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Farming & the land, 1930

12,513 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

"Stands Alone" The "Farmer and Settler" Free Insurance Scheme

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 18

One of our readers, who writes from Redland Bay (Q), over the signature, "A Queensland Girl," is enthusiastic in favor of our insurance scheme, and expresses…

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Dairy Factory Reports MURRUMBIDGEE

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 9

During November, the Murrumbidgee Co-operative Dairy Co. South Waggs, manufactured [?] butter and 1402-lb of second-grade compared with an output…

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Value of the Horse Important Factor in Keeping the Boy on the Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 9

The best way to keep the boy on the farm (says the Australian Clydesdale Society) is to get him interested in good Clydesdale horses. No matter how young…

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Crop Rotation Making Greater Use of Irrigated Pastures

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 9

Always an advocate of new methods that will ensure better returns to the farmer, Mr. I. W. Scott, senior dairy instructor for the Riverina, is at…

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Dairy Supplies and Prospects In Most Districts Pastures Have Dried off and Production is Falling Advantages of Top-dressing and Irrigation

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 9

Weather conditions in the Clarence to Bellinger dairying district were unfavorable for dairying during December; ridge' country was very bare…

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Needy Farmers Rural Industry Branch Officers to Visit Country Centres

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 14

In order to enable necessitous farmers to explain their cases personally, arrangements have been made for representatives of the Rural Industries Branch to visit…

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Mallee Farming To be Discussed at a Convention at Merriwagga

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 14

Arrangements are being made for the holding of a mallee and dry-farming convention at Merriwagga (N.S.W.) on 4th February and all farmers interested…

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Solving a Grave Problem Farmers and Stockbreeders Consult about Feeding and Conserving Fodder for Drought Periods

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 3

FODDER conservation: Its very mention conjures up a picture of drought and deflation on the one hand—on the other of millions of sheep saved from the…

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The Junior Farmers' Page Juniors' Letters to Benby

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 17

BENBY wants his young friends to write and tell him about themselves—about their ambitions, hopes,work and play—whether on the farm, at school, or in holiday hours in the paddock, on the river, or at the seaside. Benby will publish any letters that he considers are worth printing, and will pay the…

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Pig Products Should Represent 25-per cent, of a Dairyman's Income

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 12

The Western Australian Department of Agriculture in the endeavor to stimulate Interest in and encourage the production of a better class of pig has…

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Culling the Poultry Flock "Boarders" Mean the Difference Between Success and Failure in Farming High Producers and Non-layers

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 12

The general culling of the poultry yard usually begins in January of each year, although it is quite possible to detent some of the "duds" in time for the…

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Fodder Crops Small Paddocks of Millet Suitable for Grazing

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 13

In some parts of the country the summer rainfall is sufficient to produce fodder crops without irritation, but where districts are served by irrigation works or…

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Lucerne Crops Valuable Lessons from the Parkes Competition

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 13

Not the least Important result of the lucerne-growing competition conducted by the Parkes (N.S.W.) Pastoral and Agricultural Association this season was the…

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Onion Growing Suitability of the Crop to the Western Districts

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 16

The onion season throughout New South Wales during the past year was a very bad ones on the coast practically the whole of the crops were attacked by…

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Relief Awaited Early Applications from Necessitous Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 10

"Farmer asks whether the Guarantee Act passed by Parliament during the last fort-night of the Bession is operative. Answer.—The Act has received Royal…

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Farmers' Views Grateful for Departmental Assistance

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 11

COMMENTS on the articles under the above heading, which appeared in the "Farmer and Settler" last week, have been numerous, and have provided…

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Price of Super "Manufacturers Do Not Exploit the Farmers"

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 11

Mr. Victor H. Green, business manager, Australian fertilizers proprietary, writes: Under the heading "What is wromg with Wheat-growing?" you published in…

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Empire Farming Keeping the Foreigner Out of British Markets

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 11

THE south African proposal for a marketing conference of Dominion farmers in 1931 is generally welcomed by the leaders of farming opinion in Great…

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Advance to Farmers Operation of the Government Guarantee Act

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 11

The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) stated this week that arrangements for bringing into operation the Advances to Settlers (Government…

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Farmer Commits Suicide. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 12

A verdict that death was caused by selfinflicted wounds while has was temporarlly insanc was returned at the inquest on William Sward, aged 51 years, a farmer, of…

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