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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Agricultural. Potato Breeding for Farmers. a Profitable Practice

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 4

The potato crop has been brought into prominence of late years as a source of food that is cheaply and easily produced, but little has yet been…

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A Strayed Dairy Cow. And Her Milk Yield

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 4

It is quite natural for a cow that rears, her calf in the wild, or which loses it there, to go dry quickly, says Mr. F. E. Place, Veterinary Lecturer…

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Dairying. Lime Washing Cow Byres. a Novel Brush Handle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 4

One of the first essentials to the production of clean milk is a clean and sanitary milking shed, and to that end the use of a lime wash is one means…

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Grafton Dairy Company. Butter

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 2

The output of butter by the Grafton Dairy Company, Ltd., for the month of August was 34,4841bs, being 13 tons, less than that for the corresponding period…

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Pastry Butter. Sydney Merchants Charged. Breach of Dairy Industry Act. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 2

At the Central Police Court Frank Wigan, an inspector under the Dairy Industry Act, 1915, proceeded against Foley Bros., Ltd. The charge was that…

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Butter Prices. P.p.u. Influence

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent writes, under Saturday's date: -- The General Secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. A. S…

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A French Traitor. Selling Cattle to Germany. Paris

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 3

Further inquiry into [?]mer's affairs (instituted by the President of the Chamber of Deputies) shows that Turmel, who is a Deputy, was…

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Potato Crop

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 2

The soaking rains of the last few days have had a wonderfully beneficial effect upon the potato crop throughout the district. Those farmers who were…

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School of Method. Teachers at Experiment Farm. Physical Education

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 5

The members of the School of Method. sitting, this week in the Grafton Primary School, had a busy and a big day yesterday…

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Butter and Cheese. Produce in Cold Storage. an Advance Granted. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 2

There was a further interview between Mr. Hughes and the representatives of the butter producers regarding the advance which the producers desire should…

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State Parliament. Railway Unemployment. Payment for Damaged Wheat. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Fuller, in reply to Mr. Osborne, said that he was not aware that the lighting facilities in Melbourne were much better than…

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Grafton Dairy Company. Profitable Exporting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 2

The output of butter by the Grafton Dairy Coy., Ltd., for the month of August was 34,484 lbs., being 13 tons less than that for the corresponding…

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THE 1000lb. Butter Cow

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 6

The race for the £100 prize ordered some years ago by the Department of Agriculture for the first cow in New South Wales producing 1000lb,…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Lime Washing Cow Byres. a Novel Brush Handle

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 4

One of the first essentials to the production of clean milk is a clean and sanitary milking shed, and to that end the use of a lime wash is one means. Such…

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A Strayed Dairy Cow. and Her Milk Yield

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 4

It is quite natural for a cow that rears her calf in the wild, or which, loses it there, to dry quickly, says Mr. F. E. Place, Veterinary Lecturer in South…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company. Report for Month of August

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 5

Owing to the prolonged drought through which our district together with many others, has passed during the last six months our cream supply has…

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The Farmer's Curse

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 4

Sir,--It is said that farmers are a difficult class to organise. They have been bitten so often by their subscriptions going to provide, billets for…

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Shearers and Sheep Farmers. "Black" Sheep

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 September 1917 · page 3

At a meeting of the Show Committee at Grenfell yesterday, it was stated that notwithstanding the neutral attitude of the A.W.U., some shearers in the…

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Hailstorm at Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 September 1917 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a severe hailstorm passed over the Grafton Experiment Farm [?] No buildings were damaged, but the orchard suffered slightly…

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The Farmers' Curse

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1917 · page 3

Sir;-- Kindly grant me space in your valuable journal to reply to some of the statements in to-day's issue over the name of W. McL., entitled the Farmers…

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