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Farming & the land, 1950

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Dairy Farmer Prosecuted Sale of Turerculous Bull

The Bega District News · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 2

A dairy fermer was prosecuted recently, for having failed to obey instructions given in a movement order for a bull affected with…

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P.P.U. Advocates Milking Milking Instruction Suggests Dairy Officers Take Course In Mechanics

The Bega District News · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 4

Instruction in a special course of milking machine mechanics and Dr. . Petersen’s milking methods was advocated for Dairy Officers of the Department of Agriculture, by the P.P.U. Central Executive Council last week…

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Rabbits on Springvale Farm” P.p. Board Wants to Confer with Owner

The Bega District News · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 11

Mr. Frank F. Forster, Stock Inspector, told the Board that the Maguire land at Springvale has an area off about 12 to 15 acres off…

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District Butter Figures

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 2

District Butter Factory figures have again shown an increase on the monthly figures compared with those for June of last year…

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Big Cattle Sale Many Buyers Present

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 2

One of the biggest yardings of beef cattle ever to assemble In Bega, was disposed of by Messrs Wm. Rixon at the Bega Saleyards, on…

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All States in Butter Contests R.a.s. Prepares for 1951 Show

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 1

The Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. hopes to have butter factories throughout Australia competing in its Commonwealth…

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New Fertiliser Spreader Seen Brogo Demonstration Witnessed By District Farmers

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 1

With the modern stress on improved pastures for an essential greater production the use of fertiliser has become more than the scientific method of the progressive farmer, but is now the stock in trade of every primary producer who has…

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Local & General Better Farming League

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 2

A meeting of the Berry F[?] is set down for Friday. July 2[?]. when in [?] to the [?]…

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Claims For Dismissal Of Howey And Gibson A.P.P.U. Declare Dairymen Have Right To Make Request

The Bega District News · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 5

Mr. C. T. Grant, District Secretary of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union, Casino, in answer to a question of what claim the A.P.P.U. has on the dairying industry to request the dismissal of Mr. G. C. Howey, Chairman of the Australian…

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“We Lack Better Pastures” Local Farmer’s Statement

The Bega District News · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 2

Mr. Chas. Guthrey, at the Bega A., P. and H. Society committee meeting, on Tuesday, declared that in his opinion the district was…

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Transplanting World’s Crops

The Bega District News · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 1

Two tobacco transplanters are here coupled together behind a tractor planting a double row of tobacco on ridges. To the right a sisal transplanter is planting a second, close row of sisal on the flat. This machine will plant at 3 metres between main rows and transplant nursery stock to a field at…

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Dairy Grant Expenditure Minister to Seek Wider Scope

The Bega District News · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 11

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.), states, he would take up at next month’s meeting of the Australian…

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New Milk Filling Machine at Dairy Show

The Bega District News · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 11

There was a record cattle entry for the 62nd. Annual Dairy Show held at Olympia, London recently. The show was the most extensive and comprehensive ever organised by the British Farmers’ Association. The Perca milk filling and sealing plant on view at the show can fold and seal 18 cartons…

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Local & General Better Farming League

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 2

A ver[?] interesting night is [?] those who attend the Better Farming League’s meeting at the School of Arts tomorrow…

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Brogo Developmental Road Application Farmers To Be Asked Production Possibilities

The Bega District News · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 7

The means of access to-and from the community residing on the eastern side of the Brogo River has deteriorated to such a condition that Mumbulla Shire Council is making an attempt to have a high level road constructed so as the…

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Bravery Commended by Better Farming League Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 1

The recent brave and courage our action of Mr. Ross Gersten berg in saving the life of a 14 year old girl, Patricia Campbell…

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Better Farming League Deals with Number of Matters

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 1

The Better Farming League met on Friday night last, when the president, Mr. F. A. McIntosh, presided [?] quite a good…

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Trihomoniasis Found in Dairy Herd

The Bega District News · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 5

Tr[?]chomoniasis, an infections disease which causes early abortion in cattle, has been diagnosed in a dairy herd in the Sydney metropolitan area…

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Cattle Round-up in Scottish Hills

The Bega District News · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 1

Twelve Scottish “cowboys” have recently carried out the biggest-ever round-up of cattle over 15,000 acres of the Braulen deer forest in Glen Strathfarrar, Invernesshire. Under the supervision of the owner, wartime Commando leader Lord Lovat, 650 animals, representing hundreds of tons of…

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District Butter Figures

The Bega District News · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 2

District Butter Factory figures have again shown an increase on the monthly figures compared with those for July of last year…

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