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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

6,739 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 250

Three-Day Cattle Sickness Spread By Insect, Say Experts

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 11

EXPERIMENTAL studies of three day sickness, or ephemeral fever, in Australian cattle, carried out by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, show that the manner of spread of the disease, and other evidence pointed to transmission through an insect but, ao…

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Soil Fertility First. Australia's Need. Position of Wheat and Meat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 6

"It is easy to visualise the position in which a farmer may have a brief period of high prosperity, followed by ruin, if the farming…

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Sheep Stud Notes Many New Studs of British Breeds Are Being Formed

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 11

THE remarkable expansion that has taken place in the British sheep stud breeding industry in recent months in New South Wales and…

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Strong Rise in Wool Worths Shares to 179 Goldsbrough Weaker

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 11

INTEREST In a quiet, share market yesterday centred on Woolworth and Bond's Industries, each stock moving to a higher level. Woolworths' small increase in profit…

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Soil Conservation Chief Urges Tree-Planting Drive of Farms

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 4

CONSERVATION at sail of [?] and of [?] must [?] in hand dec[?]red the Director of the Sail Covervation Service (Mr. E. S. Ch[?]) when appealing to the Agricultural [?] conference at [?] this week for a greater love of land as a [?]…

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Farmers Devote Week-ends to Military Training

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 1

Some of the Currabubula farmer veterans of the 1914-18 war who are in training with the Returned Soldiers' Volunteer Defence Corps…

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Land Girls Show Pluck Under Blitz. Conditions on U.K. Farms

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 3

MORE than 9,000 girls, members of the Land Army, have been trained and are now hard at work on farms through-out the United, Kingdom. British farmers are paying warm…

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Farmers Train for Hone Defence

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 1

OVER 20 members of the Currabubuln branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association are also keen and enthusiastic members of…

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Girl Does Man's Work on Farm while Brothers are at the War

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 3

TYPICAL of the spirit now prevailing in the country districts, is that displayed by Miss Alison Adams, who, with two of her brothers away at the war, has now become the right-hand "man" of her father, Mr. B. Adams, on his farm, "Woodlands," Currabubula…

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Share-farming Agreements

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 12

"K.R."—Share-farming agreements for wheat farming arc obtainable from Penfold and Co., 88 Pitt Street, Sydney, at a cost of 6d each, plus postage…

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Plan War-time Farm Operations with Eye to Fertility and Post-war Needs [?]

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 2

ARMIDALE, Thursday.—Farm operations should be planned on the basis of longterm policy compartible not only with requirement in the war years but for the years of reconstructions and development which lay ahead, Dr. R. J. Noble (Under-secretary of the Agriculture Department) told the fiteenth annual North and…

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A Section for the Poultry Farmer Miniatures are Popular and Easy to Manage By an Expert

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 13

WHERE the love of feathered friends exists and the area is not sufficient to keep big fowls, one might give bantams a trial and find a lot of interest in these little fowls. Bantams are suitable for both…

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Currabubula Farmer's Wife Runs Poultry Farm of 2,200 W.L. Hens

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 13

MRS. JIM SCOTT, of Bompa, Currabubula, is running a first-rate poultry farm, carrying 2,200 White Leghorn hens and pullets. Practically the only assistance she receives in the venture is from a…

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On the Off the Farm Warning To Stochowners

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 7

A timely and pertinent warning to Australian stockowners against complacency aw regards animal diseases in Australia, has been issued by Dr…

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Junior Farmers Show Camp

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 7

IAS the buildings usually occupied by the Junior Farmers' Show camp are now in use by the military authorities, the boys…

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Less Land and Higher Returns; What Modern Farm Methods Can Achieve

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 6

THE economics, or business, of farming is now becoming so interwoven with the production side of the industry that agricultural experts and prominent producers are giving increased attention to the relationship between the detailed methods employed on farms and the general financial success of the farming operations…

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Co-op. Farm Buying on North Coast

The Land · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 6

AS a method of overcoming the problem of unsatisfactory tenant farming leases, the Far North Coast Development Bureau has decided to…

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War-time Farm Plan. "Not Practicable." Statement by Dr. Noble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 6

Dr. R. J. Noble, Under-secretary for Agriculture, yesterday described as completely impracticable any all-embracing war-time plan for…

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DALGETY & Co. Ltd. Wool Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 2

The present series of wool appraisements—No. 43 under the scheme—which will be finalised on Tuesday next, 25th instant,…

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Wool Contract Benefits. Season Ending. Prices to Local Mills

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 10

The appraisement of the main portion of the Australian clip has been completed in record time. The provision of the money for the wool…

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