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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

6,739 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Wyong Dairy Farm Sold

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 11

THE Pioneer dairy farm, Wyong, comprising about 670-acres, freehold, was sold by public auction at the Royal Exchange, Sydney, on Wednesday, to Mrs…

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Gloves of Wool Gay "Knitted" from Tip to Toe

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 16

WOOL gloved fingers indicate the direction fashion is taking. There is less distinction between town and…

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The Catholic Man on the Land Dehorning of Cattle. Saves Much Economic Waste

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 31

The dehorning of cattle is a procedure which has provoked much controversy in the past. Stud breeders of milking stock, such as Ayrshires and…

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Representative Offerings for Goulburn Good Selection Popular Wool and Mutton Breeds Included in Catalogue Sale Will Begin Early

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 13

ALTHOUGH catalogue for Goulburn ram sales have not been completed, information from the selling agents indicates that a representative lot of rami will be offered. To be held at Goulburn saleyards on Tuesday, February 11,…

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Goulburn Ram Sales Will be on a New Basis this Year Two Firms Combine Improved Pastoral Conditions in South Should Stimulate Demand Flockowners Keen on Improvement

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 12

THIS year Goulburn ram sales will be on a different basis. Instead of sales on separate days, Messrs. W. H. Wheatley and New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., have decided to hold one combined sale on Tuesday, February 11. It is an innovation that should meet with the approval of buyers and sellers. Instead…

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From Farm to Study

Nepean Times · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

In an appreciation by Rev. G. A. Gordon, in "The Presbyterian," of the late Rev. J. A. R. Perkins, whose early life was spent in this district, the…

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Farmers Enlisting Assistance on Their Farms Statement by the Premier

Nepean Times · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

The Premier, Mr. Mair, stated this week that the organisation set up by the Government during last year for the purpose of assisting in the conduct…

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Planning is Essential to Avoid Failure in Farm Work

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 15

IMPORTANCE of planning farm work was stressed by the manager of Bathurst Experiment Farm (Mr. R. G. May), who said that bad management, due to making incorrect decisions, was one of the main reasons for failure on the land…

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Using Grass Crop

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 1

JUST at the moment every paddock in New South Wales is carrying what will be within the next three weeks the State's…

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Classes for Young Farmers at Royal Empire Show

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 10

INCLUDED in the classes, numbering almost 2200, for the Royal Empire Show are several which will make an appeal to young farmers…

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Tractors on the Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 9

ANY detect, no matter how which detracts from the efficient running of the farm tractor should be remedied as soon as possible…

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"UNJUSTIFIED" Some Criticism of Dairy Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 3

"AS an industry we have been criticised. We are not afraid of critci[?], but some of it has been unjustified," said Mr. A. N. Binks,…

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Plan in Good Times for Bad Years Drought and the Farmer Wholehearted Co-operation Needed in Fight for Democracy Food Supplies Are Important

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 3

THERE was urgent need for some definite and organised plan of fodder conservation, declared the general manager (Mr.J. Russel King) at the annual meeting of the Producers' Co. operative Distributing Society, Ltd., last Friday…

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Dairyman's Notebook

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 3

BULBY Dora, owned by Mr, A. L. and Miss K. N. Whyte-Butler, Stillorgan Dyer's Crossing completed an official 365-days test last month, at the age of…

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Ringbarking and Drought To the Editor, "Farmer and [?]

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

Dear Sir,—in your issue of the 23rd January, I noticed a letter by Mr. Stuart Dagg in which he referred to an article by Mr. A. Jones concerning…

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On Service Help for Farmers who Enlist

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

ORGANISATION set up by the Government during last year to assist in conduct and management of farms whose owners have enlisted for service…

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Council Discusses Uniformity in Dairy Legislation of States

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

POSSIBILITY of amending present States dairying legislation to obtain uniformity and improve the quality of Australian butter and cheese was…

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Federal Treasure Expresses Confidence With Reasonable Fortune Australia's Great Industries Can Support the Burdens Imposed by War Guarantees in Primary Field Message From the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Fadden) to the "Farmer and Settler"

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 5

IT has fallen to my lot as Federal Treasurer to impose heavier fiscal burdens upon the Australian people than any Treasurer before…

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Farmers Reap Benefit of Lucerne

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 3

LUCERNE is one outstanding pasture in Riverina and south-west slopes, and farmers who had areas [?]own with the legume are reaping the benefit, state…

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Financing the Farmer to Enable Him to Provide Reserve Weapons of War

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 6

By C. R. McKerlhan, President of the Rural Bank of N.S.W. AUSTRALIAN-GROWN primary produce is more than part of the Empires life-line. It may yet be the very counterweight which will turn the scales of victory in our favor. That…

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