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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

6,431 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Standard That Must Be Established Growes Befogged On Wool Types To Combat Fibres

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 3

NOBODY feared a challenge to the fine-wool textile, as the people for whom that branch catered had the money to choose the best, but the Australian wool industry had to consider the big buying public who, no matter what their desires may be for good quality, had to buy according to their purse, said Mr. J. P. Breen, M.P. for Calare…

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Call Made For Bigger Wheat Exports Need Of Starving Humans Cuts May Come For Stock Feeders

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 20

CAREFUL consideration was being given to a suggestion that quantities of wheat for stock feed in Australia should be reduced and ample notice of any reduction decided upon would be given so that feeders could…

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Goulburn Ram Sales Draw Splendid Drafts For Fixtures On Two Days Important Southern Centre Serves Wide Pastoral Area Ideal Facilities For Distribution

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 4

RAM sales will be held at Goulburn on two succeeding days— February 6 and 7—when leading studs will be represented by drafts of good sheep. Merinos, British breeds and Corriedales will be…

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U.S. Wool Tariffs Are Political Expedients Our Exports Essential The Conundrum Of Rayon Subsidies

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 7

EVERY grazier knows the obstacle that U.S.A. tariffs have been to Australian wool, but few know the history of this opposition, which has not been so much economic as political…

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Page Suggests Wheat Paln Changes 5/9 Bus. F.O.R. Guarantee and Cost Adjustments Long-term Stabilisation

The Land · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 7

SOME significant alterations of the Commonwealth's wheat stabilisation scheme, including cost adjustments and a guaranteed price of 5/9 a bushel f.o.r. ports for the first five-year period, were suggested this…

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Position of the Farm Worker in Australia; Problem Discussed

The Land · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 2

ONE of the worst features of our land disaster is that we cannot afford the farm worker This challenging statement is made by Hugh S. Roberton, in his book,…

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Dairy Board Election

The Land · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 21

A new method of compilation of rolls of electors has been decided on to be used in connection with the election of co-operative factory and producer representatives on the…

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Progressive Farmer to Visit lowa State Fair

The Land · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 21

The directors of the Fox Film Corporation have invited the Progressive Farmer, chosen to go to America, to visit the Centennial State Fair at…

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Progressive Farmer Nominations

The Land · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 5

The following additional nominations in the Progressive Farmer Competition have been made by the Agricultural Bureau divisions named:…

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This Beautiful Earth, Through The Eves of an American Farm Woman

The Land · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 4

GET ready to laugh. 1 don't know why it is, but every time we hear or see anything that is astonishingly beautiful, we laugh.of…

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Loans For Soldier Farmers

The Land · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 4

THE Minister for Post-war Reconstruction (Mr. Dedman) said in Canberra at the week-end that servicemen in…

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Dairy Dispersal Sale

The Land · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 20

Christie Bros., auctioneers, of Gilgandra, advertise in this issue details of a dispersal sale of 94 Stud Jerseys and selected milkers at "Barrangan," Gilgandra. Dairy…

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Farm Building and Construction an Iron Roof Need Not Be Hot Paint to Keep House Cool

The Land · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 8

IN these days of priorities it is difficult to obtain refrigerating paint which is used to render roofs heat-resisting. But even though it may be impossible to purchase a proprietary line of roof-paint, this need…

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Breeding Farm. Stock.veterinary To answer your question our veterinarian must know all the facts. therefore, give full particulars of the malady when you write. All unquiries should be addressed to "The Land" Newspaper Ltd., BOx 1558E. G.P.O.. Sydney, and not to our veterinarian personally

The Land · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 11

IN spite of mechanical means of doing work on the farm, the horse still plays a most important part in the economy of farm labor. From the nature of the work performed by the horse, it is evident that the animal is exposed to risks of injury during every working hour. Frequently during work an injury takes place that is unnoticed at the moment, amid it is not till the time for harnessing up for work comes…

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Sidelights On Farming Novel and Interesting Facts A New Insecticide

The Land · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 12

Recently a new, and possibly, even more promising insecticide than DDT has…

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Shade For Farm Live Stock

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 10

DURING the extreme heat of summer, animals should be well provided with shade. The applies to animals out grazing, as well as those…

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"Rabbit Farmers" Should Be Evicted

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 8

PEOPLE who won't het rid of rabbits on their properties should be forced to sell out," said Cr. T. R. Edols (Macquarie Shire president) at…

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Great Benefits To Farmers From Co-operation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 18

A REGISTERED co-operative society formed by a small number of Leeton poultry farmers on a capital of £25 has shown…

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N.Z. Marketing Methods Pay Good Dividends Dairy Practices That Have Stood The Test

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 19

ONE of the major points made after inspection of the dairying industry by Mr. G. C. Howey during a recent tour of New Zealand was that most of the cattle he saw were dehorned, as farmed considered that they received…

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Dairymen's Ultimatum On Subsidy Question

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 2

ALL branches of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council have agreed to stand solidly behind the executive committee if it determines to withhold milk supplies, and the committee has been empowered to cut off supplies if negotiations with…

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