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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

12,588 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250

Terms of Reference of Wheat Inquiry Four Main Points to Be Probed Announcement By Fed. Govt. Is Expected Bread Prices Canberra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 6

WHILE results of previous Commissions may lead to the definite suspicion that the inquiry, into the wheat…

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Commercial Poultry Farming

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 11

Arrangements has been made for Mr. V. H. Brann, assistant poultry expert, to give an address on commercial poultry farming at the Railway and Tramway…

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Water All Round Silage Stacks at Berry Experiment Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 5

OVER 10-in. of rain in the Shoalhaven district at the week-end caused the inundation of all low-lying centres. A rather unusual sight was presented at the…

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Tractors on the Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 12

FRUIT-GROWERS, except those that are only working in a small way, are making greater use of machinery. On the modern fruit farm machines are…

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Pneumatic Tyres Progressive Farmer Uses them on his Tractor Revolutionary Idea Is Successful

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 12

A REVOLUTIONARY departure from customary methods of traction on the farm has been tried by Mr. J. N. Barrett, of "Yera," Edgerol, who has…

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Beating the black Oat To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler."

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

ON page 13 of "The Farmer and Settler" of 12/12/'33 is a paragraph on the destruction of black oats. Many people think the destruction of this pest…

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Letters to the Editor Comments Criticism & Hints by Readers Libel on Australia To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler."

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

ALLOW me, through your widely-read newspaper, to air my extreme disappointment on viewing the AUstralian film, "The Hayseeds." The acting for…

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Back to Work How Government Aid to Farmers Assists Unemployed

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

THE annual returns prepared by the Corown Lands Agent at Narrabri (Mr. C. Howie) show the extent of Government aid to farmers and graziers's in…

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Meat Marketing Direct from Farm to Wholesaler

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 9

THE marketing of stock has been the subject of on experimental scheme, promoted by the British Ministry of Agriculture, whereby certain classes of stock…

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The Junior Farmers' Page Easter Show Camp Preparations by Junior Farmers' Clubs Council

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 15

A MEETING of the council of the Junior Farmers Clubs will be held at the Department of Agriculture, at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, 25th inst., to…

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Farm Tractors Their Place in the Field of Agricultural Economies

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 14

SOME interesting comments upon the position of the tractor in farm economics were made recently by the director of agriculture in South Australia…

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Power From Maize The South African Growers Foresee a Profitable By-product of Crops of Interest to Australians

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 10

THE maizegrowers of South Africa are very optimistic regarding the potentialities of industrial alcohol manufactured from maize, and several of the…

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7000-Lb. of Mushrooms a Profitable Sideline for a Local Farmer

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 14

AN interesting and profitable sideline of gone farmers in suitable districts is the cultivation of mushrooms. This edible fungi is eagerly sought by…

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Sale of Milk Dairymen Must be Registered Before Doing So

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 14

"Battle" asks whether a person whose premises are registered as a dairy may sell milk. Answer.—Before dairyman can sell milk…

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Farm Rents Reduction Act Does Not Apply to Forestry Permits

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 14

"Yarrawal" is the holder of an occupation permit from the Forestry Department, and wishes to know whether he is entitled to come under the 32½ per cent. reduction in…

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Five-year Plan Nimbin Farmer Clears his Place of Debt

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

THE story of this farmer, vouched for by a northern rivers newspaper, proves that farming can be made to pay, although it is doubtful if the method…

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Steady Week of Trading Dairy Produce Firm in Demand and Price; Vegetable Lines Cheaper in Sussex Street Egg Production Continues to Increase

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 7

Steady business was done in all dairy produce lines at the Sussex street (Sydney) markets during the week, there being no change in…

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Farm Notes & News

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 3

BENCUBBIN, the new West Australian wheat,is proving successful. Tried on Senator Guthrie's farm near Rand (N.S.W.). it yielded an average of…

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DAIRYING at the CROSSROADS

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 5

AUSTRALIAN dairying will reach the crossroads, next week, when representatives from the main producing States will take preliminary steps for fixing equalisation values and recommending quotas under the new dairy produce legislation. Momentous issues are at stake and a false step may cripple the industry…

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Feed to Waste North Coast Dairymen Should Mow their Pastures

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 5

Thousands of tons of valuable feed is going to waste in North Coast dairying districts. If farmers would control this growth by small…

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