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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

7,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

Dairy Industry Doings McEWEN Gives Assurances to Dairying Deputation

The Land · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 8

THE Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. J. McEwen) gave a deputation from Australian dairy producers' organisations an assurance that the Menzies-Fadden Government would carry out its policy of…

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Co-operation of Farmers Praised

The Land · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 7

The Minister for Conservation (Mr. G. Weir) this week praised the cooperation received from landholders in the Department's effort to control…

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ON and Off the Farm a Unique Record

The Land · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 5

To be the secretary of two important South Coast shows simultaneously which conducted their annual fixtures in consecutive weeks,…

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MISCELLANEOUS If in doubt about any of the multitude of general questions that crop up from time to time, consult "The Land." Water Softeners

The Land · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 25

"Bore Water": Write to Filtration and Water Supply, 2B Castlereagh, Street, Sydney, enclosing, if possible, analvses of the water, and details as to the…

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Some Dairy Breed Champions at Dapto

The Land · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 10

Pictured here are some of the champions in the dairy section at Dapto Show last weekend. (1) Champion Ayrshire bull, "Oakbank Estepell," exhibited by Mr. R. J. O'Donnell, of Allandale, Dapto. (2) Champion Guernsey cow, "Warnenton…

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Vic. Wheatgrower Has Handled All Grain in Bulk From Crop to Silo for Years

The Land · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 23

A VICTORIAN farmer has been handling all his wheat in bulk from header to station silo for the past five years. He is Mr. Ron Browning, 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 you write. All inquiries should be addressed to "The Land" Newspaper, Box 1558, G.P.O. Sydney, and not to our veterinarian personally. Dogs are Carriers of Hydatids Which Attack Man and Beast

The Land · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 24

HYDATID DISEASE in man and animals can be controlled if care is taken by owners of dogs and a general attempt is made by farmers. Although the disease is prevalent in sheep, cattle and pigs, deaths seldom occur from Ms presence, but in human beings hydatid disease is, owing to its nature,…

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Disease, Wet and Dry Weather Hit Wine Crop

The Land · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 8

THE past 12 months had been the most trying vignerons had experienced for a very long time, Mr. H. L. Manuel, the State's viticultural expert, said yesterday…

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Sweet Corn Crops A Picture

The Land · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 14

MAIZE specialist of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. W. D. Kerle) said this week he had never seen a better maize…

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Modern Machine Saves Weeks Cutting, Curing Fodder Crops

The Land · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 15

A NEW American farm machine called the Haymaker, which speeds up She culling and curing of fodder crops, recently gave successful demonstrations near Moree. The Haymaker was brought to…

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Harvesting Straw Yield From Stubble Paddocks Mechanised Baling on Farms

The Land · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 13

THOUSANDS of tons of straw are required for paper mills, for packing, for stock bedding and a hundred other uses. A visit to the Albury district this month found a dozen Australian pickup balers in the…

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Leeton Experiment Farm's Good Work On Linseed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 19

PLAYING an important part in helping make Australia self-sufficient in linseed production is N.S.W. Department of Agriculture's Experiment Farm at Lecton. Trials designed to, help the grower increase his yields are in progress there,…

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Britain's Farmers Replacing Golden Hoof With Golden Claw

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 24

ALTHOUGH 300,000 farmers in Britain, keep poultry (and there are over a million small domestic poultry keepers in addition), there are only 3000 flocks in England and Wales which exceed 500 adult birds. From this it might be inferred, not without truth, that the system of the majority is no system at all: that many hens still roost in…

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Research Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 15

APPROVAL of a proposal to purchase a suitable property for an agricultural research station in the Cowaramup-Margaret River area had…

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Dairy Quotas

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

THE Minister for Agriculture on the recommendation of the N.S.W. Dairy Products Board, has determined the following quotas to operate during…

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40-Hour Week Award For Dairy Industry?

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

IT is understood that the Australian Workers' Union met in Brisbane yesterday to discing the basis of a new award far the dairying industry, which will almost certainly be based on a 40-hour week…

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Safeguards For Farmers If Devaluation Comes

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 3

APPRECIATION of the Australian pound towards parity with sterling might be acceptable to the farming community with certain safeguards and conditions, the Federal President of the Australian Primary Producers' Union (Mr…

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Fur Farming

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 22

FUR farming is by no means confined to tho well-known fox. Although the fox was the first important commercial fur bearer to be…

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Dairy Producers Give Their Ideas On Industry Stabilisation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 5

A PROMISE that the Government would stabilise the dairy Industry for at leaat 10 years, made by the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen), has brought suggestions from producers' organisations for future cost finding…

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Dutch Poultry Farmers Co-operate In Big Attack On Influenza

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 24

DUTCH poultry farmers are going to give their assistance in a large-scale drive which will make Holland the first country of Europe when an outbreak of influenza in epidemic proportions will, it is stated, become well-nigh impossible…

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