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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Farm Experiment In Scotland

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 6

LONDON: The Department of Agriculture for Scotland has just started an unusual type of farming experiment. It has leased three…

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Drug to Cure Cattle Disease

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 5

LONDON: Dr F. H. S. Curd, who was killed in a railway accident in Cheshire about a month ago, was the head of a…

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Wheat Price Cut Wanted by Britain

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday (AAP). —Britain yesterday served notice on the world wheat conference that it expects a substantial reduction in…

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Farm Experiment in Scotland

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 6

EDINBURGH: The Department of Agriculture for Scotland has just started an unusual type of farming experiment. They have leased three small areas of…

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Charge Against Farmer Dismissed

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 2

Because there were far too many unauthorised fires being lit in the locality he had decided to take action against a man who, he alleged, left a fire in the open air, Sgt. John Robert Doyle said…

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Canada's Large Grain Crop

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 7

The Canadian grain situation in changed considerably from that which prevailed a year ago, states the Australian Government Trade…

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Wool Research Development

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON: "Alginate lace"--the second major wool research development since the discovery of alignate fab[?]ric some time ago--was shown in…

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£450Million For UK Farms

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 2

LONDON: During the next four year, £450million will be invested in Britain's farms. This is the figure given in the…

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Butter Output Down 5000 Tons

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday: Figures tabled at a meeting of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Board in Melbourne showed that the hoped-for restoration of butter production in Australia had not materialised, said Mr C. H. Jamieson,…

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ON and Off The. Farm Evidence Of Why Crop Rotation Pays Shown At N.E. Field Day

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 8

Primary producers who attended the New England Experiment Farm's Field Day last week were shown convincing evidence of the benefits of crop rotation. Features explained to them were…

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Big Investment in British Farms

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: During the next four years £450million will be invested in Britain's farms. according to a report issued by…

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International Farming Department

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 6

A development of interest to primary producers everywhere has been reported from the United States…

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For the Man on the Land £450 Million for Farming Expansion

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 6

LONDON.—During the next four years, —450 millions sterling will be invested in Britain's farms. This is the figure given in the Government's interim report on Britain's share in the European Economic…

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Argentina, Russia for Wheat Pool?

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (AAP). —Argentina has joined Russia in telling the World Wheat Conference that it is willing to enter an…

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Real Step's Good Trial at Eagle Farm

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Real Step galloped well over 3 furlongs in 39½ sec .on the little grass at Eagle Farm today…

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Farmer Fined for Driving Under Influence

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 4

A Nimbin dairy farmer, Alfred Harold Slade, 50, when arrested, told a constable that two other policemen who had interfered with…

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Negotiations for Wheat Crop Sale

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — The Commonwealth is now negotiating with the Governments of Britain and India for the sale of the 1948-9…

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No Memorial Hall For Junior Farmers

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Plans for building a memorial hall in connection with the 21st anniversary of Junior Farmers' Clubs in N.S.W. will probably be abandoned…

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Russia's Wheat Offer

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday: Russia told the world wheat conference that she was prepared to commit…

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For the Man on the Land Supplementary Feeding Of Dairy Cattle Is Essential

Northern Star · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 6

Dairy cattle must be given supplementary feeding with grazing srops, conserved fodder and concentrates if high production per lactation is to be maintained, and greatest returns be gained from pastures—writes…

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