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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

1,347 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 34 of 68

Dairying Feeding for Milk Production Importance of a Balanced Ration

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 2

Hand-feeding of dairy cows is cows paratively speaking, not carried out very extensively in this country, and in many instances where the practise is being…

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Mouldy Maize Kills Cattle

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 3

Heavy mortality amongst cattle in the Gippsland district (Victoria) is reported. An investigation by the Department of Agriculture revealed…

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Butter Shipments Record for Australia. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 5

According to a report issued to-day Australia shipped 2,921,247 boxes of butter weighing 73,023 tons to overseas countries during the year ended June 30 last…

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At Kyogle Factory Butter Box Tests. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 5

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, through the division of forest products, proposes to carry out further tests in the treatment of pine…

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Fell on Sheep Shears Peculiar Fatal Accident. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 5

The district inspector of vermin in the Mirroo North district, Mr. G. R. Carter, was killed in unusual circumstances yesterday. He was walking…

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Upper Orara Roads. Deviation From Dairyville

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 1

Mr. H. J. O. Watt, Dairyville, writes I am sorry to have to defend myself and those who have had to spend their hard earnings on the road…

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The Markets Beans Sell Well Steady Inquiry for Dairy Produce. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 4

Business in the farm produce section of Sussex street to-day was considerably hampered owing to the wet weather. The steamer Koranui reached port this…

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New Butter Factory at Taree

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 4

Sanders Ltd., who have been manufacturing cheese, ice cream, and ice since establishing their factory near the Taree showground, have now made…

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Local and General June Butter Pay

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 4

At a meeting of the North Coast Butter Factories Association, held at Lismore on Monday, the butter pay for June was fixed at 1 per 1b…

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Grafton Experiment Farm Meeting Of The Advisory Committee Departmental Stud Breeding Policy Ayrshire Herd At Grafton Explanation by Herdmaster Address on Cattle Ereeding

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 3

The Grafton Experiment Farm has been well advertised by this Ayrshire herd," said Mr. A. G. F. Grant, herdmaster in the Department of Agriculture, at the meeting of the Advisory Committee yesterday, The visiting departmental officer had been asked if he could justify the…

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Questions in Assembly Substitutes for Butter Government Savings Bank. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 4

In the legislative Assembly, Mr. Vincent asked, the Minister for Health whether, in view of the fact that great quantities of substitutes for butter were…

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Wheat Marketing Objects of Proposed Bill Outlined by Minister for Markets. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 5

In a statement issued by the Minister for Markets to-night it was explained that the Wheat Marketing Bill was for the purpose of enabling the wheat growers…

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Cattle Stealing Charges

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 4

Before a crowded court at Casino on Tuesday several charges of cattle stealing were preferred against George Robinson Olive and Dudley Olive. Mr. J. J. W…

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DAIRYING Conditions And Prospects Instructors' Reports Clarence-bellinger District

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 7

Mr. Senior Dairy Instructor G. Rowe, in charge of the dairy branch district, Clarence to Bellinger Rivers, with headquarters at Coff's Harbor Jetty, in his…

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Wheat Ballot 'Misleading The Farmers' Source of Communistic Circular Mr. Dunn's Indignation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 5

A scathing attack on the persons misleading the farmers in connection with the compulsory wheat pool ballot was made by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn,…

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Empire Butter Drive Successful Lancashire Campaign. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 5

The Empire Marketing Board's "sales drive" in support of home and Empire butter in Lancashire is reported to have been remarkably successful and to have…

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Dairying. Mammitis in Dairy Cows Treatment of a Common Form

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 3

There are several types of mammitis and treatment of some ([?]., the tubercular and actinomycotic forms) is not possible, but there is a commonly m[?]…

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Dairying Conditions Instructors' Reports Tweed River

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 3

Mr. Senior Dairy Instructor C. S. Kent[?]well, in charge of the Dairy Branch District, Twee[?] River, with headquarters Byron Bay, in his June…

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The Rabbit Pest Another Big Meeting of Farmers Discusses Problem Stage Now Set for Campaign of Destruction Determined Co-operative Effort Wanted

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 6

There was an attendance of between 50 and 60 farmers and landholders at a meeting on Tuesday, which had been convened by the recently-formed…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 3

These notes are issued every week, by direction of the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the department…

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