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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

819 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 22 of 41

Shortage of Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—It is the opinion of the leading, butter merchants of Sussexstreet that before many weeks have elapsed choicest brands will be commanding 140s…

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Handling Wheat

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 3

The expert from America, who has been commissioned by the N.S.W. Government to report on the best way to handle wheat in…

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Cattle Breeding in Germany

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 6

Professor Hansen, Konigsberg, Prussia, gives statistics showing that in 1892 the number of cattle in the whole German Empire was 17,555,834; in 1900 the…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. Dearth of Lucerne

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 6

Many farmers along the Hunter River Valley are firmly convinced that submerging lucerne tends within a few hours to practically "asphyxiate" the…

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Farm, Dairy and Pasture. Cream Grading

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 7

At the Dairy Conference in Melbourne the last day was occupied by a paper, on "Cream Grading," forwarded by Mr. G. S. Stoning, Chief Government…

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Good Farm Returns

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 2

The following paragraph appeared in last issue of the Mullumbimby "Times":—"Some time since it will be remembered the…

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Dairy Herd Becords

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 6

The milking records of the herds on the Bodalla Estate for the year ended March 31 last, as supplied by Mr. D. Hutchinson, manager, are published in…

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Dairy Matters

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 6

The coming conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales will discuss the following questions of great interest to dairymen:…

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Grafton Dairy Co., Ltd

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 2

Report for month ended 31st. May -- Paid for first-class butter 9d per lb. nett, second-class 3d, for pork 4½d. Total amount of pay, £3135…

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Winter School for Farmers at Wollongpar Experiment Farm

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 2

This school is intended to provide at the slack period oi the year a practical course of intensive instruction for farmers, who can devote…

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Special Commercial. (By Our Representative). Rigging the Butter Market. How the Consumer is Fleeced

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 4

Under the above heading the "Worker," Sydney, has a characteristically expressed article. The purport of it is to show that the butter market has been "rigged,"…

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Municipal Farm Lands

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 4

Complaints as to the excessive rating of farm lands within municipalities have become chronic. Still the unfair and inequitable levy continues, and the farmer…

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The Dairy Industry More Effective Legislation. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 3

The Dairy Factory Managers' Conference yesterday resolved to ask the Beard of Health for a more equitable and uniform administration of…

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Dairy Conference. Mr. Trefle's Bill

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The eighth annual conference of the Co-operative Dairy Factory Mamagors and Secretaries' Association was commenced yesterday…

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Holsteins in Comparison. Cattle Records on Bodallaestate

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 7

The June issue of the "Agricultural Gazette" contains the records of the cattle on Bodalla estate for the year ended 31st March, 1913, and the…

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Gleniffer Co-op Dairy Co

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Gleniffer Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., was held in the School of Arts, Gleniffer, on Friday the 20th inst.,…

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The Dairy industry a Crisis at Hand. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

The Dairy Factory Managers' Conference yesterday adopted a motion in favour of desentralisation in the shipping of butter oversea…

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Farm Hand's Suicide. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

A farm hand commuted suicide at Tainworth yesterday by placing his head on the railwav line in front of a train, which passed over him. The…

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Dairying. Points in Breeding. How to Get a High-class Bull

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 7

A few weeks ago we gave the dairy expert's advice on the management of young cows, quoting his suggestion that an interval of some months…

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Butter for Export

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 11

Those connected with the dairying industry cannot ignore the serious nature of the official report upon the butter export trade for the season. It is disconcerting…

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