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Farming & the land, 1955

1,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 72

Beulah Sheep Well Grown

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 14

The 1954 drop rams, which are now ready for delivery at Beulah Corriedale stud,…

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Beef Cattle Beef Cattle Sections outstanding At Perth Royal Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 10

Seven Hills Magnetic (red), sired by Woomargama Proud Monarch from Calool Princess Helena 11th, and bred by Mr. C. D. Bell, was awarded the supreme Shorthorn championship at the Perth Royal Show…

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Small Sheep Yarding At Bathurst

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 43

BATHURST.—Stock sales here took an extraordinary turn on Wednesday when…

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High Wheat Yield Tinned

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 38

The N.S.W. wheat crop, barring widespread storm damage or rust, will give the…

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Butter Returns May Exceed interim Pay

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 6

BRISBANE.—A leading Australian marketing authority has forecast here that final returns to dairy farmers for butter had a strong possibility of substantially…

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Sydney University Vaccine For Asian Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 11

Mr. R. V. S. Bain, Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology and Bacteriology at Sydney University, has returned from three months in South-East Asia, where he…

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British Wool Use Increase

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 9

In Bradford the conditioning house continues to pass increased quantities of woollen…

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Vychan's High Wool Prices

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 22

Vychan Corriedale stud wool clip last year averaged 4d. a lb. more than the 1953 clip—in…

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Poll Merino Rams For Sheep Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 5

Classes for Poll Merino rams will be included in the small graziers' section of the 1956…

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Changes in Pastoral Award; Rates of Pay, Hours

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 1

Alterations to the N.S.W. pastoral Award were announced by the N.S.W. Industrial Commission last Friday…

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Credit Wheat Sales Plan 'Astonishing'

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 3

The revelation by the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, that the Australian Wheat Board had offered to sell wheat to Poland on credit was this week described at "astonishing."…

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N.W. Wheat Dense, Green

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 29

North west wheat crops are dense, dark green and well developed…

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Wheat Trucks May Be Scarce

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 35

No guarantee can be given at present whether bulk trucks will be available during…

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Werribee's Big Win At Sydney Sheep Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 16

Werribee, one of the oldest Romney Marsh studs in N.S.W., had a remarkable run of success at this year's Sydney Sheep Show…

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October Is Risky For Wheat Rust

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 29

Conditions for an outbreak of rust in wheat crops were recently surveyed by the Gunnedah agronomist, Mr. O'Reilly. "October is always a…

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"Cut Wheat Production Until Surplus Reduced"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 35

BRISBANE—The Australian Wheat-growers' Federation wants wheat…

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SHEEP Paddocks Planned Year Ahead At Shannon Vale

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 8

The way in which improved pastures for sheep and wool production are now being used at the Shannon Vale Nutrition Station at Glen Innes promises to set a pattern perhaps for many other parts of the State, but certainly…

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Further U.K. Wool Tax Protests

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 48

Wool fabrics remain liable for U.K. purchase tax, although most non-wool fabrics were…

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South African Campaign For More Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 8

The South African Wool Board has decided to pay special attention to the Union's…

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New Uses For Molasses In U.S. Cattle Feeding

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 14

By using new processes, valuable feed for livestock is being manufactured from various forms of molasses formerly wasted in the U.S.A. In fact molasses is…

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