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Farming & the land, 1950

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Commonwealth-wide Butter Contest

The Bega District News · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 4

Forty-eight New South Wales and Interstate butter factories have entered for the Royal Easter Show contest known as the Commonwealth Continuous…

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A.i.s. Cattle at Royal Show Suggestion to Divide Judging Days Strongly Opposed by Ais Society

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 4

The RAS has a proposal to divide the judging of the AIS exhibits at the Easter Show into two days—the males on Saturday…

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Artificial Insemination “In a Selected Coastal Centre” Berry Training Farm Almost Certain to Be Selected

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 2

In a statement just issued, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. H. Graham, MLA, states that he will push ahead with the…

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Wider Scope to Dairy Grant Minister Reacts Favourably

The Bega District News · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 9

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., said recently that, at his request, the Australian Agricultural Council In…

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Sheep’s Teeth Development Prevention of Abnormality

The Bega District News · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 8

Lime supplements can prevent the particular abnormality in teeth development in young sheep fed on cereal grain mixtures, according to…

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A Berry Farm Wins South Coast Farm Competition

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 3

Berry has won another honor ! Judges in the Milk Board and Farmer and Section Newspaper Competition for the best farm…

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Gerringong Co-operative Dairy Co

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 1

The following Directors’ Report was presented to the shareholders at the annual meeting of the Gerringong Co-operative…

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Junior Farmers’ School at Wagga Agricultural College

The Bega District News · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture (the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) has announced that he has decided to hold a school for Junior Farmers at…

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Cattle Swept Down Creek Torrential Rain in Berry District

The South Coast Register · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 2

In a year of record rain, the most devastating tropical storm visited the Foxground-Broughton Village area on Sunday afternoon…

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“Farmers Will Be Disappointed” Reply By A.P.P.U. Leader On P.P.U. Refusal to Confer

The Bega District News · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 1

“Many dairy farmers of the far south coast will be Surprised and disappointed to learn that the Southern District Council of the Primary Prodcers’ Union refused, for the second time, to carry a motion seeking a conference between the…

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Farmer Comes Off Dray Ribs Fractured After Fall

The Bega District News · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 2

Alex Irvin. 55, farmer, of Moran’s Crossing, was dislodged from a dray on which he was riding, on Tuesday afternoon…

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Better Farming League

The South Coast Register · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 4

Quite a lot of business was transacted at the meeting of the Belter Farming League at Berry Friday night last, with the…

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District Champion Mr. F. A. MclNTOSH’S Berry Farm

The South Coast Register · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 2

The winner of the district dairy farm competition was Mr. F. A. McIntosh, Woodside Park Berry, for the Farmer and…

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A.I. Centre at Berry (By the President of the Better Farming League, Mr. F. A McINTOSH)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 1

The president the Better Farming League (Mr. F. A, Mcintosh) who, as representative of the NSW Government, toured…

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N.s.w. Butter Production Rising

The Bega District News · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 7

Butter production in New South Wales has shown a slight increase, but it is likely to be some weeks before the State is self-supporting—advises the…

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Auctioneers’ Reports Wm. Rixon reports a yarding of 167 head of mixed cattle at the Bega Saleyards, on Tuesday, September 26. This yarding was a fair one, although the number of fat cattle available was very small

The Bega District News · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 2

The market was very buoyant through, out and remained firm for all classes. Quotations: Fat Jersey bullocks sold to £27; Fat…

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Lochiel Farm; Study In Improved Pastures Practical Application Seen At Cole Bros’ Farm

The Bega District News · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 4

The practical application and value of improved pastures was very evident at the Cole Bros. Lochiel farm, on Tuesday, when the final judging for the State Championship of the Dairy Farm Competitions was made…

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Dairy Farmers’ Milk Company Annual Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 1

In spite of disastrous floods (said the Hon. A. N. Binks, MLC, in moving the adoption of the annual report and balance sheet…

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New Aid for Dairy Farmers Big Improvement in Treating Mastitis in Dairy Cows:-

The Bega District News · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 13

Within recent times the treatment of Bovine Mastitis has taken tremendous. strides. First the use of Sulpha Drugs, then came Pemcillin. This, has ,been…

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N.z. Butter Fat Increase

The Bega District News · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 1

The New Zealand Dairy Producers’ Marketing Commission has announced that dairy farmers in that Dominion will have about £2,500,000 added to their…

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