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Southern Highlands · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

94 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 5

Supply of Salt for Sheep

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4

" Work in connection with the use of salt as a lick for sheep is still being carried out by tie Department," states…

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Manpower for Dairy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4

Commonwealth Government authorities emphasise that dairymen who need more man power to help them increase…

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Lime on the Farm

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

The District Agrostologist tells the Herald that an unnamed farmer at Avoca has had remarkable results from the application of lime to land…

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Farming in Russia the More Machinery, the More Leisure

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

In the magazine International Literature, Ilya Bachelis tells the story of the growth of the farming industry in Russia:—…

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Food Production Drive Further Assistance for Dairy Farmers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 4

The State Government has decided that it will give additional assistance to the drive for increased production of essential foods by…

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Lime on the Farm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 2

The District Agrostologist tells the Herald that an unnamed farmer at Avoca has had remarkable results from the application of lime to land…

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Move to Defeat Drummond Labour "Wool" Stunt at Armidale

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 2

" The Labour Party is making an early start in its attempt to unseat Mr. D. H. Drummond, Deputy Leader of the Country Party, from the…

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Fodder for Farmers State Assistance in Buying

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

Mr. Fowles, M.L.A., who has been of great assistant [?] bringing to completion the scheme to enable dairy farmers to buy produce for winter…

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Power Kerosene Spray Kills Weeds in Carrot Crop

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 2

Experiments with oil sprays for the control of weeds in carrot crops bad proved as satisfactory hero as they bad done in U.S.A., said the plant…

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Socialising Farm Machinery Premier Says Scheme Is Great Success

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. McKell) tells The Hail that the scheme for collective use of farm machinery introduced by the labor Government eight months…

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Zebu-Cross Cattle

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 4

A discussion of the use ol Zebu cross cattle in Australia is given in Bulletin 172. just issued by the Council for Scientific and Industrial…

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Wool Substitute Menace

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Abbott, chairman of the Australian Wool-growers' Council, states that that body, in conjunction with New…

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Machine Age co-operation in Small Farming

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 4

With the coming of the machine age it was apparent that many small farmers would either have to learn to use…

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Share Farmers and Subsidy

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Scully) has written to our Federal member, Mr. Allan Fraser, M.P., as follows:—…

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Share Farmers and Subsidy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 2

The Minister for .Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Scully) has written to our Federal member, Mr. Allan Fraser, M.P., as ollows :-…

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Case for the Farmers Just Claim to Increase in Milk Price

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

Mr. F. Sedgwick, in summing up the, evidence submitted at the inquiry by the Milk Board into the price of milk, said that not one organised…

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Sheep Blowfly Limitations of Mules Operation

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 4

Indications are that indiscriminating advocacy of the Mules operation, without suitable accompanying information as to its…

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Farm Labour Corps

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 3

The Australian Agricultural Council, at its mooting in Canberra last week, recommended the formation of an emergency rural labour corpe, from…

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Junior Farmers' Show Wonderful Display at Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

There was a remarkable display of vegetables and flowers at the show staged by Moss Vale Junior Farmers on Friday. The quality of the exhibits…

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W. H. Wheatley's Special Sheep Sale Thursday, 2Nd March

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 2

Over 26,000 sheep were yarded to a large and representative attendance of buyers from Monaro, Braidwood, Bathurst, Moss Vale and local…

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