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Farming & the land, 1939

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Old Men Manage British Farms

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 1

There are about 250,000 farmers in Britain, approximately the same number [?] there were 60 years ago. But in the same period the number of…

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English farm Managed Like Game Op Chess

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 1

As farmer after farmer stood up in the New Playhouse at Oxford and confessed to making a profit, it began to feel more like a meeting of…

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District Dairy Report

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 2

Mr S. R. Ballard, senior Dairy Instructor, reports for January:— General conditions throughout the whole of the Far South Coast…

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Green Feed Oats for Dairying Districts Recommended Varieties

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 4

One of the essential to success in the growing of only is to sow vanities suited to the climate and soil conditions. The following are the…

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Disappointing Support for Junior Farmers to Visit the United Kingdom

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 1

We have it on reliable authority that the move to send a party of Junior Farmers to the United Kingdom was a failure…

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Continuity of Feed Supply For the Dairy Herd

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 6

For sustained production a dairy cow must be consistently well fed. This involves some form of fodder reserve for use when pastures are…

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Berry Training Farm Official Opening

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 5

The official opening ceremony in connection with the new dairy at the Berry Training Farm will take place on Wednesday next, at 3.30 p.m…

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New Dairy Premises

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 5

New dairy premises at Berry Experimental Farm, will be officially opened by the Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, on Wednesday next,…

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Faults in Dairy Tinware Many Can Be Remedied on the Farm

The Bega District News · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 4

An elementary knowledge of the use of the soldering iron is of particular value to dairy farmers. No other farmer has to use tinware of…

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English Farm Labor Costs Too High

The Bega District News · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 4

The seriousness of the farm labor problem in England, and how it might be alleviated, were the main themes of the fourth Oxford farming…

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Berry Training Farm

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 1

The official opening of the new dairy buildings at the Berry Training Farm will take place on Wednesday (to-day), the 8th instant. The…

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Water for Dairy Cattle

The Bega District News · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 6

For the best results from dairy cows the water supply should be of good quality, plentiful, and, easy of access. Running water and troughs…

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Butter Market

The Bega District News · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 3

Prescott Pty. Ltd. reports on 4th: N.S.W.: The benefit of the recent rains, principally on the coastal areas is now being felt. In most quarters…

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Farmers In Arms Riots Talked Of

The Bega District News · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 6

The farming industry o[?] the United Kingdom is in such a [?]arious position that the farmers are on the verge of rioting…

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Money in Milk and Stud Stock Berry Training Farm’s Experience

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 7

Mr. P. Waller, manager of the Berry Training Farm, stated yesterday when the new buildings were officially opened by Mr. Drummond,…

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The Berry Training Farm New Buildings Officially Opened by Minister for Education

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 7

The threatening weather no doubt kept away many visitors who had intended being present at the official opening of the new buildings at the Berry Training Farm, but nevertheless a large and…

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Dairy Instructors’ Reports For Month of January

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 3

Mr. A. T. R. Brown, senior dairy instructor, in charge of the Daily Blanch district, Illawarra and Southern Tablelands, with headquarters at…

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Cooling of Milk On Farms

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 3

A deputation representative of dairymen waited upon the Milk Board on Wednesday, January 25, regarding the installation of [?]…

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Butter Substitutes Government Action Urged

The Bega District News · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 2

Dairy farmers at Mullumbimby, Wingham, and Murwillumbah are concerned at the failure of the Federal and State Governments to…

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New Dairy Blood Wanted

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 1

Speaking at the function of opening the new dairy bails at the Child Welfare Farm at Berry, on Wednesday afternoon last, Mr. Fred Morton, while…

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