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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

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Wool Industry Suggested Conference. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 5

In the Senate to-day, Senator Sir G. Pearce informed Senator Guthrie that the Government intended to convene a conference of wool interests in an effort to…

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Hold-up Impracticable W.A. Wheat. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 4

The Primary Producers' Association sent a circular to all branches declaring that a wheat hold-up would be impracticable as it would involve a definite loss…

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Queer 'Cures' Some Old-Time Remedies Crabs' Eyes and Powdered Mice Live Spiders in Dab of Butter

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 7

Some of the queer ideas and superstitions held in past ages were revealed in extracts which Mr. J. C. Lane read to the Grafton Rotary Club last Thursday…

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MARGARINE Bringing N.S.W. Into Line Bill to Protect Butter Producers Measure Passed First Reading. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 5

In order to bring the law into line with legislation in force in other States with regard to the manufacture of butter substitutes, the…

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Fell Heavily Southgate Road Farmer's Accident

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 4

MT. Robert Dickson, dairy farmer, of Southgate road, fell from the top of a horse-drawn load of hay, whilst feeding hie cows yesterday morning. He received…

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Butter [?]

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 2

The disparity between [?] Australian and New Zealand [?] and Danish butler in [?] try indicates the popular [?]…

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Bellinger River Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 4

A total of 81,674lb. of butter, made up of 80,838 choicest and 836lb. second grade, was manufactured at the Bellinger River Co operative Butter…

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Price of Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 4

On the subject of "Stabilisation" a dairyman writes as follows to the "R.R. Herald":—"The price of butter today is so low that the share or…

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Regulating Butter Exports

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 6

Some opposition has developed in Queensland to the withholding from shipment to the United Kingdom of 20 per cent, of the December and…

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Importance of the Sire Cattle Breeding Must Beget Dairy Stock

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 3

Because the qualities of his strain are imparted to every calf, the need for a bull of the right type in the building up of a herd can scarcely be over-stressed…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Prices Well Maintained. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 4

The wool sales closed to-day, when 11,166 bales were offered. Competition was keen throughout. The opening rates of the series were fully maintained. Top…

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BUTTER Protection From Substitutes Falling Consumption Menace of Margarine. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 5

Moving the second reading of the Dairy Industry Amendment Bill the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Main) said the main object was to protect…

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Russian Food Rations Conditions at Moscow Butter 50 Per Lb. Moscow

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 5

In connection with the new system of food rationing, whereby ration books are issued every month instead of every three months, a reduction by one quarter of the…

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Finance Relief Help For Wheat Growers Fed, Govt, Opposes Bounty Amendments Defeated. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 5

The House of Representatives, which sat all night to finalise the Financial Relief Bill, had not reached a vote on the wheat question when the…

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Calves for Junior Farmers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 2

A ballot was conducted last night for two calves donated to the local Junior Farmers' ClUb by Mr. H. J. Bowers, of Mullumbimby, and Mr. C…

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Wonderful Spud Crop

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 4

Mr. H. E. Shervey has a wonderful crop of spuds on his farm at Bostobrick. The tubers comprise Factors and Up-to dates, the seed having been…

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"Dairyman" Wins Out

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 4

A resourceful Victorian carpenter, out of work for six months, had enough cash saved to buy nine cows. He heard there was plenty of green…

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Live Stock Treatment of Stock Diseases Warning to Farmers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 3

Attention has been drawn to the fact that in some cases claims which cannot be justified in the present state of scientific knowledge are made…

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Farm Carts Pneumatic Tyres Coming Into Vogue

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 3

It is now no uncommon sight on country roads in some parts of the Commonwealth to see horse-drawn vehicles running on pneumatic tyres. The front axle assembly…

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Danish Farmer's Methods High Money Returns Intensive Feeding at Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 2

At the request of a subscriber we republish the following article, which appeared in our columns on September 11, 1930:—…

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