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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Varieties of Maize. Improved Yellow Dent

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1917 · page 6

This variety seems to have been introduced from America some 20 years ago, being distributed among farmers on the Clarence River. Mr. A. H…

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Record Sugar Crop. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1917 · page 5

An official report issued at Brisbane to day states there is a record crop of sugar in North Queensland, 100,000 tons of cane standing over till next season. In the…

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Record Cattle Sale at Goulburn

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1917 · page 2

W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded and sold 3500 head of cattle at Goulburn on Friday, 19th instant, at the high all-round average of £10 10s 6d…

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Australian Wheat. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 October 1917 · page 3

The Expenditure Committee recommends the Government to ascertain immediately whether the wheat is manufacturable in Australia into a commodity…

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Shortage of Milling Wheat. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 October 1917 · page 2

Owing to the shortage of wheat suitable for milling, it is probable, that many mills will close down early next week when several hundreds of men will be…

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General War News. the World's Wheat. 85 Per Cent. of Normal Yield. Washington

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1917 · page 3

It is announced that the world's wheat crop this year will, excluding Russia, total 1775 million bushels, which is eighty-five per cent. of the…

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Butter Boxes. Suspenbion of Charge by Federal Government

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 5

When the reduction in price in gutter to 1494 per cwt. appeared in the "Commonwealth Gazette," the following important order was made: --…

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Dairying. Butter and Cream Quality. Under Unfavorable Weather Conditions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 4

Some indication of what can be done in the way of cream-quality notwithstanding apparently unfavorable conditions is afforded by some figures…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 3

Fifty thousand bales of wool will be offered at a series of wool appraisements which Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., will begin on November 5th…

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Argentina's Wheat. Stipulation Withdrawn. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 3

A message from Ottawa says:--The Canadian Trade Commissioner reports from Buenos Aires the abolition of the stipulation whereby the Argentina…

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Latest Commercial. Mammoth Butter Deal. Sydney, Wednesday Night

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

Melbourne advises that the details are almost completed respecting the sale of 30,000 tons of surplus Australian butter, during the season, to…

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Poisoned Cattle

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

Recently at the Clifton Show (Queensland) a number of valuable prize cattle died, and an allegation wan made that this was the result of spraying…

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Butter Charges Suspension of Charge for Butter Boxes by Federal Government

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 2

When the reduction in price of Butter to 149s. 4d. per cwt. appeared in the Commonwealth Gazette," the following important order was…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Varieties of Maize Red Hogan

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 6

The early history of the variety Red Hogan is not definitely known. It seems to be one of the oldest varieties of maize grown in the State…

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Letters to the Editor. Cattle Will Rise

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 6

Sir,--The fact that a commission is sitting to enquire into the high price of meat is causing anxiety among cattle raisers and dealers; but I submit…

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Butter Supplies. N.Z. Producers' Offer. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 2

The New Zealand butter producers have agreed to supply the whole season's output to the Imperial authorities at 157- per cent. The output is…

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Coastal Cattle Lifters. Thieves Make Big Raids Near Casino. High Prices Tempting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 4

According to the Casino correspondent of the "Sunday Times," cattle thieves in that district have been particularly busy of late, and stockowners…

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Britain's Food Shortage. Queues Outside Shops. the Miners and the Butter. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 2

There are queues outside many of the London provision shops, owing to the shortage of tea, sugar, butter and margarine. The shopkeepers limit…

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Bags for Potatoes. Warning, to Farmers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 2

It is opportune to warn the Clarence River farmers of the monetary loss that many of them incur, year by year, through shipping their potatoes…

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The Wheat Supply. Chicago

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 3

The visible wheat supply is estimated at 19,764,000,000 bushels…

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