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Farming & the land, 1941

6,739 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 250

Split Cheese Popovers with Anchovy Butter

The Propeller · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 6

One cup flour, quarter teaspoon salt, one-eighth cup milk, two eggs, half teaspoon melted butter, one ounce grated cheese. Sift salt and…

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Fat Lambs and Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 3

GRAZIERS at the Dubbo Agricultural Bureau sub-district council recently disagreed on the effect of the fat lamb…

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Wool Quilts For London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 13

In response to cabled requests, members of the Boorowa branch of the Catholic United Services Auxiliary are making wool quilts, which will be sent…

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PROHIBITED Exports of N.S.W Butter

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 4

BUTTER manufactured in New South Wales after February 4 would be withheld from shipment to the United…

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No Acreage Increase Stabilisation Plan for Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 7

ACREAGE expansion would not be permitted this season under the Wheat Stabilisation Plan, chairman, Wheat…

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Better Pastures Mean Much to the Beef Cattle Producer

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 9

THERE could be no question of the results obtained from pasture improvement in the development of the beast,…

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Wheat Supplies For Feeders of Pigs and Poultry

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 8

REPRESENTATIONS regarding local supplies of wheat had been made to the board by feeders of pigs and poultry, says a statement from the Australian…

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Wool and War Army Needs: Post-war Requirements

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 3

WOOL consumption by U.S.A. mills in 1940 exceeded the average annual U.S.A., wool production figure by 1,100,000 bates, the equivalent of…

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Dorrigo Farmer Grew Good Crop of Jap. Millet

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 4

MR. M. GRUBB, Durrigo, has grown a good crap of Japanese millet. Sown in October, the millet has grown to an average height of 6-ft., although it did…

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Sir Bertram Stevens. Advice to Dairy Farmers. Questions by M.L.A.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 9

Three questions about an alleged arrangement between Sir Bertram Stevens and dairy farmers were asked in the Legislative Assembly yesterday…

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Oversea Wheat Position Lindley Walker's Special Report SYDNEY, Feb. 25

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 2

Our cable this week reviewing international wheat markets reads: "United States: South-west…

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On the Land. Canary Stain in Wool. Can be Controlled. Early Shearing the Solution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 4

Although experiments on a large scale will not be completed until later in the year, there is every reason to believe that shearing in…

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Where Haymaking is Main Activity Keen Demand for Stud Beef Cattle in the Northern Districts Acute Shortage of Labor

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 9

FROM the nothernmost limit of New England district down to Qurindi, haymaking is an outstanding activity. Assisted by the bountiful summer rains, lucerne stands have made rapid and dense growth of highly nutritious fodder. On some holdings…

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Big Crowds Gathered at the Armidale Bureau Conference Practical Men and Experts Debate Interests in Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 7

AVERAGE daily attendance at the 15th annual conference of the North and North-west Agricultural Bureau at…

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Tenant Farmers Compensation For Improvements

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 2

SAFEGUARDS for tenant farmers who wish to make improvements on the holdings they are working are provided in the Rural Tenants…

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Eager For Life on The Land Boys and Girls Who Receive Sound Training in Junior Farmer Clubs Membership Nears Total of 10,000

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 12

THERE are now 372 Junior Farmer Clubs with a total membership of 9,505 boys and girls scattered throughout New South Wales. Seven supervisors and 57 part time supervisors are, through this movement, endeavoring to inculcate a wide…

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Good Stock Large Whites on Stratheden Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 8

ON his farm at Stratheden, Mr. W. Sullivan, chairman of Casino Co-op. Dairy Society, breeds Large Whites. Including young litters, the farm at…

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Care of Eggs on the Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 8

METHODS of storing eggs on the farm, awaiting dispatch to market, often leave much to be desired, said an expert this week. The room in which eggs are…

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Poultry Farmers will Welcome Supplies of Corn

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 8

LARGE crops of corn maturing on several farms indicated that supplies of good clean grain would, in time, be available on the market, resulting in a…

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Tractors on the Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 9

WHEN the farmer purchases a farm tractor he does so with the definite expectation that it will serve him faith-fully for a number of years—at least…

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