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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

6,739 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250

Changing Farm System. Australia's Need. Policy for Wheat. Growers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 3

Farming, especially in the wheat country, is destined to change materially within the next decade. The system on which it has been…

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On the Land. England's War-time Dairymaids

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 3

The agricultural and dairying industries have been largely reorganised in Great Britain, and, although farm work is among the reserved occupations, men who are capable of performing good service in armament factories have been replaced by shop…

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Registration of Wheat Farms

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 10

APPLICATION forms for the registration of wheat firms will bs distributed within the next few days and all forms must be returned by January 25…

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Worms in Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3

WORMS in sheep cannot all be removed by one simple drench but a combination of Judicious use of drenches, commonsense management and the…

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Wheat Market

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 8

On present Indications, European countries may have smaller wheat crops. North America can hardly expect the heavy yields she experienced last year…

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St. Marys Cattle Sale

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers' Co., has 150 head of choice dairy and store cattle listed for the sale to-morrow 3rd inst., at 12.30 p.m…

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Tribute Paid To Farmers in the Wheat Belt

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 4

AFTER a tour or the wheat belt for the judging of the Royal Agricultural Society's field wheat competitions one could only pay…

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Steady Wheat Figures

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 11

There is a steady movement of wheat in Rivertna. Figures tamed show that of the 1930-40 crop there remain 701,336 bags while up to last week 713,478 bags…

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Brighter Outlook Wool Market Assured, and Store Sheep Trade Shows Movement United States Imports Increase

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3

AS 1941 begins, the outlook for the pastoral industry is brighter. The contract for the sale of wool to Britain provides an assured market, and rain has fallen over parts of the pastoral country…

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Less Butter Decline in Queensland Output

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 2

DRY weather condition have caused drop of more than £1,000,000 Queensland's butter output this season. However, recent rains have improve…

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Wheat Registration Forms Ready Soon

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 5

Application forms for the registration of wheat farms and the licensing of wheatgrowers under the wheat stabilisation regulations, will be…

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Restrictions on Timber Imports will Affect Butter Box Makers

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 2

FROM June 30 next year importation of hemlock, a timber used for making butter boxes, will be prohibited by tho Commonwealth Government…

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A Square Deal for Wool. Protection from Substitutes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 2

Legislation to protect woolgrowers and wool-users from having substitutes foisted on to them by false labelling is likely to be…

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Consumption of Wool British and American Figures Contrast

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3

UNDER war-time conditions the two world's largest users or wool, Great Britain and the United States, present…

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Fodder Storage is Task for Immediate Future Farmers Urged by Dairy Instructor to Heed Drought Lessons

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 5

"TT it to be hoped that farmers are prepared to profit by the lessons learned from the drought, chief among which has been the necessity…

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The Meaning of Victory Not in Battles, But in Hearts Pastoral by Archbishop Downey

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 6

The Archbishop of Liverpool, Most Rev. Dr. Downey, said in his Advent Pastoral: "Values which we hold dearer than life itself are now at stake. We have much to…

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On the Land. Salt in Sheep Feed. a Limiting Factor. GRAZIER'S 22 Years' Experience

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 2

Supporting the contention that the use of salt as a limiting ingredient in sheep feed is sound practice, Mr. S. Longworth, who has…

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Merryville Acquires Southdown Stud Latest Addition to Activities of Renowned Merino Breeder Wokolena Sheep as Foundation

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3

SHEEPBREEDERS throughout the State, and further a field, will welcome the news of the successful establishment of…

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U.S.A. Sets Lead Wool Products to be Labelled Must Australia Wait 30 YEARS?

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3

ALTHOUGH Australia produces more wool than America it has been left to the United States to give us a lead…

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War Threat to U.S.A. Guns or Butter. Congress to Decide. From Our Own Correspondent. New York, Jan. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 5

It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which Americans have approved President Roosevelt's call to the nation "to increase the…

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