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Farming & the land, 1936

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Agricultural Bureau Progress Practical Demonstrations Appreciated by Farmers Throughout the State

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 2

GROWTH of the Agricultural Bureau movement during 1935 was excellent. Many new branches were formed and many old ones revived, and it was…

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Water Conservation a Permanent Policy State-wide Delight that Government Recognises Needs of the Inland at Last the "Farmer and Settler" Congratulated

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 2

Scores of letters still continue to arrive from country friends congratulating the "Farmer and Settler" on its triumphant campaign for a…

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Farm Buildings Plans Available at Cost of 2/6 Each

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 3

THE Department of Agriculture has available working plans of various farm buildings, including wool sheds, drafting yards, sheep dips, grain and…

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The Pig Breeders' Corner Feeding— Breeding— Management— Marketing Pigs Give Us Opportunity With a Closer Settlement Scheme we Could Challenge the Dane To tho Editor. "Farmer and Settler."

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 10

I READ with particular interest the article appearing in your recent issue under the heading "Our Pig Industry." For many year I have endeavored to interest…

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Keeping a Check on Production Count the Birds Poultry Farmers' Annual "Stocktaking"

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 10

ON all poultry farms a regular practice should be made of counting the stock at least twice a year, preferably at the cud of June and at the end of…

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Oat Crops Instructor's Comments on Plots in Oberon Competition

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 3

A HIGH standard of seed purity was apparent in the crops in the oat-growing competition conducted by the [?] Agricultural Society, states the…

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Dairy Factory Reports WINGHAM

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

Suppliers to the Wingham Rural Co-operative Society. IAD., were paid [?] per lb. for choicest butter and [?] per lb. for second-grade during November. The society…

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Rain Is Needed Pastures Becoming Parched in the Dairying Districts

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

Rain is needed for pastures and crops in most N.S.W. dairying districts, some paris being in a bad way. CREAM production is stationary on the…

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A Cow an Acre Capacity of a South Coast Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

SEVENTY cows on seventy acres is the remarkable carrying capacity of Mr. Percy Rixon's farm, Brushgrove, Jasper's Brush. Mr. Rixon, who is a brother of the…

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Dairy Competition

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

An important announcement concerning the "Farmer and Settler" dairy farm competition will appear in next week's issue. It will be of…

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Quotas Fixed Dairy Products for Sale Within the State

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

ON the recommendation of the N.S.W. Dairy Products Board, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Main) has fixed the [?] for butter than can be sold in New…

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Combating Disease Dairymen Give Practical Support to Hamilton Laboratories

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

RECOGNISING the valuable services rendered to the dairying industry by the Hamilton Veterinary Laboratories in combating contaglous diseases amongst…

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Mangy Legs How to Keep the Farm Horses Healthy

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 8

VERY few forms teem to be free from leg mange, on infection of the legs which causes the farm hones continually to stamp their hind feet on the ground…

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Dairy Factory Reports INVERELL

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 5

The inverell Butter and Bacon Co. paid £3760/30/4 for cream and 310 for pigs delivered at the factory. MANNING RIVER. A further bonus amounting to £7923/4/3…

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Farm Horses Excellent Demand at High Prices

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 8

REPORTS from the principal horse selling centres indicate that, through-out 1038, thoro was an excellent demand for farm horses. Competition for good…

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Hollywood's "Farmerette" An Actress in Gingham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 5

Most of the little-girl stars in pictures are projected into dress-up roles — all frills, furbelows, pink ribbons, and golden curls. But these children in…

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Farmer Found Dead. Shot Getting Through Fence. FORBES

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 9

Walter Horace Reginald Green, 59, farmer, was accidentally shot dead to-day. Green had resolved to try to get rid of crows, which had been worrying his chickens…

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National Value Importance of Sheep and Wool

The Land · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 23

THE importance of the sheep and wool industry to Australia was stressed by Senator J. F. Guthrie during a luncheon tendered last week…

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Wheat Fixtures

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 4

According to a cable received from London, the following full cargo wheat fixtures have been made: One vessel from New South Wales,…

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Wheat Bonus

The Land · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 15

"H.L.": (1) As reported in "The Land" this week, the Federal Government has decided to pay a bonus on all wheat used for human consumption in Australia. It is…

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