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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 55 of 68

Pastoral Pasture Management the Reason for Rotational Grazing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1931 · page 3

Pasture management is an important adjunct to pasture improvement and is in fact essential for any permanent benefit. Good management involves an efficient…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 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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3 Bushel Wheat at Alexandria. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1931 · page 4

The highest price for the year was paid for wheat at Alexandria saleyards to-day, when 120 bags of choice grain was sold privately at 3 per bushel…

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Wealth in Wheat Higher Prices Mean £1,7,00,000 More. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1931 · page 5

It is estimated the advance in price of wheat which has taken place in the past few weeks represents an additional £1,700,000 for the wheat farmers of New…

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Dairying the Dry Cow Importance of Adequate Feeding

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1931 · page 3

For sustained production it is not sufficient to feed the dairy cow generously while she is milking--she must be kept in condition also while she is dry…

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Useful on the Poultry Farm to Make Kerosene Emulsion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1931 · page 8

Kerosene emulsion is useful on the poultry farm as a spraying material for the control of red mite and other parasites that live and hibernate in the poultry…

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Agricultural Green Manuring Suitable Crops According to Climate

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1931 · page 3

Green manuring benefits the soil in two ways. It enriches the soil, in the first place, by supplying it with a considerable amount of readily available plant-food,…

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Junior Farmers Maclean Club Advisory Committee

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1931 · page 6

Rev. C. Rowe (president) and Messrs. C. C. Walker, Ken McDonald, C. J. Green, R. J. McDonald, H. R. Bailey, Jno. Skinner and C. Goddard, who…

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Tomato Crops at Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1931 · page 4

The dry weather has affected the tomato crops in the Central North Coast districts and they are not so forward as usual. Those who have irrigation plants installed…

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Head Blown Off Boy's Death on Farm Queensland Tragedy. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1931 · page 4

The death of a boy resulted from what is believed to have been a boyish prank, at Kolan River, near Bundaberg. Receiving the full charge from a shotgun in the…

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£34,000 Crop Prosperous Farmers Wheat Harvest on the Downs

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 October 1931 · page 2

The story of progress of the four sons of Mr. August Ziesemer as wheat farmers on the Darling Downs reads like a romantic tale, says the "Courier's"…

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"Smoke Signals From the Never Never" Big Sheep Station Deserted

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 October 1931 · page 3

When I was running over particulars of my intended route with various pressmen in the south and they seemed to gather that I was going over untravelled sections…

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Dairy Manual to Be Issued Shortly. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 October 1931 · page 3

In view of the comprehensive nature of the revised edition of the Dairy Manual, which is now ready for issue, the department has decided to make a charge of…

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Poultry Farmer Fined Did Not Believe in Egg Board Officers in "Flash" Cars. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 October 1931 · page 5

Jules Silvester, poultry farmer, at Quaker's Hill, near Parramatta, was fined £z10, with costs, for haying sold eggs to persons other than the Egg Marketing…

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Hunter Farmers Busy

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 October 1931 · page 4

A Muswellbrook message states that farmers on the Pickering estate are leaving nothing to chance, and are taking full advantage of the effects of the good season…

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Wheat Bounty Not to Exceed Sixpence How Is It to Be Paid? Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 October 1931 · page 5

The Minister for Markets, Mr. Moloney, elaborating the wheat bounty scheme tonight, said it provided for a bounty on all wheat marketed. The amount of the…

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Dirty Dairy Utensils Most Common Cause of Second Grade Cream

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 October 1931 · page 6

Inefficient washing of dairy utensils is by far the most comonm cause of second grade cream. Such deficiency may take the following forms:--…

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Shot Dead Upper Copmanhurst Farmer While Shooting Game

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 October 1931 · page 4

John Hackett, 44, a well-known farmer of Upper Copmanhurst, was found shot dead, not far from his home, early last night…

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Dairy Show Empire Competitions Prizes for Aust'n Factories Never Saw Such Excellent Lot London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 October 1931 · page 5

At the Dairy Show, the following awards were made in the Empire competitions:-- BUTTER…

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Starting in Poultry Farming Points in Selection of a Site

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 October 1931 · page 6

The shape of the block, the area avail able, the aspect, and the general direction of the fall, all require close attention, both before purchase and…

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