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Farming & the land, 1954

6,775 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 250

Law Reports Two for Trial on Wool Charges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 7

Mr. A. E. Hodgson, S.M., in Central Court of Petty Sessions yesterday committed two men for…

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Solving The Problem of Ample Water For The Dairy Farm; A Practical Scheme

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 19

IF one-third of the rain that falls on the majority of dairy farms in Mew South Wales were impounded, there would be little need to worry about the future of the dairying industry. Experience up and down the coast has proved,…

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Nock Hits Basis of Wheat Cost Finding; Growers' Loss

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 14

IF fair values for farmlands were included in the basis for determining the cost of production of wheat it would make a difference of 3/- a bushel in the…

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Call for Wheat Storage 'Not Enough To Handle Surplus'

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

WHEAT authorities this week called for immediate building of more bulk storage depots to house Australia's expected surplus of nearly 100 million bushels next November…

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Price Slashing Will Not Solve Wheat Problem Teasdale's Comments

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE.—Price slashing would not solve Australia's export wheat problem, the chairman of the Australian…

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Trench Silos May Be Salvation Of Sheep In Time Of Drought

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 4

BRISBANE: Research begun this year by Queensland University may lead to the saving of thousands of sheep in times of severe drought…

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Nuclear Energy "Will Help Australian As Much As Wool"

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 3

NUCLEAR energy will do as much for Australia in the future as wool has done, and is doing, believes leading Australian sheep breeder, Mr. G. B. S. Falkiner. Mr. Falkiner is owner of…

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Strong Opposition To Brisbane As Separate Wool Buying Centre

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 4

BRISBANE: Buyers are adamant in their opposition to moves to establish Brisbane as a separate wool-selling centre. This was made clear…

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Controversy on Quality What Overseas Buyers Want Most in Australian Wheat

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 26

THE recent announcement by the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, Sir John Teasdale, that a higher protein or gluten content is desirable in Australian export…

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Cows Saved by Farmers' Efforts

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 17

Woodford Dale farmers co-operated to move 300 head of cattle from flooded ground on to higher land…

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Dairy Produce Review of the Week's Markets (Sussex St. Wholesale Markets)

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 45

The state Marketing Bureau reports: BUTTER: Production on North Coast areas is still showing the effects of the…

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What's New in Farm Research Malathion

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 43

PARATHION, one of the newer organic phosphate insecticides, introduced to the trade in…

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Planned Farm Program Lifts Carrying Capacity

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 39

A 6,000-ACRE property in the Clandulla district, near Rylstone, which barrely carried 2,000 sheep in 1929, now carries 6,500 comfortably…

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Farm Welding Schools Plan

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 33

Schools in farm welding are now being held throughout country districts of…

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Cavalcade of Farm Machinery

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 34

The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, will officially open an exhibition to mark the 70th anniversary of H. V…

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Farmers to Seek More Spare Parts

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 11

GRIFITH branch of the F.S.A. wants machinery firms to supply better stocks of farm implement parts to…

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Mixed Farmer Building Up High-class Hereford Stud

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 25

THE first of the calves got by Ohio Alan (imp, in utero) in the Hereford stud of Mr. J. A. McKoy of Ohio, Holbrook, are now appearing, and they are of very pleasing quality. An able and successful…

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Potato Crop Outlook "Best For Some Years"

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 9

PROSPECTS for the main potato crop in Tableland districts are the best for some years, reports Mr. A. C. Orman, Departmental vegetable specialist…

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Soldier Settlers Nominated For New Farms

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 27

THREE soldier settlers have taken over forms wear Swatchfield about 20 miles south from Oberon,…

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Inquiry on Dairy Industry

The Land · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 15

A DAIRY industry investigation committee has been set up to advise on…

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