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Farming & the land, 1964

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Kangaroo butter for British market

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1964 · page 7

Kangaroo Butter, the brand sponsored by the Australian Dairy Produce Board, was officially launched on…

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Wheat Storage

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1964 · page 2

On Wednesday, 22nd January, an important meeting of wheatgrowers will be held at Berrigan to…

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Berrigan Crop Competition

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1964 · page 7

Last week we received a belated report of the 1963 Field Wheat Crop competition conducted by the…

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Wheat Storage for 100 Million Bushels

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1964 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. A. G. Enticknap, M.L.A., announced last week that, at the request of…

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Pre-Irrigation of Wheat Stubbles and Fallows

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1964 · page 8

Farmers are advised that pre-irrigation of wheat stubbles and fallows is an accepted practise…

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Dairy Officer Appointed to Finley

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1964 · page 6

The appointment of Mr Col, Weekes as Dairy Officer of N.S.W. Department O, Agriculture, to serve the…

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World-wide wheat shortage?

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1964 · page 2

The world Wheat authorities have been so intent watching figures and statistics on the huge U.S.A stock-pile of wheat that they have almost missed out on what could be a glaring fact within…

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Australian Wheat Board Representative at Finley

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1964 · page 6

Mr J. 6. Cass, Australian Wheat Board Growers’ member was interviewed by local growers in Finley on Tuesday, March 3. Mr Cass inspected the…

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Shortage of Ships a Threat to Our Wheat Industry

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1964 · page 2

The demand for food from Australian farms will sky-rocket in the next 25 years as the world’s people multiply. Asia, Latin America and Africa exported grain a few years ago—now…

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Farmers urge Caution in Abattoir Ventures

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1964 · page 2

The State Meat Section of the Australian Primary Producer’ Union will recommend that a body be…

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Clover Could Quadruple Sheep Flocks

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1964 · page 4

The agricultural potential of Australia is astounding. By the full and proper use of subterranean…

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New Irrigation Farms at Coleambally

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1964 · page 6

The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission is inviting applications for a further 14 farms in the…

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[?] Bottleneck in Wheat Disposal

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1964 · page 8

The N.S.W. Government Railways has hauled 50[?] mllion bushels of whea[?] since the harvest started…

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Merriwa Man Dries Wheat in £650 Unit

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1964 · page 2

A home-built wheat dryer was operated at Merriwa with great success during the recent harvest…

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Demonstration of Wheat Drying Unit

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1964 · page 7

The Northern River County Council decided recently to authorise the chief engineer and its electricity…

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Record N.S.W. Cotton Crop

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1964 · page 6

The Premier, Mr Renshaw said last week that the current cotton harvest in N.S.W. was expected to…

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More Water and Future Crops in the Berriquin Area

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1964 · page 2

No certain guide line exsists in Australia or anywhere else today on the future of primary industry, but some provocative glimpses have been given in recent studies in the U.S.A…

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Reasons for Sharp Wool Price Drop

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1964 · page 1

Sir,— Recently under this heading Dalgety-N.Z.L. news service has highlighted…

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Public Meeting of Wheat Growers at Finley

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1964 · page 5

A public, meeting of wheat growers held in Finley School of Arts on Friday, 26th June, was attended by Mr. G. Hoy, grower member of th Australian Wheat Board, and Mr. T. a’Backett,…

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CIoser Settlement Farms

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1964 · page 4

A farm in the Tumbarumba district, made available under the provisions of the General Closer…

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