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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

5,331 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 250

More Stamps Wanted To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler."

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 2

Sir,—The writer desires to thank all those renders who have sent used Australian stamps. Keep on sending stamps, providing they are in good condition…

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State Land Tax Has Weak Points To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler."

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 3

Sir.—As one who has been intimately concerned with establishing successful closer settlement on Goobagombahn. Marrar. Walla Walla, Nangus, and other…

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Motors & Motoring Farm Tractor

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 5

FILLING the grease gun is a rather dirty job, unless it is fitted with a patent aller. The gun and its contents must be kept…

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Soldiers Handle Big Farm Job

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 5

SERGEANT M. W. COOK, formerly of Maryborough (Q.), is in charge of 1000 fowls on a farm established by the Army on a farm established by the Army in a far northern battle area. Up…

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Careful Working Of Farm Horses

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 5

HORSES should be worked intelligently if derangements of the digestive system are to be avoided. Regularly of feeding and regular, but…

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Took Crop Off

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 6

Approximately 4000 cases of table grapes were marketed from Menangle Park tills year. Growers were seriously short of labor, but…

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Record Crop of Rice

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 6

HARVESTING of a record rice crop of an estimated 60,000-tons on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area began this week…

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Plan For Gigantic Irrigation Project To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler."

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 7

Sir: With further reference to the "Great Boomerang" irrigation project, I have discovered Hint a very similar schema was put forward by Dr. J. C. C…

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For Rice Crops

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 6

Mr. A. W. S. Moodle, N.S.W. Fertiliser, Rationing Officer, has announced that a quantity of sulphate of ammonia will be made available to rice growers for use on…

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Active Enemies on Home Front Pests Take Heavy Toll of Much Needed Food Crops

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 6

AT a time when there was never greater urgency for increased production, food crops have, in the last year, suffered more severely from attacks by pests—insect, animal and weed,—than in any previous year…

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Farmers' Troubles Rapidly Increasing State-wide Pleas For Better Conditions

The Sun · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 5

Troubles for small farmers in the State are increasing to intolerable limits, according to an avalanche of letters reaching State and Federal members. All over the country farmers are meeting to try to solve…

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Younger Workers on Farms Urged

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday.--After a 21 months' Investigation of British agricultural education Lord Justice Luxmore recommends the fuller use…

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Efforts To Kill U.S. Farm Bill Defeated

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Thursday. -- The Senate has defeated Administration efforts to kill the…

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Efforts To Kill U.S. Farm Bill Defeated

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Thursday. -- The Senate has defeated Administration efforts to kill the…

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Younger Workers on Farms Urged

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday.--After a 21 months' investigation of British agricultural education Lord Justice Luxmore recommends the fuller use…

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Farmers Criticise Wheat Delays

The Land · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

AT the last meeting of the Goonoo Goonoo Road branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association delays in issuing wheat quotas, and in…

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N. West Farmers Seek Higher Wheat Price

The Land · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 6

GUNNEDAH sub-district council of the Agricultural Bureau will ask the Minister for Commerce for payment of 5/2 a…

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To Control Butter Grading

The Land · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

Mr. F. Wilkinson, for 14 years Senior Dairy Inspector on the Richmond River, has been notified of his transfer to Sydney, where he will…

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Price of Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 3

TAMWORTH Thursday.—Referring at Tamworth to-day to requests of the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation delegation at Canberra yesterday, the Minister for Commerce…

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Critical of Wheat Payment Delay

The Land · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 7

Sir,—I would like to express my views on the Scully wheat plan. I am a share farmer and I grew 400 bags of wheat for market. This land…

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