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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

8,304 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

Tax Guide For The Farmer; Booklet Explains Concessions

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

MUCH valuable information about income taxation is given to farmers and graziers in a booklet just issued by the Federal Department of Commerce and Agriculture. One of the chief objects of the booklet has been to acquaint…

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Indian Soil Scientist Warns Aust. Farmers

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 32

AN Indian soil scientist who is visiting Australia under the United Nations Technical Assistance scheme has issued a warning on the necessity for more…

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What's New in Farm Research Rootstocks

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 31

NEARLY all the commercial fruit trees in Canada are growing on seedling roots…

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Increase in Dairy Output

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 6

Dry conditions in dairying areas north of Sydney were relieved by rain late in January, and pastures…

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ON and Off the Farm This One Didn't Get Away

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

Believed to be the biggest fish caught in the Namol River since 1938, a cod, weighing 55 lb., was…

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Stock Water Dams On Taree Farms

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 11

MANY farmers in the Taree district have built dams on their properties for stock water in the last few months. Mr. J. B. Noonan, district…

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Young District's Heavy Oat Crop

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 14

THE total oat yield in the Young district is the highest for many years, says the district agronomist, Mr. F. Autry Hall, in his monthly report…

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Farms From Drained Land

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 9

BRISBANE.— Opening of 32 new cane farms will follow completion of Fairymead Sugar Co.'s £250,000…

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The Market Garden Late Tomato Crop Has To Be Looked After Carefully

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 18

INQUIRIES are being received repeatedly concerning the best method of growing late tomatoes. That is, the crop sown in the summer and harvested during the autumn and winter. Tomatoes growing during…

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Junior Farmers Believe In Doing "Australia First"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 17

STANTHORPE (Queensland) Club believes in seeing Australia first, in preference to sanding a single member overseas. Club members are…

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Research That Means Millions To Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

THE agricultural industry in Great Britain consists of some 350,000 independent producers working within the general framework of a centrally planned national policy. Agricultural research is…

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Indian Crops

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 13

IN India the wheat harvest is rapidly approaching Rains during the past month have been satisfactory and…

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Crop Spray Still Best Skeleton Weed Control

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 13

CROP spraying with 2,4-D is still the most effective control of skeleton weed. Spraying of ley and fallow ground has failed in almost every case, states the Department of Agricultural weeds…

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Food Farm To Be Cut Up For Closer Settlement

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: The Queensland Government is to buy out Britain's interest in the Queensland-British Food Corporation in Central Queensland for £A1,200,000. That statement was made…

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Farmers Want City Building

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

THE Farmers and Settlers' Association plans to purchase a city building as Association headquarters and club room…

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Farm Output Rise

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 19

WORLD agricultural production in 1952 increased by 2 per cent, over the last year's figures, the International…

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Secretary Is Farmer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 15

THE appointment has been announced of the secretary to Lady Slim, wife of Australia's…

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Power Farmer (Eng.) Has This To Say

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 11

HIGHER production at lower cost is the theme of the third National Power Farming Conference at Cheltenham on February…

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About Machinery Farmer's New Invention Clears Lantana

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 11

A SIMPLE, cheaply constructed implement developed in the Bellingen district by a local farmer, may solve the problem of clearing lantana, blackberry, young scrub and undergrowth on…

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Heavy Crops Of All Stone Fruits

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 12

ORANGE: Particularly heavy crops of plums, peaches and nectarines and good crops of pears are…

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