaints as the last districts served. Railways say over two thirds of the harvest has been moved or stored in silos in the past five weeks. Trucks are stretched to move the wheat, with bulk wagon figures listed for late December to January.
Local residents will be catered for next weekend by Bennett's day tours. On Sunday a bus will serve Zumstein's and on Monday a trip is listed for the Nuracoorte Caves in Australia Day events.
A Horsham farmer, Mr R Matthews of Brim al, states no coordinated campaign against eagles is feasible due to their speed. He notes driving beneath them is possible but chasing on wheels is impractical and reports no severe losses last year though the threat remains. Petition against eagle protection has little momentum, per Matthews and ornithologists. Murray Carter claims twenty years of eagle warfare, averaging 15 to 20 killed yearly.
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