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Farming & the land, 1955

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Kiama Dairy Cattle Shown Best For Many Years

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

The 107th Kiama Show, opened last Saturday, was a magnificent "shop window" for the flourishing Illawarra area. It was the best showing of dairy cattle Kiama had seen for years…

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New Cattle Tick Dip

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 12

A new D.D.T. dip, specially designed for mixing with hard waters, is now available…

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Trophies For Sheep Dogs

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

The Governor-General, Sir William Slim, will donate a trophy for competition at the…

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Margarine Sales Gaining On Butter

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

LISMORE.— Good qualify margarine was becoming a sound competitor with the poor qualify butter which was being offered for sale on the home market…

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New Trophies For Sheep Men

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

Trophies worth $120 each have been offered for competition among Dorset Horn breeders…

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Fears On Stud Sheep Shortage

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 35

Border Leicester breeders were most anxious that the shortage of stud sheep…

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Season's Top Wool Price

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 35

The season's Australian record price of 320d. was paid in Hobart on Wednesday…

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Former Cattle Folds As Poultry Houses

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

When the Animal Health Trust in Britain decided to convert to intensive methods about 18 months ago, the staff was faced with problem of having folds worth about…

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SHEEP Saleyard Branding Blamed For Damage

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

Two sheep-skins, defaced by unscourable brands and returned as unsuitable to Melbourne from Germany, are thought to have been damaged originality by thoughtless branding in the Newmarket (Melbourne)…

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Wheat Deliveries Upset By Weed Seed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 1

The present season is one of the worst ever known in N.S.W. for weed seed in wheat. Weed seeds are so troublesome in…

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Vic. Support For Wheat Talks Proposal

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 3

MELBOURNE.— The executive of the Victorian Wheat and Wool Growers' Association supports the proposal of Mr. R. K. Tilson, asking the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. J. McEwen, the…

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Wheat Yield Lowest for Eight Years

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 1

The forecast average yield of 14.8 bushels in the 1954-55 wheat season is the lowest…

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Beef Cattle Growth Rate Maintained On Coarse Roughage

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 12

Growth rate of cattle can be maintained on coarse home grown roughage and stock can be ready for market at the live weight most wanted by butchers, according to trials concluded recently at Belabula Farms, Canowindra…

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Store Stock Values Firm; Young Sheep Are Wanted

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 37

Although the store stock market showed a fair demand all round, M with inquiries for Merino ewes and young wethers, activity had not changed much, a spokesman for A.M.L. and F. company said this week. There were not many…

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Homebush Cattle Values Stay Firm, But Lambs To 10/- Lower

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

Demand for lambs and suckers was weaker and rates generally were. 5/- to 10/- lower and more in some instances at Homebush yesterday. Values for cattle remained very firm with lightweight steers, yearlings and…

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U.K. Young Farmers To Visit Sydney "Roval"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 22

Two Young Farmers from Britain will visit Sydney this year to see the Royal Show…

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Junior Farmer News U.S. Farmers Combine To Buy Wholesale

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 22

Members of many farmers' organisations in the United States buy cars and spare parts as well as fertiliser and seed at wholesale rates…

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"Q'ld Dairying Could Be £2M. Per Year Richer"

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

BRISBANE.— Queensland's dairying industry could be $2,000,000 richer every year if 80 per cent, of cows were calved in July-September, instead of 31 per cent…

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The Farmers' A.B.C. Service

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 14

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

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U.K. Farmer Wins Orange Motor Race

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

A British sheep and wheat farmer won the South Pacific championship for racing cars at Orange on Australia, Day, when the Australian Sporting Car Club organized…

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