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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1955

1,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 72

Beef Cattle Cattle By Sea Opened New Market In N.Q'land

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 8

CAIRNS.— Next Wednesday cattle transported by Banding barge from Cape York Peninsula stations will be offered at the second cattle sale ever held in Cairns The first sale was…

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Revival In Wheat Sales

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 34

Demand for wheat outside the United Kingdom is showing some signs of revival…

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Judging Begins In Beef Cattle Contest

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 8

Judging of finalists in the Beef Cattle Breeders Competition organised by the N.S.W. Agricultural Bureau in association with the Rural Bank has commenced…

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Governor-General At Sheep Dog Trial

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 33

The Governor-General, Sir William Slim, accompanied by his daughter Mrs. Fraser, were amongst the 4000 spectators who saw Mr. A. Miller, of Woodend, Victoria, win the…

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Record 215 Guineas Paid For Sheep Dog

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 26

MELBOURNE.— A Victorian woman paid a record Australasian price of 215 guineas for a sheepdog at the National Sheepdog Trial Association's annual…

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Beef Cattle Were strong At Record Bathurst Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 9

BATHURST.— Bathurst Show last week won for itself a new status among shows. Takings were far above expectations, and on each day a record was set. The total was £3268, an all-time record…

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Prime Bullocks Firm At Homebush Sheep 5/- To 10/- Lower

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 36

The market for prime bullocks was firm at Homebush yesterday, but all other descriptions were £1 to £2 cheaper. Values for sheep generally were 5/ to 10/ lower and more for plainer grades. The yarding of cattle…

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F. and S. Dairy Farm Contest Extended

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 5

The closing date for The Farmer and Settler Dairy Farm Competition has been extended for a fortnight from Monday, May 2, to Monday, May 16. Final judges have…

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CROPS M.I.A. Fruit Fly Outbreak Shock To Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 10

GRIFFITH.— Outbreak of fruit fly on the M.I.A. has come as a shock to farmers who had faith in the area's quarantine barriers. Others are slow to realise the potential menace of the pest…

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DAIRYING Four Qualify For Lifetime R. of M.

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

Latest herd recording results show that four purebred cows, all Jerseys, qualified under the Lifetime Section of the Register of Merit during February. Over the 273-day test…

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Q'ld Crop Experiments

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 37

BRISBANE.— Pasture and crop experiments are to be introduced by the C.S.I.R.O…

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Apple Crop Smallest For Years

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 12

The current apple crop is likely to be one of the smallest for years, according to the…

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Topsoil Loss Will Affect Crop Growth

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 12

Restoration of Tamworth fallows following She floods is continuing but the wide loss of topsoil will be reflected in crop growth…

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Junior Farmer News by Corncob Junior Farmer Spends Year In U.S. Studying Irrigation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 30

A New South Wales Junior Farmer, Paul Druitt, of Lake Wiangan, has spent almost a year in the United States studying the management of crops grown under…

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Schools For Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 30

Five special short-term school for farmers would be held at Hawkesbury…

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Deniboota Opened: Water For 40 Farms

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 10

The Premier, Mr. Cahill, opened the new Irrigation District near Deniliquin, named Deniboota, on Wednesday. Water is now…

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Changes In The U.S. Farm Price Support Plan

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 12

Recent changes in the United States farm price support programmes have been announced in The Wheat Board Gazette. The Agricultural Act…

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News From England U.K. Dairy Leaders Urge Greater Use Of Grass Feed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 16

That British farmers were far too dependent upon imported concentrated foods for their dairy cattle was the contention of several speakers at the recent discussion meeting at the Farmers Club in London…

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U.K. Dairy Authority's Visit

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 35

Professor Robert Boutflour, Principal of the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester,…

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Noor Thirlmere Kana- Farmer Maailma-reisule

Meie Kodu - Our Home · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 3

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