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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

7,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 250

Farmers Can Collect Their Super. Supplies At Works

The Land · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

FARMERS who lodged their notifications of intention to order superphosphate prior to December 31 may obtain their supplies by providing their own transport and giving a week's notice to the company that they…

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Bulls By Imported Aberdeen Angus Sire In Nailsworth Farms' Quality Show Team

The Land · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 22

SCEPTRE OF CHARTERHOUSE, recently imported from Scotland by Messrs. Norman Bird and Co., has again sired The Nailsworth Farms' Royal Easter Show bulls…

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Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Ltd

The Land · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 40

Orana Pastoral Co., Girragulang. 36 [?] 80/1. 64 w 69/1; S. R. Price. Trangie, 86 xl 73/5, 8 xw 66/7; W. J. Grant, Trundle, 100 xl to 69/10 av 67/11; L. C. Gollan…

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Hybrid Maize Crops

The Land · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 2

Favorable weather conditions have resulted in excellent yields of hybrid maize crops in registered seed areas throughout the State. Commercial…

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Barmedman Farm for Closer Settlement

The Land · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 8

A FARM at Barmedman suitable for wheat and wool growing is being made available for general application as a closer settlement lease…

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ON and Off the Farm Young Show Riders Job for An Expert

The Land · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 5

Judging sheep at any show is a most tiring job, particularly if the exhibits are stud merinos and the classes are large. But tiring also is…

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Farm Plant, Worth Almost ½ a Million, Exported in Nine Months Last Year

The Land · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 13

FOR the nine months to March 31, 1949, agricultural and horticultural implements to the value' of £460,000 were exported from Australia. These figures, the latest available,…

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Sidelights on Farming Atoms in Agriculture

The Land · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 29

Atomic energy has found a place i n agricultural science in the…

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Farm Building & Construction Advice on the Construction of a Tank Stand

The Land · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 19

ADVICE on the method of building a tank stand on the farm this article. The accompanying sketch shows a design for a stand on which to seat a 2.000 gallon caacity squat tank. This is a popular size. Such a tank is so designed that it…

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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." Tax and Shearing Plant

The Land · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 33

"Grazier": (1) Depreciation is allowed on shearing plant as under: Cost of plant, £80; depreciation allowed for first year, 40%, i.e., £16. In following years…

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Light Apple Crops In Victoria; Rain Enhances Prospects For Citrus

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 9

GENERALLY, apple crops in Victoria are light, but the pear harvest is satisfactory. Peaches were damaged by hail and recent rain helped citrus, according to the Victorian Department of Agriculture…

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Farm Prices Lower

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 21

FARM prices of Canadian agricultural products moved lower in 1949 for the first time since 1939, the annual average index number, on the base 1935-39,…

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One Animal Per Acre Objective Of Scottish Farmer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 23

FEW figures are better known on Scottish agricultural platforms than that of Mr. Maitland Mackle, Jun., a pioneer of intensive grass land…

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Fair Crop of Tobacco

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 24

HAHVESTING is now in progress in the tobacco-growing areas of N.S.W., and indications are that slightly above average…

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12-Year-Old Writes On Development Of The Dairy Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 3

FUTURE development of the dairying Industry in the Dorrigo district was the subject of an essay competition for Junior…

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Goes To Argentine With Knowledge Farming And Stock

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 48

AT 41 years of age, Mr. A. G. Mill has been chosen Agricultural Attache to the British Embassy in Buenos Aires. He takes the place of Major T. A. Rattray…

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Civilian Farm Available

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 2

IT was announced yesterday by the Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) that a farm at Barmedman had been made available…

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Big Cut Reported In Pakistan Jute Crop This Year

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 34

IT Is reported in Bombay that East-Pakistan's jute acreage this year is being reduced by one-third compared with last year…

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£2000 Limit Now On Soldier Farm Home At Cootamundra

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 20

MAXIMUM amount expendable for the erection of homes on soldier settler farms is to be increased to £2000, the Minister for…

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Closing Date Extended For Farm Entries

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 7

CLOSING date for entries in the N.S.W. Dairy Farm Championship competitions has been extended…

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