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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Farm Produce Agents' Act. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 November 1928 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture has given notice in the Assembly of a Bill to amend the Farm Produce Agents' Act…

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Dairy Farmer's Surprise

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 November 1928 · page 4

The first result of the herd testing unit operating in the Glen Innes district has surprised at least one dairyman that participated. The test showed that the cow…

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Export Butter Question Of Grading Statement by Mr. Paterson "Australia Can Hold Her Own" Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 November 1928 · page 4

The Minister for Markets, Mr. Paterson, stated to-day that recent press statements regarding the regrading of export butter in Australia were…

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Farmers Create Record Loading Cane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 November 1928 · page 4

A well-known Goondi (Queensland) cane grower said that there was no doubt that the farmers had created a record with the rate they loaded sugar at Goondi…

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Crops or Birds? Campaign Against Grass Hoppers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 November 1928 · page 5

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Bruntnell, tabled a report in the Legislative Assembly to-day showing that there was nothing to prove the allegations of Mr…

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British Butter Imports

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 2

The following statistics from "Weddel and Company's Review." illustrate how small has been the variation in the total imports of butter…

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Co Operative Butter Sales

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 4

Negotiations are now practically complete for the Co-operative Wholesale Society to take over the whole of the output of the Bewthorne and Branxton butter…

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Advance in Price of Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 2

Yesterday in Sydney the price of butter was advanced to 191/4 per cwt., representing a rise of 1/2d per lb. New South Wales is now on a level with…

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Local and General Best Dairy Farmer

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 4

A lead to the coastal districts is being given by the Murrumbidgee (Wagga) P. and A. Association, which has organised a dairy farm competition, the first to be…

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Export Butter The Grading Question Minister's Reply to Criticism "Misleading and Unjust." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 5

Mr. Paterson, Minister for Markets, commenting on statements regarding the grading of export butter in Australia, said these comments…

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Expert Dairying Views of Danish Visitor Mr. Preboni Hansen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 6

Mr. Preboni Hansen, a Danish tenor, who is at present visiting Grafton, is also a dairy expert, having gone through a course and gained his degrees in…

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Butter Dearer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 December 1928 · page 2

The wholesale price of butter will be increased by another halfpenny to 196 per [?]wt on Monday…

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Local and General Dairymen's Registrations

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 December 1928 · page 2

Registrations of dairymen expire annually on December 31 in each year, and application should be made to the local authority for renewal of registration for…

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Tenterfield Cattle Case

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 December 1928 · page 4

William Arthur Holley was charged at the Tenterfield Police Court on Tuesday last week, before Mr. J. E. MeCulloch, Police Magistrate, with that on…

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Royal Show Cattle and Butter New Classes in Schedule. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 December 1928 · page 2

The Royal Agricultural Society announces that all breeds of dairy cattle will be catered for at next Easter Show and increased prize money is offered in…

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Agricultural Instruction Special Course at Glen Innes Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 December 1928 · page 2

In order to provide a special course of training for the sons of settlers residing in the north and north-west districts, the Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. H. V…

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W.a.'s Record Apple Crop. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 December 1928 · page 6

The West Australian apple crop this year is estimated at 1,000,000 bushels, whieh is in excess of the State's record crop of 901,000 bushels last year…

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Making Better Farmers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 December 1928 · page 4

Industry, art and science, and every branch of each of them, have their technicalities, a knowledge of which is necessary in order to ensure competency. In these days there is not much room for the man who does not know--or who only half knows--his business, trade or profession. This applies to the science…

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Cheaper Butter Boxes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 5

It was recently stated in this column, that the Co-operative Box Company had under consideration a reduction in the price of butter boxes. This…

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Canadian Butter Position

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 5

The Trade Treaty which Canada negotiated with Australia some three years ago, was very adversely criticised by the Canadian dairying interests…

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