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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Casino Dairy Society. 750 Tons Drop in Production Over Five Years

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 4

The Manager. Mr. W. H. Penhey, said on Wednesday that butter production for Casino Dairy Society for the yearly period ended December for…

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Millet Crop Conditions. January 20, 1944

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 1

Generally, favourable weather prevails in most growing areas at the present time, although around Tumut, very dry conditions are being…

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Why Fool The Farmers?

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

It strikes this journal very forcibly that the question or farmers getting relief by the release Of men—particularly their sons—from the Army, to…

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Eradication of Cattle Tick Appreciation of Dipping

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 6

Interesting figures are supplied by the chairman of the Board of Tick Control in his annual report for the year ended 30th June, 1843. The…

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Synthetic Fibres Their Development and Effects on Wool Rotary Club Address

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 1

At the Tarre Rotary Club luncheon on Wednesday, Mr. J. M. Pitt, Senior Agricultural Instructor, stationed at Taree, read an article prepared by Mr…

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Lucerne Silage for Dairy Cows

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 6

Owing to seasonal conditions being unsuitable for hay making during the summer of last year, an attempt was made at Hawkesbury Agricultural…

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Power Kerosene Spray Kills Weeds in Carrot Crop

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 2

Experiments with oil sprays for the control of weeds in carrot crops had proved as satisfactory here as they had done in USA, said the plant…

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Zebu Gross Cattle

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

A discussion of the use of Zebucross cattle in Australia is given in Bulletin 172, just issued by the Council for Scientific and Industrial…

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Wool Substitute Menace

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

Mr. J. P. Abbott, chairman of the Australia Wool-growers' Council, states that that body, in conjunction with New Zealand and South Africa,…

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Farm Manpower a Full Investigation

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

The Director-General of Agriculture, Mr. Bulcock, said yesterday that investigation is being made into all labor available for farm work. "We…

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Butter Production Statistics

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 4

Although butter production has shown a slight upward trend over last October, November and December, the total production for the five…

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Zebu-crossed Cattle for Use in Tropics

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 1

A discussion of the use of Zebu-cross cattle in Australia is given in Bulletin 172, just issued by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research…

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Labour for Farm Work SYDNEY

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

The Director-General of Agriculture, Mr Bulcock, said yesterday tha an investigation is being made into all labour available for farm work. "We…

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Farmers Getting £40 Million More Annually Than Pre-War Says Mr. Scully. Canberra

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 3

Measures taken by the Federal Government to organise primary production resulted in fanners securing roughly £40 million a year more…

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Zebu-cross Cattle

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 5

A discussion of the use of Zebucross cattle in Australia is given in bulletin 172, just issued by the Council for Scientific and Industrial…

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Current Topics. Gloucester Dairy Company

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

For the month of January the Gloucester Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. manufactured 378,038 lbs. of choicest butter and 68201bs. of…

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Mechanised Farming Success at Nowra

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

"It gives me particular pleasure to be able to report that the farm mechanisation scheme, introduced by my Government eight months ago…

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High Class Cattle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 4

"I was pleased to learn from the "Farmer and Settler" that Mr. E. H. Hayes, of "Glenoak," Dapto, won both championships in the Guernsey…

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Zebu-cross Cattle

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 3

A discussion of the use of Zebu, cross cattle in Australia is given in Bulletin 172, just issued by the Council for Scientific and Industrial…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 2

At the Gloucester Yards on Tuesday next, Messrs W. E. Sparke (Ger.) Pty. Ltd. will offer 1000 head of cattle, including consignments…

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