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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

1,102 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 56

Agricultural Varieties of Wheat. The Department's Recommendations for the Ensuing Season

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

The recommendations of the Department of Agriculture on the subject of varieties suitable for various purposes in different parts of the State, has in…

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Farmers' Federation

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

"The Wheat Lumper's strike has been settled by conference (not arbitration). The agreement arrived at provides for 2s an hour for ordinary…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. the Silage Pit. Filling and Sealing

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 3

THE amount of settling that takes place in a silage pit or stack depends upon the rapidity with which the material has been carted in and…

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Farmers and the War

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 4

Some Dubboites are elaborating a scheme to enable young farmers to enlist. A committee of experienced farmers is to be appointed to take charge of and manage…

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Victoria's Wheat Crop. Valued at £12,000,000. MELBOURNE

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 3

The wheat yield in victoria this year is expected to considerably exceed fifty million bushels, valued at £12,000,000…

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Grafton Experment Farm. North Coast Egg Laying Competition Committee Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 3

All members of the above-mentioned Committee met at the Experiment Farm on the 28th inst. The quarterly prize of £1 for October-December quarter, won by Mr. D…

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Maclean Dairy Co. Election of Directors

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 2

Messrs. Allan Cameron. J. Mc[?]tyre, G. Cannon and N. McSwan were elected on Saturday as directors of the Maclean Dairy Co., Ltd…

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Palmer's Island Dairy Co

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 8

At the half-yearly meeting Mr. J. J. Gray (chairman) presided over a good attendance. The statement showed that 60,000lb. of butter had been manufactured for the period…

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Milk Prices Considered. Disabilities of Dairymen. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 5

The question of the price of milk was again before the Necessary Commission. Commission. The several reports were read which…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 2

At the Hillgrove Police Court on Friday last, Otho E. T. Mowle, of Guy Fawkes, was charged with allegedly stealing two steers, the property of C. J. Morgan, of Guy Fawkes…

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The Wheat Grab. Payment of Extra Compensation. Precautions Against Fraud. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 3

The Government are taking elaborate precautions against fraud in connection with the payment of the additional compensation to farmers for the…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 4

The adjourned hearing of the case of alleged stealing of a bullock, the property of E. J. McGregor, preferred against John B. Finnessey, a prominent and well-known…

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Wheat Certificates Not Transferable. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture is determined that there shall be no speculation in wheat certificates or grain if he can prevent it. He says that any man who buys a farmer's…

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Telegrams. Restricting Butter Export. Effect on Prices. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 5

The "Minister for Customs states that expert officers of his department are of opinion that in all probability butter would to-day be 2s per lb in Melbourne, if action had not…

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On the Land. Varieties of Wheat. Department's Recommendation for Ensuing Season

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 6

The recommendations of the Department of Agriculture on the subject of varieties suitable for various purposes in different parts of the State, have in the past emanated from…

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Prickly Pear for Dairy Cattle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4

Result of American Investigations. An article dealing with the report of American investigations into the utility and value of the prickly pear…

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Crossbred Wool No More Exports to America. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 5

It is understood in Melbourne that no further orders for permission to ship crossbred wool to America will be issued…

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Dairyville Exchange

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4

Mr. John Thomson, Esq., M.P., has received the following communication from the Postmaster-General's Department, dated 20th January:—…

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Australia's Apple Crop. to Be Exported As Usual. 1,200,000 Cases to Be Shipped. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 5

After consultation, the Minister for the Navy (Mr. Jensen) has decided that it is inadvisable to purchase the apple crop and keep the fruit in…

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Dairying. the Dairy Calf. Skim Milk or Whole Milk?

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 4

"It is now fairly well understood that calves properly raised on skim milk are equally as growthy, thrifty, and vigorous as those raised upon whole…

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