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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

8,508 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Old Wheat Still In Silos Must Be Sold By January 21. Order to Holders of 1,000,000 Bus. Long Period of Grace

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

WHEAT of the 1937-38 harvest still in the State silo system must be sold by holders by January 21. After…

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Manifesto by Canadian Farmers; To Seek Control of Marketing

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

THE United Farmers of Ontario (Canada) in a recent strongly worded manifesto described it as "national…

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With the Junior Farmer Clubs Current News and Notes Capable Girl Farmer

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 19

A REMARKABLE vegetable project, reports Supervisor…

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A Section for the Poultry Farmer Some Hints on the Prepartion of Birds for the Show Season

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 19

NOW that the holiday season is over, shows loom in the horizon for 1939, and, by all accounts, keen competition may be expected by exhibitors of most breeds of poultry. Country fanciers more than hold…

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Good Year for the Dairying Industry Signs of Definite Progress

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 8

"TAKEN throughout, the year just closed has been a good one for the dairying industry and definite progress can be reported," states the Australian Dairy Produce Board. "Not only did the quantity of butter…

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N.Z. Farm Labor; Government's Help

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 7

IT was stated by the New Zealand Minister for Labor (Mr. Webb) recently that more labor had been arranged for farmers to draw upon this…

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Families on Farms and National Insurance Plan an Official Explanation

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 26

A PROBLEM under the National Health and Pensions Insurance Plan of the Commonwealth Government is that of the position of families on farms. What of the farmer's sons and daughters? Are they employed?…

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New South Wales Apple and Pear Crops

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 9

THE setting of apples and pears throughout the main inland producing centres of the State has varied considerably, reports the…

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Use of Neighbor's Registered Dairy

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 17

"Dairy": Your inquiry was submitted to the Director of Dairying, who advises: Cows can be milked in a neighbor's bails, milk can also be separated in a neighbor's dairy, and…

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Dairymen to Discuss Margarine Menace

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 8

DAIRYMEN are becoming thoroughly alarmed at the increasing threat to butter consumption in the sale of substitutes, notably…

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Conditions Dry in Dairying Districts Pastures Suffer; Production Down

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 8

DRY conditions are prevailing in practically all dairying districts of the State, according to reports from dairying instructors for December, received by the Director of Dairying (Mr. L. T. McInnes)…

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N.Z. Roadworkers to Help Farmers

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 12

BECAUSE of the serious shortage of farm labor in New Zealand the Dominion Government has agreed to make available men from the…

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Facts about FARMING in other COUNTRIES S. African Citrus Industry Crisis

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 12

THE citrus industry in South Africa is faced with a crisis that will mean its ruin and disappearance unless something can be done to…

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Nitrogen Fertilisers; Service for Farmers

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 10

MR. R. A. BOYLE, M.Sc., technical advisory officer of Nitrogen Fertilisers Pty. Ltd., who has been operating for his…

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F.S.A. Branch News & Notes Departmental Replies to Conference Requests a Number of Ministerial and Departmental replies to resolutions passed by the last annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association have recently been received by the General Secretary (Mr. W. C. Cambridge, M.L.C.). Among the subjects dealt with are irrigation holdings, soil conservation, and a variety of railway matters. The replies are published below. Additions to Irrigation Holdings

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 10

Replying to a resolution which asked that sufficient land adjoining the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area be reserved for additions to holdings of…

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Farmers' Many Returns

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 10

The Premier (Mr. Stevens), replying to a resolution in which conference expressed alarm at the increasing number of clerical duties imposed…

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Breeding Farm Stock & VETERINARY To answer your question, our veterinarian must know all the facts. Therefore, give full particulars of the malady when you write. Fistulas in Horses, and Their Treatment

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 18

WHEN fistulas in horses are mentioned it is usually in reference to fistula of the withers, but there are several…

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The Land "Nations may bottle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care for him who cares for it." Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations Official Organ of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales. Subscription Rates: One year, In advance, 12/6; two years, in advance, 23/-; three yours, in advance, 34/-. Subscription to "The Land" includes the "Farm and Station Annual." Single copy, "The Land," 3d; single copy, "Farm and Station Annual," 2/-. Contributions are invited and will be paid for on publication. No responsibility can be accepted for the return of manuscript, but when stamp is enclosed every effort will be matin to ensure return of unsuitable matter. Cheques, money orders, etc., should be made payable to The Land Newspaper Ltd. Address business communications to the Manager, and literary contributions to the Editor, "The Land," Box 1558E, G.P.O., Sydney. New South Wales. Board of Directors Hon. W. C. Cambridge, M.L.C., Genernl Secretary, Farmers and Settlers' Association of N.S.W. (Chairman): Hon. H. S. Henley, M.L.C., General President, Farmers and Settlers' Association of N.S.W.; E. Field (Vice-President, Farmers and Settlers' Association); W. W. Killen; and H. K. Nock, M.P. Managing Editor, H. V. Budd. Associate Editor: M. A. H. Laidlaw. Advertising Manager: E. W. Carter. ADDRESS: 57-50 Regent Street, Sydney. Telephones: M 6971 Telegrams: (8 lines) "The Land," Sydney. Friday, January 6, 1939 Japan's Trouble with China

The Land · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 11

ALTHOUGH Japanese forces have occupied the principal cities in China, evidence is accumulating that the struggle is a very long way from over. Two elements in the situation remain to cause…

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Produce. Dairy Market Active

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 7

The city dairy market continued active yesterday. Hen eggs were in keen demand, and supplies of all grades, especially medium and…

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Bushfire Destroys Crop. Ungarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 5

A bushfire destroyed 180 acres of crop on the property of Mr. J. Cartwright, of Yalgogrin North. Another outbreak on Mr. A. Roberts's farm in the same locality was put…

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