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Farming & the land, 1955

1,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 72

Brisbane Exhibition Beef Cattle Kirkton Bull For Coonong

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 15

One of the best consignments of stud beef cattle ever to come to Australia recently…

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SHEEP Quality In Pennings For Parkes Ram Sales

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 32

A good season and promise of an exceptional spring indicate that demand for rams will be keen at the 21st annual Merino ram sales at Parkes on Saturday, August 6. Quality and number…

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Doubtful Wheat Market Gives Boost To Barley

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 3

BRISBANE.—Uncertainty on the market future for wheat is causing a switch-over to other grain crops in Queensland. Benefiting most from…

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Iraq Buys 27,000 Tons Of Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 1

Iraq has bought 27,000 tons of Australian wheat at a cost of about £A1,000,000…

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Rust Resistant Wheat Would Save Big Loss

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 3

"Growing of rust-resistant varieties of wheat would save New South Wales a loss of 1,000,000 bushels a year," Professor J. R. A. McMillan said last week. Professor McMillan is…

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Brisbane Exhibition Beef Cattle Hereford Breeders Plan Strong Teams

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

Southern Hereford studs will be strongly represented at this year's Brisbane Exhibition. Such well known studs as Wallamumbi…

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Crimp Is An Important Factor In Wool Production

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

Teams entered in the Farmer and Settler Merino Ewe Competition in recent weeks have shown that competitors are paying particular attention to crimp formation…

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Farmers Follow Dairy Demonstration Methods

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

Demonstrations of better dairy farming methods in New South Wales had already resulted in increased returns on many farms, Department of Agriculture Senior…

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Brisbane Exhibition Beef Cattle Imported Bull's Progeny Feature In Shorthorn Teams

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

Progeny of imported bulls will be a feature of the Shorthorn teams going to Brisbane Exhibition this year. Kirkton and Wongala bloodlines are…

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Brisbane Exhibition Beef Cattle Hoof And Carcase Judging As Vital Breeding Aid

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 14

Judging cattle on the hoof and as carcases was most important for the help it gave cattlemen to produce the carcase sought by the housewife, a visiting American authority told the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W…

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Brisbane Exhibition Beef Cattle Top Class Show Entries Reflect A Record Season

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 11

BRISBANE.—Brisbane's Royal Show, to start on August 11, will reflect a triumphant advance in Australia's livestock industries, and one of the best overall seasons the eastern States have known…

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Brisbane Exhibition Beef Cattle Room For Better Commercial Bulls —Gordon BlackStock

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 13

Australian beef cattle breeders have not yet reached the standards of the Argentine in quality of foundation stock, says noted Scottish Shorthorn breeder, Mr. Gordon Blackstock…

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More Farm Water Supplies At Bega

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

The need for improved farm water supplies on the Far South Coast is being generally realised…

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Victorian Farmers Warned Of Need To Store Fodder

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

Despite the excellent run of seasons during the last few years there was still a great need for Victorian farmers and graziers to cut and store big tonnages of good quality fodder in the coming season…

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Japs. Want Dairy Stock

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 19

TAREE.—Representatives of the Japanese Government were not in Australia to buy…

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Books and Comment History Of Our Farming

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 20

The history of Australian agriculture and stock raising has had many writers—most of them specialists who deal with only one section of the field and thus fail to give a complete picture…

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Dairymen Protest to McEWEN

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 3

CANBERRA.—A deputation of dairying industry representatives yesterday placed a two-point proposal before the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture,…

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DAIRYING 12 Cows Qualify For Lifetime Section Of Herd Recording Scheme

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 6

Of the 419 pure-bred dairy cows which completed their lactations during May, 12 completed tests qualifying them for the Lifetime Section of the Official Australian Pure-Bred Dairy Cattle Production Recording…

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CROPS Good Pasture Growth In Goulburn Area

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

Pastures in the Goulburn district are carrying an abundance of feed not normally seen in winter. The agronomist, Mr. Thomson, said this was because of the excellent autumn…

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Five Mulwala Soldiers' Farms

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

Five irrigation dairy farm blocks near Mulwala, in the Southern Riverina, will be open…

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