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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Dairy Grant Farms Withstand Drought

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 5

Dairy Grant Demonstration farms and those which have been pasture improved and on which fodder conservation measures have been taken are withstanding adverse seasonal…

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World Wool Consumption Flattening Out Have Prices Reached Peak?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 8

Irregular tendencies which pervaded the wool market this week in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and in London, were just sufficient to record a vibration in the long level…

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Valuable Dairy Herd Poisoned

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 14

Following heavy losses last week by dairy farmers in the Upper Hunter as the result of cows feeding on Sudan grass, the authorities are…

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Diversity In Economy May Be Gained Central America’s Search For Lucrative Crop (A.A.P)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 9

Central America’s continual search for some type of crop to diversify its economy from dependency, almost entirely, oh the production and export of green coffee and bananas may be solved by another type…

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Dairymen Buying Fodder For Stock

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 11

“The long dry spell Is starting to have serious repercussions on the dairying industry throughout the…

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Encouraging Voting Farmers In Malaya

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 3

A Malayan teacher, on month’s visit to New South Wales to study junior farmer activities, arrived in Maitland this morning. He is Ahmed Shariff bin…

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'Disservice' to dairy industry

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 10

Those engaged in driving a wedge into the ranks of dairy producers, that are sending inilk for liquid…

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Pastures Project for Junior Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1953 · page 2

An effort is being made to encourage a greater number of junior farmers of New South Wales, particularly senior club members who have just left school, to undertake a pastures…

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Move to Settle Junior Farmers on Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1953 · page 1

The Hunter District Regional Council of the Junior Farmer. Movement, last Tuesday night formed a…

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Weather Causes Drop In Milk Production Dairymen Move Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 2

The stock inspector for Maitland Pastures Protection Board (Mr. A. T. Ellis) said to-day he had received two applications to declare Maitland district a drought area…

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Slight Decrease in Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Common-wealth Statistician revealed to-day that the wheat crop for the 1853 season would be an…

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Visitor Surprised By Young Farmers Malayan Teacher Sees Club Work In District

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 2

The wide interests of young formers in New South Wales, and the extent of their knowledge of agricultural and livestock work, was surprising, a visitor from Malaya, Ahmed Shariff bin Abdul…

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Demonstration farms show the way

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 4

By Mr. Allen Fairhall, Liberal M.P. .for Paterson, and dairyfarmer of Gresford. News consistently appears in the agricultural and country press about the national…

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Likely Reduction in Potato Sowings Farmers Bitter Over Muddle In Market

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 3

One of the leading potato growers of the district, M. Tobin, said to-day a number of farmers had informed him they would not be sowing potatoes next season, while others had said they would certainly…

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Pastoral Summer in N.s.w. Is Sound

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 7

Though pastures have begun to burn off, most districts in N.S.W. are experiencing a safe grazing summer…

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Dairying Aided Special Farms Show Way

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 3

News consistently appears in the agricultural and country press about the national value of the work being done…

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Young Malay Farmer to Learn Here

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 7

A 28-year-old Malayan teacher, Ahmad Shariff Bin Abdul Rashia, has arrived in New South Wales to stay for a month to get first-hand experience of the Junior Farmer movement here…

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Dairymen buying fodder for stock

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 1

"The long dry spell Is starting to have series repercussions on the dairying industry throughout…

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Cattle Firm At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 1

Pitt, Son & Badgery’s report—29,652 sheep penned. Sheep and lambs unaltered. [?] cattle Market very…

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Dairying Aided

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 5

Mr. Allen Fairhall, who is Liberal M. P. for Paterson and dairyfarmer of Gresford,…

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