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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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The "Alfa-Laval" Cream Separator Is the Breath of Life to the Dairying Industry

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

The enormous development of the Dairying Industry in this State during the last thirty years is almost entirely due to tho introduction of…

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Dairying Improved Cream. an Economic Necessity

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

A few weeks ago we reported in those "Notes" some remarks by the Dairy Expert on the pressure that economic considerations are likely to…

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Grafton Dairy Co's Pay

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 6

Sir,--I would esteem it a favour if you will kindly state in the columns of your valuable journal if the meeting of the Grafton Dairy Coy., was…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. North Coast Fodder Crops. Hay or Green Stuff—which?

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 4

Farmers in the coastal districts who contemplate sowing wheat or oats for Winter and spring fodder should in some measure be guided…

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Margarine v. Butter. Competition for Table Use

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 5

The battle between butter and margarine is about to take a new and dramatic turn in Victoria. On a rough estimate not more than 50 or 60 tons of…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 2

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Dorrigo Co-operative Dairy Company was held in the Dorrigo. School of Arts on Saturday…

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London Butter Market. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 2

The butter market was very flat Quotations: Choicest Australian salted 104s to 106s. unsalted (very scarce) 114s to 116s, Danidi 122s…

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Farmers in Defense

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 3

Mr. J. H. Fitzgerald, of Keepit, Manilla, moved at the last meeting of the local F. and S. Association, "That the fallowing motton be forwarded to the annual…

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Butter Exported. Remarkable Falling Off. Poor Quality and Margarine Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 3

According to figures compiled by the Commonwealth Statistician, the butter export trade of this country suffered a serious set back during the…

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Late Wires Sydney Show. Opened Yesterday. Inverell Wins District Exhibit. Grafton Scores Salted Butter Prize. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 3

The annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society was opened yesterday at the Agricultural Ground, in beautiful weather. The attendance…

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Judging of Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 5

While there was little difference in numbers as compared with the previous year's Show, the cattle shown are a very fine lot, both in beef and dairy breeds…

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The Royal Show. Increasing in Utility and Influence. The Farming Craft Now a Profession. Entries More Than Doubled in Eight Years. Standard of Horses and Cattle Steadily Increasing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 5

Years ago the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales set itself a standard, which it has ever since diligently endeavoured to improve upon,…

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Pastoral Sheep on the North Coast Limited Possibilities

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

Opportunity was taken by the Sheep and Wool Expert at a recent meeting of the Nimbin branch of the Agricultural Bureau to counsel North…

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Farm, Dairy, Pasture Paspalum. Present and Future Prospects

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 6

It was Mr. Edwin Seccombe who, after long, tedious, and expensive investigation, succeeded in discovering that paspalum was the grass in every sense…

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Farmers and Settlers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Tyndale Branch of the F. and S. Association was held on Tuesday evening, Mr. H. Stewart (presiden) in the chair…

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Collection of Farm Produce Mr. W. Ford the Winner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 9

There was a falling off in the attendance at the show yesterday. This year there were three competitors for the £65 sweepstake prizes…

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Does Dairying Pay? Facts, Figures, and Profits

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 7

There is little room for doubting that the reason many farmers make so poor a showing at their calling is because they omit to mix a little ordinaty business method with…

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The Best Box of Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 5

The best box of butter, opened on the first day of the show, was not judged till the fourth day, with the result that the Dorrigo Company came first, Denman…

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Purchased for Experiment Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 5

The Department of Agriculture paid 140gns. for the Ayrshine dairy bull Isabel's Majestic at the recent stock sales for the Grafton Experiment Farm…

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Butter Exhibits

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 5

Mr. G. S. Sterling, chief butter grader of the Department of Agriculture, who judged in the butter section this year, stated that, generally speaking, the…

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