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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Sydney Wool Sales 220d For Six Bales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 7

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday, 14,874 baler, were catalogued, and 14,777 bales were sold at auction…

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Mr. Nott on Federal Government's Wool Tax

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 5

Mr. Nott (in the Legislative Assembly): Further to the question that I asked last week on the Federal Government's wool tax…

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Farm Workers Go to Factories Hours Problem Cause of Decline In Dairying

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Decentralisation was a good thing but it had some effects which were unfortunate, said the secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, Mr. L. C. Turton…

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Our Letter Box (To The Editor) Pre-emption of Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 6

Sir,—Not only wool-growers, but all Australians arc entitled to know what arrangements were made at…

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"Fair And Reasonable" Earlier Payment of Income Tax by Wool-growers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 1

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. A. Chaftey (C.P., Tamworth) said he agreed with the action that the Federal…

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£46/10/- Per Acre for Denman Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 1
Also in The Scone Advocate

Mr. G. N. Baggett's farm of 145½ acres, situated near Denman, was submitted for auction on Saturday last and after spirited…

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Stud Jersey Herd Dehorned At New England Experiment Farm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture's Jersey herd, recently dehorned at New England Experiment Farm, came through the operation with virtually no change in milk yield, needed no after-treatment, and suffered no ill - effects, states the Department's Division of Dairying…

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Farm Machine Bales Ten Tons of Hay an Hour

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 4

NEW YORK: A farm machine that can bale up to ten tons of hay an hour is being produced in the United States. Pulled by a…

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The World of Farming Notes From All Parts

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 6

IN THE Past twelve months Australia produced approximately 85,000 tons of pigment, this tonnage representing the…

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Farming Field Days Spread Knowledge

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 2

LAST month specialist officers of the Department of Agriculture completed their judging of the State Dairy Farm Championship Competition. The winning farm in each dairying district had…

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Films for Farmers

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 4

Singleton farmers showed showed particular interest last night in the special film night arranged by the Milk Board,…

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State Butter Output Noticeable Increase Reported

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 1

Butter supplies from New South Wales factories have shown a noticeable increase since the end of September—according to reports received…

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Research Into Wool Fabric

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 1

BOSTON, Nov. 11,—Scientists are experimenting on changing the basic structure of wool fibre permit substitution of cheaper…

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Valuable Wool Held Up In Rail Strike

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sat—Grazlers are concerned at the safety of more than £7,000,000 worth of wool lying unguarded in sideings…

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Firebrands or Earmarking? Department Urged to Amend Cattle-branding Legislation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 1

"There seems to be considerable feeling current in New South Wales that the Department of Agriculture should amend the legislation of cattle,…

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Rock Fern Poisons Dairy Cow at Grafton

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 3

Five dairy cows which died recently in the Grafton district were probably poisoned after eating rock fern—a veterinary officer of the Department…

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Young Farmers Can’t Get Farms

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 5

LONDON: Young British farmers are complaining that they cannot get land because farms are being bought up by wealthy…

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Farm Machinery Must Be Protected

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 3

Of all farm machinery, combine harvesters and binders probably two of the greatest sufferers from the ill-effects neglect during their long period of idleness between seasons, states an article in - a recent issue of "Power…

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Electric Power on the Dairy

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 3

Electric power Is being used In the United States In every step bringing dairy products from cow to the consumer’s table,…

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