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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

924 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 43 of 47

Maitland Potato Crops

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 November 1911 · page 6

Some remarkably fine new season's potatoes are reaching the market, but from all accounts the local supply of tubers will fall considerably short of the quantity…

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Australian Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 16 November 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister of Agriculture is in receipt of a communication from the Agent-General for New South Wales intimating that New South…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. Wage Log of the R.W.U.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 16 November 1911 · page 3

The R.W.U. has presented its log in quite a defiant manner to the secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, much after the style of the highwayman,…

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The Butter Market

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 4

Private cable advices from London speak of a st[?]dier butter market. In Melbourne yesterday, 1000 boxes of a first brand were known to have been placed…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. Brisbane Potato Market

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 3

Brisbane has been taking a considerable quantity of Clarence River potatoes this season, and so far the prices obtained are better than returned from Sydney…

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Dorrigo Co-op, Dairy Coy

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 3

THE following will be issued in circular form to suppliers; Dear Sir,—Kindly take notice that from the 1st of December cream…

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Dairying Notes. Watering Milk

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 3

WHEN prosecuted for selling milk containing what is termed " added water," vendors have sometimes contended, in defence, that the milk…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. Municipal Saleyards

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 6

South Grafton has established its sale yards, and this section of the Queen City can appropriately [?] styled the Home[?]ush of the North Coast. From an early…

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Dairymen's Wages

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 6

The award of the Milk Industry (Cumberland Dairy Employees') Board has been issued. The award covers a large body of men whose conditions have not been…

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Blending Australian Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 November 1911 · page 3

The report of the proceedings at the recent Co-operative Factories Conference in Sydney has attracted much attention on this side of the world, and a considerable…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. Transforming Sandy Wastes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 November 1911 · page 3

On the coast of Australia are sandy, wastes or dunes, that are regarded as useless by the grazier. Similar country is found inland, and is avoided by the…

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Farm and Dairy

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 3

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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Dairying. Watering Milk

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 3

When prosecuted for selling milk containing what is termed "added water," vendors have sometimes contended, in defence, that the milk…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. The Potato Crop

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 3

Lifting the potatoes on the field has been the chief occupation on the farms for the month. The price speedily experienced a slump of 100 per cent. with the inrush…

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Dairying Notes. (Continued from last issue.) Breeding Grade Dairy Cows

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 3

Fortunately, there are some skilful breeders of cattle, who furnish an example of what is practicable in improving the milk…

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Graftes Dairy Company[?] Limited

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 4

The report for month ending 31st October, states:—Paid for first-class butter 11½d per pound nett; second class 10½d pork 5d; total amount of pay, £4180. The…

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Sandy Soils as Crop-Preducers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 7

While sandy soils possess an advantage in being workable at any time of the year, they have a low water-holding capacity; and except in seasons of plentcous and…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. Powdered Milk

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 November 1911 · page 6

Yet another advance in the business of dairying, the manufacture and sale of powdered milk. It would seem that the day is not far distant when the…

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Current Topics. Growing Crops Competition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 November 1911 · page 4

Residents of the district will be interested to learn that in the growing crops competition in connection with the Wagga Show, the winner turned out to…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. Land Alienation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 November 1911 · page 6

Latest official figures evidence the rapid rate at which the public state of New South Wales in being taken up Of late years there has been a growing desire to…

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