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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

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The Catholic Man on the Land Drought Resisting Wheat. Trials in the North West

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 31

A high degree of drought resistance exhibited by Bencubbin, Eureka, Eureka 2, and Fedweb 1 was the outstanding feature of a series of wheat variety…

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British Women Dress for Life in Shelters. Wool Favoured For War-time Clothes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 15

The London correspondent of the Australian Wool Board gives a survey of the clothing position of Great Britain. A great change has taken place, due to the fact that a large percentage of the people are now forced to live under ground, and need…

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Great Achievement in Pioneer Year Splendid Co-operation Is Secret of Sheep Skin Vest Committee's Success First Report a Record of Service

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 12

A YEAR of outstanding service hat just been completed by the Sheep Skin Vest Committee of the C.W.A. The annual report is a record of achievement of which the Committee may well be proud…

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A Drawback on the Farm

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 32

The little boy from the town was offered a week's holiday in the country, but he refused. "No country for me."…

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Washing Dairy Utensils

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 3

Boiling water is absolutely necessary in dairy work to ensure cleanliness, and there should be no sparing of it. It is well, however, not to start washing the…

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Tractors on the Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 9

SOME tractor manufacturers are fitting grease nipples instead of grease cups, but there are still many machines in service with cups…

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Girl Poultry Farmers Achieve Excellent Results

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 8

JUNIOR Former girls in the north of New South Wales have found their poultry projects a lucrative sideline which…

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Japanese Millet at Bathurst District Farmers Urged to Plant Seed

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 7

JAPANESE millet has had a remarkable growth in Bathurst district and the district agricultural instructor…

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Crops for Hay Ganmain Growers Seek Amendment of Act

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 7

GANMAIN haygrowers have asked the Government to amend the Wheat Industry Stabilisation Regulations to allow haygrowers to…

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The Turf Warwick Farm Meeting at Randwick. Tips (Before Acceptances)

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 2

Malden Hanicap, 7f. 22¼yds: Casket King 1, Innisfall 2, Eager Fox 3. Ingleburn Nursery Handicap, 5½f. 12 yds.: Dick Whittington 1. Henchman 2,…

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The Turf Warwick Farm Meeting at Randwick

The Biz · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 5

Fly should be something to bet on in the Glenfield Handicap. Dick Wootton's made was not troubled to win the Seften Handicap over the same course,…

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Jersey Cattle News and Notes 1,000 lb. Commercial Butter

The Land · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 13

THE Minister for Agriculture Mr. Reid) advises that "Macquarie Laurette," a Jersey cow 8 years 1 month old, owned by Mr. F. W…

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Great Dairy Cattle Display At Berry

The Land · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 12

Dairy [?] Exhibits in the Bery [?] inz. week-one [?] outstanding in member and quality. The rain [?] far end of law year has [?] conditions on far [?] and [?] was reflected in tax show exhibits…

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Cattle Values Weaker

The Land · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 21

Consignments of cattle to Homebush showed a small increase, although they remained light, aggregating 1,297 head of which 164 were auctioned in the Store…

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Light Cattle Yarding

The Land · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 21

The State Market Bureau reports: Supplies of cattle were again light on Monday, aggregating 1,209 head, of which 164 were auctioned in the stores section. Quality for…

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Insurance For Wheat Crops; Hail & Fire

The Land · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 6

THE executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at the meeting [?] last week [?] to ap[?] the Federal Government with…

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High Quality Dairy Cattle Big Feature of Berry Show

The Land · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 11

VISITORS from all parts of the South Coast and from other districts were present at the Berry Show last week-end, and had an opportunity of seeing some of the best dairy cattle on the coast. [?] A. E. Carratty (Bolong)…

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Thursday Heavier Sheep Supplies

The Land · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 21

The State Marketing Bureau reports:—Heavier supplies of sheep and lambs were forward at the Homebush Saleyards to-day when a total of 27,500 was offered. The…

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Compensation For Wheat Crop Failures; 6 Bushel Maximum

The Land · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 1

SIX bushels an acre will be taken as the yield at which drought relief will cease under the sliding scale system of distributing the Commonwealth grant in New South Wales…

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How Butter Output Dropped Last Year

The Land · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 11

FOR the month of November last, butter production in Australia showed a decrease on the production for the same month in the two previous…

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