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Yuill, William John (1885 - 1960) |
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| Born: 10 October 1885 Sebastian, Victoria, Australia. Died: 5 October 1960 Parkville, Victoria. | |
| William John Yuill was a self-made man, who began working for the Victorian Department of Agriculture as a dairy supervisor in 1917 and progressed to become supervisor of herd testing for Victoria in 1937, a position he held until his retirement in 1948. He was responsible for adopting and popularising the slogan of "Breed, Weed and Feed". He also helped establish the Yinnar Herd Testing Association and the Gippsland United Cow Testing Association (later the Victorian United Cow Testing Association then the Victorian Herd Improvement Association). In 1921 he introduced the first Young Farmers' Club 1921 and was on the central council of the organisation for many years. |
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