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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 14, 1948
Page
4
Mr. H. M. Pascoe urged farmers to diversify beyond wheat and adopt lucerne and other legumes to restore soil fertility and increase carrying capacity. He explained planting, pasture management, and seasonal sowing, emphasizing spring sowing and careful grazing to maximize drought resilience and minimize erosion.
Introduction of the 40 hour week worsens farm labour shortages as men move to cities for five day weeks. Higher wool and wheat prices prompt shifts to less labour intensive production. Dairying suffers with older farmers reducing output or quitting, contributing to a 20 25 percent drop in dairy production from twelve months earlier.
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