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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

1,343 stories in New England's papers · page 13 of 68

Good-bye, Mules Georgia's Farm Contract System

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 15

Georgia's farm-contracting system, in operation only two years, has put new agricultural life into 100 of the State's 159 counties, says Mr…

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Water Conservation on the Farm Must Be Approached From Practical Viewpoint

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 16

Water conservation is of very great importance to country and city dweller alike, and it must be approached from a practical viewpoint. Suitable sites for the building of large dams are very few, and as New South Walves is a…

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Inverell Resident Amazed At Farm Development In Old Country

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 3

One of the big changes which impressed Mr. W. Y. Ewan, of “Glendoone,” Inverell, on his recent visit to the Old Country was the great extent to which farming had become mechanised, and conjointly the…

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Big Demand for Farmlets

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

Applicants from every State have been received by the Roman Catholic Rural Movement office for the 50 small homestead farms…

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Farmers Co-operate In Grass Drying

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 6

For the first time in Britain 40 farmers, with the Milk Marketing Board as organiser, are co-operating in a grass-drying project. At Thornbury, near Bristol, the…

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Deepwater Cattle Sale

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 4

Jack Moss advertises an excellent quality yarding of 500 head for his next cattle sale at Deepwater on Wednesday March 10…

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Bright Prospects for Beef Cattle

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 1

Provided breeders use good well-bred sires, and have favorable seasons, the prospects of the cattle…

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Inverell District Wool Sales, Brisbane

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 4

Goldsbrough Mort report: Top price in the catalogue—80½d—was obtained by J. Carpenter, Wallangarra; for seven bales of aaaw,…

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Vessel Afire in Indian Ocean Wheat Cargo May be Lost SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 1

Messages reaching Sydney to-day say that the United States freighter, Cecil G. Sella[?] [?] a crew of 36 and two Australian stowaways on…

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Experiment Farm Exhibit in Show Pavilion * * «

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 6

One of the most exhibits of the show will be that of New England Experiment Farm. The aim of the organisers has been to make the exhibit instructional for the benefit of farmers and…

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Extension of Wheat Scheme

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 1

The Commonwealth Government will extend its wheat stabilisation plan by one season to take in the 1952-53 harvest…

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Quality, Not Numbers, in Show Beef Cattle. Praise for Guernseys in Dairy Section

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 2

Mr. G. C. L. Judge won every prize for Devons in the beef cattle section of Glen Innes Show yesterday with stock entered on behalf of his father's Baan Baan Estate and in his own name. Mr. C. Williamson, of Pinkett, had a similar success with his…

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Values Easter at Wool Sales

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 4

The market revealed the same conditions as at the previous day’s auction, and there was again a tendency in buyers’ favor for…

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Guyra Wool From Small Flock Wins Championship

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 3

Competing against fleeces selected from flocks from 7,000 to 15,000 sheep, Mr. W. R. Drabsch, of Guyra, who runs only 700 head of sheep, was awarded the champion ribbon for one of his fine…

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Wool Shipments to Germany Resumption of Mill Activity

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 14

Shipments of wool from Australia on a limited scale have been made to Germany for some time and for a longer period supplies…

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Winter Feed Inadequate For Young Sheep C.S.I.R. Experiments With Weaners At Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 5

It has long been recognised that the natural pastures of the Northern Tablelands of N.S.W. do not provide adequate feed for the growth and development of young sheep during the winter months. In numerous field trials…

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Farming Contractors in U.s

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 1

Georgia's farm - contracting system in operation only two years has put new agricultural life into 100 of the State's 159…

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Exhibit Raises Interest in Experiment Farm

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 3

The exhibit of New England Experiment Farm has aroused keen interest, in the activities of the farm, officers iii charge of the display said to-day. They said that in addition to…

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Inverell Poultry Farmers More Chickens Being Reared

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 2

Although seasonal conditions had been adverse and there had been difficulty in obtaining fowl feed Inverell’s egg production had…

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5 Years Before Texas Experimental Tobacco Farm Is Of Any Value

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 4

It is estimated that it will be five years before the experimental farm to be established at Texas will have any real value on the tobacco growing industry in that area…

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