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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

799 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 40

Conscription in Canada. Protest From Farmers. Toronto

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 5

A delegation of 1000 Ontario farmers is going to Ottawa on May 14th to protest against the cancelling of the exemptions granted to farmers' sons between…

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Cattle Shooting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 2

A sensational case of cattle shooting (says the "Tweed Daily") has occurred on Mr Chas. Roberts' farm, on Smith's Creek. The…

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Dairy Conference. Protest Against Federal Control. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 2

The Interstate Dairy Conference sat again to-day. The proceedings were devoted wholly to the butter question and the Federal…

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Water Requirements. Of Dairy Cows

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 3

Talking of the water requirements of the cow, Professor Humphrey, of Wisconsin, U.S.A., told a gathering of farmers that a cow that is producing…

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Dairying. Building Up a Dairy Herd. The Choice of a Bull

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 3

The upbuilding of a dairy herd by constructive breeding was the subject of a short address by Professor J. J. Hooper at a meeting of dairy…

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Grading of Butter. Uniformity in Manufacture. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 5

The Minister for Lands referred to a statement appearing in the "Herald" to the effect that action was being taken by the Federal Government to bring about…

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Dairy Conference. Protest Against Federal Control. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 4

Mr. Grahame, the N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture, stated this afternoon that protests against the Federal Government's action have been received from…

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Telegrams. Grading of Butter. State Grader's Certificate Sufficient. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 4

The general secretary of the Primary Producers Union advises that as a re- sult of his protest against the double grading of butter for the Interstate…

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Cowper Public School Report. Boys' Farm Crop Competition

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 3

I have the honor to forward to you a report of the work done by the senor boys of this school in the boys' farm crop competition…

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The Butter Industry. an Important Conference. Disposal of Next Season's Output. Mr. McRAE Explains the Position

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 2

A conference of representatives of all the butter companies on the coast from the Manning to the Tweed was held at Lismore last week end, when matters of…

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A Charge for Bags. Advice to the Farmers: "Don't."

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 3

At a meeting of the Wholesale Produce Sectional Committee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, held on April 22, it was decided to issue, the…

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The Cattle Industry

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 7

It is high time forcible proest. was made against the delay in presenting the result of the Federal Price Commissioner's enquiry as to the price of meat. It is…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Building Up a Dairy Herd. The Choice of a Bull

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 4

The upbuilding of a dairy herd by constructive breeding, was the subject of a short address by Professor J. J. Hooper at a meeting of dairy farmers…

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Something for the Farmer

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 2

Farmers will do well if they inspect and buy from Raymond's Big Depot. The favorite Yankee Side Hill Plow, price in the Depot at Dorrigo only…

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Water Requirements. Of Dairy Cows

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 4

Talking of the water requirements of the cow, Professor Humphrey, of Wisconsin. U.S.A., told a gathering of farmers that a cow that is…

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Conscription in Canada. the Farmers' Appeal. and Prime Minister's Reply. Ottawa

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 5

Sir Robert Borden to-day replied with startling frankness to the farmers' appeal against calling up the men of 19 to 22. He said: "If the scattered and broken…

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Stealing Books. a Farmer Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

Percy Fielder, giving his occupation as a farmer, was sentenced to throe months' hard labor on a charge of stealing a number of books from Dymock's Book…

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The Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

Several letters received lately for publication have been mainly personal attacks on the manager of this farm, rather than, as is desired, a discussion on the…

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British Man Power. 30,000 More Prom the Farms. London, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 May 1918 · page 3

Arrangements have been made to enable the army to take thirty thousand of the younger British agriculturalists of the fittest category before next…

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Dairy Factories. Conference of Managers and Secretaries. Butter or Meat. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 5

At the annual conference of Australian Butter and Cheese Factory Managers' and Secretaries' Association, held in Melbourne, Mr. Robert Crowe,…

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