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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 9 of 56

Shortage of Butter. Providing for Winter Supplies. Details of the Scheme. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

Details of the arrangements arrived at between the Government and the representatives of the butter trade provide that 20,000 boxes must be stored now to meet the winter…

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Latest Commercial. Sydney Markets. Butter Heavily Supplied. Details of the New Arrangement. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

Stocks of butter were plentiful to-day for all requirements, and it was difficult to sell, even for export purposes. (A telegram received this…

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Hands Off the Farmer. a Ministerial Retort

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

The Minister for Lands, referring to a warning of "hands off the farmer," given by Mr. Hunt, president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, said would Mr. Hunt say…

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The New Dairy Act

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

Althought the regulations under the above Act have not yet been gazetted, a number of clauses of the Act came into force on its passing. One of these is the supply of…

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Farmers Indignant. Protest Meeting in Brisbane. Brisbane

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 5

A meeting of co-operative dairy farmers at Brisbane yesterday warmly resented the Government interference in the dairying industry by fixing…

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Dairying. the Act of Milking. Influence on Fat-content

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

In the course of a paper read before the British Association in 1915, the results were outlined of a series of experiments that have some interest…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

Issue George Clothier was before the Belling[?]n Court on Friday last on a charge of stealing a steer, the pro[?]ectly of Thomas Myles, Hydes Creek…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. the Act of Milking. Influence on [?]content

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 3

In the course of [?] before the British Association in 1915, the results were continued of a series of experiments than have some interest…

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Local and General News. Corn Crops

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

The corn crops throughout the district are looking well, and should the frosts keep away for about six weeks there will be a good harvest of the…

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A Commercial Crop

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 4

The value of lucerne as a commercial crop appears to be greatly underestimated on the average North Coast farm. When one considers the immense area of rich crop alluvial…

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Dairy Industry Act

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 7

The regulations under the above Act have not yet been gazetted, but a number of its clauses came into force on the passing of the Act. The text is as follows:…

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Butter for Winter Use

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 2

It is understood that a unanimous decision has been arrived at between the Government and representatives of the dairying industry. The agreement is that sufficient choice…

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"The Squib's" Redemption. Hero and Black Sheep. His Life for His Mates

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 1

Private H: Turnley, of the 7th Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade, tells, in a letter to his wife at Elsternwick. Melbourne, how an Australian soldier who…

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Eye Disease in Cattle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 4

Mr. Duncan McLennan, of Myrtle Creek, states that, in regard to the eye disease prevailing in the district among cattle, he has used the following with great success, and…

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Agricultural and Dairying. Grasses and Clovers. on Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 3

"The dairying industry at Yanco has received quite a fillip during the past twelve moths, and it is now conceded in many quarters that, if conducted intelligently, this…

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The Dairy Act

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 4

The new Dairy Act wil no doubt cause a little disturbance in the minds of some dairymen, but only to those are the real cause of the introduction of this Act, namely, those…

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Dairying. the Act of Milking. Influence on Fat-content

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 3

In the course of a paper read before the British Association in 1915, the results were outlined of a series of experiments that have some interest for dairymen the world over…

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Latest Commercial. Sydney Markets. the Butter Market. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 2

The supplies of butter on hand are quite sufficient to fill all requirements, and the arrivals from the North Coast to-day were well above the average…

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How Not to Make Money. An interesting Illustration for Dairymen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 3

A Queensland farmer, writing to the Bri[?]ane "Courier," gets home very neatly on the present Government with their price fixing…

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Farmers' Losses

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 2

In declining an offer to vote him a sum of £10 in recognition of extra work in distributing fodder sent up for the use of starving stock at a time when he had voluntarily…

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