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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Farm Hands Wanted. Keen Demand in Victoria. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1911 · page 3

There is a great demand for farm hands throughout Victoria. Thirty shillings per week and keep are offered to competent men…

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Kitchener Wheat

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Lord Kitchener, in a speech at Ipswich, said that when in Tibet he knew an instance where Boer friends sent to South Africa a dozen…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. Clarence P. and A. Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 8

The Committee appointed by public meeting, and by the Council of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society, to report on the best methods of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Returns

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Agricultural statistics show that 3,382,523 acres were cropped in N.S.W. last year, which is an increase of 202,000 acres as compared…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. The Leasing of Farms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 3

The present month is the one recognised on the Clarence for renewals of farm leases, or for tenants to change their holdings. Nearly, all leases for…

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Dairying, Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 3

The claims of the employees in the dairying industry have been prepared and adopted by the Milk and Ice Carters and, Dairy Employees' Union, and…

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Dairyville

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 4

An old man by the name of Stevenson was found dead at his camp fire, by the Coff's Harbour cream van carrier. The matter was at once reported to the…

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Farmers in Conference. The Conversion Act. Creation of a Country Party

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 5

SYDNRY, Wednesday.—A number of motions will come before the annual Conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on July 10, dealing with the…

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Farm and Dairy

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 7

These notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary' Minter for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of…

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Dairy Farmers' Union. Branch Formed at Grafton

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 4

In response to an advertisement issued by the Grafton Dairy Coy., Ltd., about 40 farmers assembled in the Grafton Town Hall yesterday…

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Story of a Wreck Drowned and Saved by Cattle. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 5

Details have been received in New York of the sinking of the steamer Taboga off Panama last week. Twenty were drowned and 80 saved…

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Agriculture. Lucerne Aad Other Fodder Crops

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 3

Farmers should certainly give more earnest consideration to the growing of fodder crops. The production of plants for stock-feeding has many…

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A Dairyman's Earnings

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 4

At yesterday's Grafton meeting of the farmers, Mr. J. W. Blick (manager, G.D. Co., Ltd.) said there was an exaggerated idea of what the…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. For the Man on the Land. Dairying. Kerry Dairy Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 6

It is not desirable to bewilder the dairy farmer with a discussion on the various breeds of cattle. In most of the dairying districts there are dairy…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. Farmers Combining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 11

The branch of the Dairymen's Union formed at Grafton on Thursday is another addition to an already long list on the North Coast. Seldom has such…

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A Woman Farmer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 7

In the vicinity of Moose Jaw a woman farmer is the active head of a profitable farm of nearly 2000 acres. Before engaging in farm work Miss Hillman was…

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Agriculture Lucerne and Other Fodder. Crops

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 6

Farmers should certainly give more earnest considertion to the growing of fodder crops. The production of plants for stock-feeding has many advantages…

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Other Forage Crops

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 6

[?]ky forage, such as maize and sorgum, is often [?] alone to dairy cattle. Farmers are reminded that this is a wasteful practive and not satisfactory to the…

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Mules on the Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 6

One of the most useful animals on the farm is the mule. These animals are [?]ally serviceable to the small farmer, the orchardist, or irrigationist. They…

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Dairymen's Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 11

A meeting of those interested in the formation of a Dairymen's Union was held in the Town Hall on Thursday. There was an attendance of about 40,…

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