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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 45 of 68

Cut Prices. Neighboring Butter Factories

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 1

The annual report of Coff's Harbour Butter Factory directors mentioned that a loss of £290/13/7 shown on (ho year's transactions was due…

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Coffs Butter Factory. The Annual Meeting Strenuous Year Reported

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 1

The Chairman of Directors, Mr. W. J. Smith, presided over a good attendance of shareholders at the annual meeting of Coffs Harbour…

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Wool Prices Not Likely to Fall May Maintain Present Levels. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 5

Mr. A. L. Desurmont, wool buyer, representing French interests, who arrived in Sydney to attend the forthcoining sales, expressed the opinion that prices…

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Kindness in Handling Dairy Cows

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 4

The cow that dislikes her milker and is afraid of him never does her best, points out an American departmental publication. Milk is formed…

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Dairying Which Quarters First? a Query Concerning Milking

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 4

Replying to the question "Is there anything in the contention that the shapeliness of a cow's udder is affected through milking certain teats…

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Dairying Industry New Building Regulations Department in Reply

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture forwards the following statement in reply to a recent contribution to the Glen Innes "Examiner" by "Dairyman"…

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Junior Farmers Ulmarra Club Visit to Queensland

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 7

Master Bill Garland, a member of the Ulmarra Junior Farmer Club, who was picked from the clubs on the Clarence River to attend the Brisbane Exhibition,…

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Modern Dairyman

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 4

Canberra boasts of a Danish dairyman who milks a herd of 60 tested cows three times daily, at 2 a.m., 10 a.m., and 5 p.m. He gets rewarded for his energy in an…

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S.A. Farm Tragedy Young Woman Shot. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 5

At the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of Myrtle Watchel, 26, the coroner found that she died from a bullet wound inflicted by Harold Douglas…

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Lifting the Wool Clip

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 4

Shippers of wool are taxing great interest in the forthcoming race home with the first of this season's wool. The season will open with the Sydney sales on…

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Better Butter Science and Practice Aid of Chemicals

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 3

Addressing the annual meeting of the Coramba butter factory, Mr. W. A. Murphy, chemical sterilisation expert, illustrated how certain, chemicals can aid in the…

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Pastoral Conservation of Herbage in the Form of Pit Silage

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 6

The favorable season has resulted in a luxuriant growth of self-sown wheat, black oats and herbage in inland districts, pointed out the Chief Instructor…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 6

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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Reduced Wool Freights Equal to 84 a Bale. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 5

The overseas shipowners have announced a reduction in freights on wool tops, from 1 13d. to 1 3-8d. a lb., between Australia, the United Kingdom and…

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Dairying Care of the Milking Herd in Relation to Quality of Product

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 6

Absolute cleanliness and care at all points are necessary for the ensurance of quality in milk and cream. A department publication draws attention to…

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Annual Meeting C.r. Pioneer Dairy Co., Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Clarence River Pioneer Co-operative Daily Co., Ltd., will be held at the Masonic Hall, Ulmarra, this afternoon at 2 o'clock…

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Better Prices in Melb. Sheep and Cattle From the North-west. Coonamble

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 August 1931 · page 5

From Coonamble, in the North-West, graziers are sending sheep and cattle to the Melbourne markets in order to secure the benefit of higher prices…

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Murray Floods Many Dairy Farmers Affected. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 August 1931 · page 5

Nearly 120 dairy farmers between Mannum and Murray Bridge have been affected by floods. It is estimated that the loss to each farmer will be in the…

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Aberdeen-angus Cattle Not Yet Popular in Argentina Their Quality Not Recognised

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 August 1931 · page 1

The Aberdeen-Angus breed has not so far attained the popularity in Argentina that was expected, says a writer in the "Review of the River Plate." A country…

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Dairy Industry Pioneer Company, Ulmarra Thirty-eighth Annual Meeting Benefits of Co-operation

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 August 1931 · page 3

The 38th annual meeting of the Clarence River Pioneer Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, was held at the Masonic Hall Ulmarra, on Saturday…

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