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Farming & the land, 1954

6,775 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

What's New in Farm Research

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 31

Vegetable Oils America in 1952 THE use of vegetable oils in products resembling ice cream was introduced in…

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Farmers Warned on Perennial Sorghum

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 16

TOOWOOMBA. — Queensland farmers hove been advised to be cautious when planting perennial sorghum…

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Good Weaher for Tumut Crops

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 40

Weather during December was excellent for the ripening of cereal crops in the Tumut district, reports…

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Vic. Farmers Clash on Deliveries

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 45

WHEATGROWERS at Woomelang, 250 miles east of Melbourne, last Friday…

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Farmer Only Presses Button

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 31

The Illinois (U.S.A.) Agriculture Experiment Station has climaxed four years of research in the…

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How Manufacture Can Help Farm Output

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 27

MANUFACTURING industries in Australia can help stimulate primary production by encouraging mechanisation, says the Australia and New…

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Money Short for Soldiers' Farms

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 28

Because of lack of loan funds, it had not been possible to provide more money, for soldier, settlement, the…

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Queensland Barley Crop

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 28

The Queensland barley crop is expected to reach 1,000,000 bushels. The area under crop is…

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New Year Message Lower Production Costs, Better Quality, As "Main Aim For Farmer"

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 29

LOWER costs of production, combined with better quality, should be the main aim of Australian farmers this year…

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Dairy Produce Review of Week's Markets (Sussex Street Wholesale Markets)

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 38

The State Marketing Bureau reports: BUTTER: Production showed little alteration during the past two…

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ON and Off the Farm Farm Cider

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 5

The farmer in Somerset (England) who wants to be sure of getting casual labor at those peak periods…

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Mechanisation Surprises Two U.s.a. Young Farmers

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

TOOWOOMBA: The main impression of Queensland agriculture gained by two American young farmers, after a three months' visit to this State, was the high…

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Reference Book for Dairymen

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 10

DAIRYFARMERS who wish to study modern methods proven successful by leading…

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Summer Cash Crop Sought

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 7

District agronomist at Murwillumbah (Mr. E. W. Waring) will carry out experiments with peanuts to…

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Farmer Find £75 for Not Killing Rabbits

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 13

A WALLENDBEEN farmer has been fined £75, with £7/5/- costs, for failure to destroy rabbits. The fines were imposed…

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Faults in Dairying

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 22

MILK and cream quality has fallen off in recent weeks. This is reported by dairy…

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Harvesting A Tangled Oat Crop

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 15

A modern Oliver All-Crop header harvester lifting a very tangled crop of Sunrise oats at "Mornington," the property of Mr. I. McLaurin, in the Tamworth district during the past season. Due to the down and…

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U.S. Junior Farmer On New England Property

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 13

AMERICAN 4H Club member, Mr. Lester Miche, of Pearl City, Illinois, is now visiting the Bellevue Hill property of Mr. Elwyn Ferris at Bandarra. Mr. Miche was selected…

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Harvesting Record Oat Crop

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 13

A 50-BUSHEL-TOTHE-ACRE CROP, grown by Mr. Arthur Pratley, of Wunnah…

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News About Junior Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 19

She says she learnt a great deal from her trip and would like to see as many other Junior Farmers…

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