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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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The Challenge of To-day to Junior Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 5

The Junior Farmers of today have been challenged. They, as the productive agriculturalists of tomorrow, must fight many powerful obstacles…

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Dairy King

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 1

About the usual number of cows and heifers forward, mostly medium class. Competition wan good for all classes of cows and heifers close to their work…

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Forty-Hour Week For Dairying

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 2

The 40-hour week has been a very contentious subject amongst dairy formers for many months now and, after making a survey…

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Dairying In Queensland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 2

In Queensland, dairy cattle numbers showed an Increase to 1,432,000 last year and because of good seasonal conditions the…

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For Every Dairyman Paste This In Your Diary

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 2

Many milking machines through cut the country ore no working efficiently, end this alone could be the reason why so many cows are…

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Dairying In South Australia

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 2

Speaking of the 56th annual congress or the Agricultural Bureau in Adelaide, a former Direct for of Agriculture (Mr. W. J…

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Rain Brightens Dairy Prospects

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 4

The district dairy officer (Mr. J. W. G. Smith), In a report on dairying conditions, states that In recent weeks excellent rain has been…

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Our Dairyman’s Service Column

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 3

Can we help you En any way? Do you want to purchase a stud Hall stud heifers, grade heifers, cows? If so, we will be only too…

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Bellinger Junior Farmers’ Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 3

The combined show of the Bellinger River Junior Farmers’ clubs, held on Bellingen Show ground on November 16,…

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All Hands Help with This Crop

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 3

Harvesting a record crop of field turnips at Vacy on the farm of R, A. Ebbeck—year, 1942. A splendid crop of saccaline Is In the background…

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America’s Junior Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 2

During the late summer, and fall months 2800 rural agricultural fairs are held annually In the United States. Farmers end there families exhibit livestock herds and the best products of their [?] and farm kitchens in a spirit of friendly competition. Farm [?]…

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Grading Up Commercial Dairy Herds

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 2

Generally speaking dairymen in N.S.W. are inclined to show a deplorable lack of interest and foresight in choosing a airs to…

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Gloucester Dairymen

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 December 1949 · page 2

GLOUCESTER, Saturday—The November cheque received by district dairyman amounted to £44,377 a record for the district…

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Progress Of State’s Dairy Plan

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 December 1949 · page 2

At present there are 64 demonstration farms in operation under the South Watts five-year dairy plans. These are distributed over the…

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Sheep Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 December 1949 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: 39,379 sheep, mixed quality, prime suckers fully 1/ dearer, prime grown sheep firm, medium…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operate Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Limited, report 22nd December, 1949:—…

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Butter, Tea Ration to Remain

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday. The Federal Government would not lift butter and tea rationing "for the time being," Mr…

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Australian Inquiry Into Pakistan Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 1

KARACHI, Dec. 30.—An Australian expert on animal husbandry, Dr. R. S. Kelly, arrived in Karachi yesterday…

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Furture Wool Marketing Organisation

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 3

"BRISBANE: An organised Empire wool marketing plan may emerge from an inter-Government conference to…

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The Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited. 22nd December, 1949. Wool Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 8

We submitted a catalogue of 7566 bales on Wednesday, 21st instant, the selection, being largely of an attractive nature. There were a number…

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