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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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Margarine. the Danger to the Butter Industry

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 3

"Sydney Morning Herald" in an article on margarine says:—It is now a foregone conclusion that after the war this will be a great menace than ever…

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Dairying in Siberia

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 2

Co-operation, mainly as the result, of Danish teaching, has taken firm root in Siberia, and since 1912 the number of co-operative creameries has increased to…

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Queensland Pastoral Year. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

A Queensland report says the present is the best pastoral season for fifteen years…

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Wheat Purchase. Burden of Great Britain. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

The burden borne by the Imperial Government in regard to the purchase of Australian wheat is likely to increase owing to the conditions of purchase. With…

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The Wheat Surplus. 1,000,000 Tons Available for Export. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 3

The controllers of the Australian wheat pool report that no buyer has been found for the 1917 or 1918 crops. Probably over a million tons of this…

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Food Shortage. Meat Famine in England. Farmers and Price Regulations London

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 3

A meat famine in England is expected at the Week-end, as farmers are refusing to send cattle to the markets under the new order regulating the price of cattle on…

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Dairyville

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

The old year closed with one of the hottest days experienced here for the last fifteen years, and the New Year opened with southerly winds and rain, causing the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Fruit Drying. Curina Grapes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 3

Grapes of all classes are usually dried in the open air rather than in the evaporator. The former gives a more uniform and better sample, while the…

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Wheat Harvest. No Money and No Buyer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 5

With the estimated wheat harvest of 310,000,000 bushels the conductors of the Wheat Pool will be expected to find £16,500,000 for distribution on account of…

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Dairying. National Economy. In Rotation to Good and Sad Cows

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 2

The professor of dairy farming in the University of Illinois, U.S.A., discussing the industry from the national point of view, pertinently…

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Orara Co-operative Dairy. Company, Limited

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

The above company report having manufactured for the month, of December 57,3431bs. of butter, an increase of ll,7101bs. over the cdrresponding month…

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The Wheat Overdraft. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 3

The Wheat Board overdraft on December 31st was £690,000, of which New South Wales is debited with £14,000 on the 1916-17 harvest. There are 36,256,000…

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Dairying in 1917

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 2

In a review of agricultrual progress during the past year the "S.M. Herald" says:—It has been a profitable year for the dairy farmers. They are enjoying…

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London's Meatless Sunday. Warning to Farmers. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 3

The week-end meat shortage was acute at Smithfields, where supplies were 60 per cent, below requirements. The Crown butchers struggled for…

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Dairying. the Pure-bred Sire. And His Real Worth

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 4

The value of a pure-bred bull as a herd sire is strikingly shown in a report, just published, of the results of some experiments conducted by the…

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Pedigreed Cattle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 2

The fame of Messrs. Black and Graham's fine milking shorthorn cattle is not only confined to the Bellinger, but extends throughout the whole State, and…

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Ferrying Cattle on

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 2

Application was recently made to the Shires Association by the Harwood Shire Council for an opinion as to the council's liability to ferry cattle on Sunday. An…

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Wheat Crop. Agreement Ready for Signature Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture states the agreement for the handling of the new wheat crop is ready for signature. "He did not disclose the rates which the…

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Dairying

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 3

The value of a pure bred bull as a herd sire is strikingly shown in a report, just published, of the results of some experiments…

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Dairying Industry. P.P.U. Criticised. MR. McKENZIE'S Defence. Unity of Control. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 5

Mr. McKenzie, general secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, referring to certain newspaper criticism, says:— From the trend of the remarks it would,…

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