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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Sidelights on "Farming Points On Poisonous Plants

The Land · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 18

Most farmers have at some time experienced Suspicion of plants in causing…

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Test Crops of Soya Beans at Armidale

The Land · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 19

A COMMERCIAL crop of 17 ocrea of Soyn beans, planted on the property of Mr. Harold Perrott, fit Armidule, will be inspected by chiefs of…

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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 your write. All inquiries should be addressed to "The Land" Newspaper Ltd., Box 1558E, G.P.O.. Sydney, and not to our voter[?] personally Diseases of the Horse's Foot

The Land · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 20

THE horse's foot being close to the ground is exposed to many accidents and diseases which cause lameness. Horses suffer from corns, laminitis, sand crack, seedy toe, bruised sole, canker, thrash, wounds of the hoof, etc. A proper understanding of the correct method of shoeing horses will greatly assist in the prevention of many foot…

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First Farm School For Ex-Servicemen at Yanco Riverina Welfare Farm Chosen

The Land · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 3

FIRST returned servicemen's Training Farm to be es tablished in New South Wales will he at the Riverina Welfare Farm, Yanco. The farm produced thousands of tons of vegetables and fruit…

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Farm Mechanisation; Pool Plan Benefits

The Land · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 3

MACHINERY pools, formed on a co-operalive basis in New South Wales, had done splendid work in acquainting farmers…

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On & Off the Farm

The Land · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 5

Educational Tour Sixty-five North Coast boys, ranging in age from 16 to 21, have just concluded a 550 mile tour of…

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Farmers' Income Tax; Averaging System Explained

The Land · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 5

AN officer of the Taxation Department attended last week's meeting of the Executive Council of the F. & S…

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Re-establishment Loans for Soldier-farmers Minister Announces Details of Terms and Conditions Must Apply to Rural Bank in N.S.W.

The Land · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 10

FULL details of the terms and conditions under which ex-soldiers may obtain loans from the Commonwealth to enable them to re-establish themselves in agricultural occupations, were announced this week…

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"The Land" Master Farmer Competition

The Land · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 8

THE Farmers and Settlers As sociation will co-operate with "The Land" in this year's revival of the Master Farmer…

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Our Poultry Section Good Housing the Secret of Healthy Poultry Flocks Practical Farmer's Views

The Land · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 24

IT isn't always the best looking poultry houses that produce the best results. Good ventilation and a carefully chosen situation for the houses play a major part in the health and laying capacity of hens…

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Farm Building and Construction Structural Jobs That Can Be Done By Man on The. Land; Basic Essentials How to Mix and Place Concrete

The Land · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 13

WHATEVER structural jobs are attempted by the man on the land, a general knowledge of the use of primary carpenter's tools, such as hand-saw, hammer, chisel, axe, screw-driver and brace in timber work; and the mixing and placing of concrete, are basic essentials. One more or less grows up…

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Fine Show Exhibit By Junior Farmers

The Land · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 15

The outstanding feailure of the agricultural pavilion at the racent Albion Park Show was the display staged by members of the local Junior…

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Learned Farming The Hard Way on 10 Acre Block; Successful One-Man Effort

The Land · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 12

WHEN we found Mr. W. H. McGuinness at the bottom of his orchard last Friday, he was sinking a hole for the electric light pole that will convey power to his feed shed. Like every other job to be done about…

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New Grass For Dairy Countries

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 10

A NEW hybrid grass, known as "Sweet" Sudan, has been developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Exports predict that it will…

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In South Australia Premier's Plan To Help Drought Ridden Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 17

ACCOMPANIED by Mr. R.I. Herriot, Bell Conservator, Premier (Mr. Tom Playford) recently visited the drought areas…

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Queeensland Weekly Letter Great Interest In Federal Plan For Farm Work

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 16

DECISION of Federal Cabinet to set up a planning committee to report on the development of Northern Australia to…

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Tardiness irritates War Veterans Plans Made, But No Farms yet

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

AN admission was made but week by the N.S.W. Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) that no catate in his State had yet been…

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Young Farmers Find Much Of Interest On Big Tour

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 10

MODERN dairy farms, a beef cattle station, wheat and sheep properties, cheese, butter and bacon factories, flour and woollen mills and…

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"World Tour For Farmers" Committee Has Been Formed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 11

ALTHOUGH still in the nabulous stage, plans for the "World Tour for Farmers" to study at first hand…

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Huge Food Output From Yanco Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 20

CONTRIBUTIONS made by the Riverina Welfare Farm, Yanco, to Australia's war-time food needs were outlined by the farm's manager (Mr. John L. Green) yesterday…

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