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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Mice. Cause Heavy Losses in Wheat. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 3

It is reported that a serious mice plague exists in all the wheat centres, affecting both new and old wheat. The mice have already caused a heavy loss…

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The Wheat Conference. Conscription of Labor Favored. New York

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 5

The Saint Louis Agricultural Conference recommends that men rejected from the U.S. Army and Navy be conscripted as farmers, under military…

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Dairying Notes. Selecting Dairy Cows and Handling Them

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

The most important factor in dairying is selecting the cows. That is the view taken by Mr. L. Green in a paper read by him before the Lower…

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Dairying. Selecting Dairy Cows. And Handling Them

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 3

The most important factor in dairying is selecting the cows. That is the view taken by Mr. L. Green in a paper read by him before the Lower…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Lucerne As a Pasture. For Young Pigs

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 3

The cheapest gains that have ever been secured by pigs on any forage at Iowa Agricultural College, U.S.A., have been made upon lucerne. Such is…

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Butter Pool 60,000 Boxes Involved. the Procedure. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

The Federal Government has initiated a Federal butter pool in order to ensure an adequate supply of butter being available for Commonwealth consumption…

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The Dairy Act

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

Speaking at Paterson last week, Mr. Walter Bennett said that the Dairy Act should be amended out of recognition or repealed, as it entailed…

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Dairy Factories

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Dairy Factories' Association of New South Wales, it was stated that as a result of steps taken by the association,…

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Selecting Dairy Cows. And Handling Them

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 3

The most important factor in dairying is selecting the cow. That is the view taken by Mr. L. Green in a paper read by him before the Lower…

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Late Wires the Wheat Board. Nomination of Members. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 3

New South Wales and South Australia are the only States which have sent in nominations for representatives on the Wheat Board. A report…

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Sale of Dairy Herd

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 2

To-day, at the Ridge Farm, Ulmarra, commencing at 11 a.m., Messrs. Campbell and Elworthy will sell the premier dairy herd of the North Coast, on account…

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The Dairy Act. a Candid Criticism

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 4

Speaking at Paterson, Mr. Walter Bennet: (since elected for Durham) said that the Dairy Act should be amended out of recognition or…

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Wheat Elevators. Council Appointments. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 5

Mr. Holman to-night stated the Government had considered the wheat elevators question on Sunday, and decided, in view of the valuable report from the…

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The Wheat Pool. Final Payments Wanted. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 5

Representations are to be made to the Wheat Board in the direction of getting final payments made for wheat placed in the 1915-1916 pool…

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Canadian Wheat. Allowed Into United States. Washington

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 3

Canada has free-listed wheat, thus permitting its unrestricted traffic to America…

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Farm Labor. Chinese and Japanese Labor Proposed. Trouble Looked for in Congress. Washington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 3

A Congress Bill is ready for introduction to allow of the entry of 500,000 Chinese and Japanese farmers during the food production campaign. A fight over…

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Grafton District Court. Saturday, April 14. Before Judge Hamilton. Share-farming Dispute

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 1

J. Cooper v. R. S. Barnier, a claim for £11 19s 11d for goods sold and delivered, and work done. Mr. A. J. Pollack for plaintiff; Mr. R. C. Law…

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Wheat Pools. the Latest Distribution. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 5

Mr. Grahame. Minister for Agriculture, stated that a further advance will be made on Thursday to farmers concerned in the 1915-16 pool of 1s. less…

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The Wheat Board. £42,000,000 Advanced. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 5

According to a statement issued to-day by the Australian Wheat Board, £42,000,000 has been advanced to the growers. The overdraft is now down…

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Butter Pool

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 2

The Federal Government has initiated a Federal batter pool in order to ensure an adequate supply of butter being available for…

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