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Farming & the land, 1955

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Wet Weather Curtails Nepean Show Programme Restricted to Saturday Record Entries in Cattle

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 March 1955 · page 1

Once again the weather has not been kind to the Nepean A.H. and I. Society, and the show held last Friday and Saturday suffered considerably by continuous rain on the first day. The programme was…

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Sheep Values Ease At Homebush; Cattle £4 To £6 Lower

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 36

There were larger pennings of both sheep and cattle at Homebush yesterday and values for sheep generally were easier to 5/- a head lower, with plainer grades most affected, but in some places rates for prime sheep and lambs showed little change. Values of cattle generally were £4 to £6…

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Could Carry More Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 8

Opportunities for increasing carrying capacity of grazing lands existed in both…

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Questions Answered Sheep Drench

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 26

J.L., Muswellbrook.— Could you give me some information regarding the drenching of sheep…

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Wool Sales Cancelled

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 36

Due to industrial trouble in some wool stores, involving mass resignations and bans…

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Wool Post Appointment Deferred

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 9

Appointment of a Director General for the International Wool Secretariat has been…

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Wheat Harvest 166 M. Bushels

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 4

The latest official estimate of the wheat harvest puts the yield at 166,600,000 bushels…

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Sheep For Far North Coast Is New Plan

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 9

LISMORE.— The development of sheep raising on the Far North Coast to further diversify rural industry is to be investigated by Far North Coast Agricultural Region…

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Pinnacle Yields Well In Vic, Wheat Trials

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 25

Many wheats, including several from other States and New Zealand are being tested in the western district of Victoria. The trials are at…

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N.E. Wool Impresses Judges At Armidale Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 9

ARMIDALE: Bn size and quality the Wool Show at the Armidale and Mew England Show last week reflected the claim of New England to consideration as the finest woolgrowing district in Australia, and challenged any…

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SHEEP C.S.I.R.O. Warns On Outbreak Of Barber's Pole

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 8

A special warning concerning the present outbreaks of barber's pole worm in sheep has been issued by officers of the C.S.I.R.O. McMaster Animal Health Laboratory, who describe the outbreaks as severe and unusually…

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The Farmers' a .B. C. Service

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 23

The Country Hour, 2FC and Regionals, 12 noon-1.15 Mondays to Fridays. The Land and Its People, 2BL and Regionals, 8.15-8.45 p. m. Fridays…

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Dairy Act Upheld

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 4

The Full High Court yesterday upheld the validity of provisions in the N.S.W. Dairy…

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Dairying Conference

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 7

Address by leaders of the dairying industry market the Annual Regional Conference of…

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DAIRYING N.Z. Expert Impressed With Milk Hygiene Films

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 6

The chairman and members of the N.S.W. Milk Board entertained about 50 guests in the board's building in Sydney on Tuesday last, when two films sponsored by the board were shown…

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10/6 For Every Farm Hint

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 26

The Farmer and Settler will pay 10/6 to any reader who sends in any farm hints which we…

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Crops Good Quality Tobacco But Yields Down

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 28

Tobacco yields from the Texas-Ashford district are slightly below average this season. The main cause was a mould attack early in the season, said the Tobacco specialist; Mr. Curteis, this week…

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Junior Farmer News by Corncob Woman Supervisor For Junior Farmer Area

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 29

MULLUMBIMBY: A woman Junior Farmer supervisor will shortly be appointed to one of the Junior Farmer areas in New South Wales, the area supervisor of J.F. Clubs, Mr. C. E. Purdue, told members of the…

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Row Crop Tractor For Display At Sydney Royal

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 30

A new Diesel wheeled tractor, capable of doing the work of four horses quicker and more economically, will be displayed at the coming Sydney Royal Easter Show for the first time in N.S.W…

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POULTRY May Farms Feared Lost In Hunter Floods

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 32

It is believed that a number off poultry farms in the Hunter Valley area have been completely wiped out by floods, although no detailed information is available yet. We have not a great…

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