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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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A Record Butter Export Season Over 85,000 Tons. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 May 1934 · page 3

Earlier anticipatioun of a record butter export siason were coafirned in a state ment made available to-day, by the Minister for Commerce, Mr Stewart…

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Wood Taint in Butter New Regulation Issued

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1934 · page 2

As a result of the work carried out by the Division of Forest Products to overcome the taint in butter caused by hoop pine, the Department of Commerce has…

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On Threshold of Successful Chilling the Cattle Industry Reviewed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1934 · page 2

We are in receipt of the 45th annual wool review by Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., with some comments on the frozen meat and fat stocK trades, from…

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The Consumer and the Dairyman

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1934 · page 4

One of Sydney's consumers of butter has suggested that our tariff laws should be altered to allow New Zealand to send plenty of butter to the Australian market. This, he said, would enable consumers here to obtain butter at a fair and reasonable price…

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Harwood Weather and Crops. Harwood

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1934 · page 7

After a week of wet weather in which over ten inches of rain fell, the week-end was beautifully fine. On Sunday there was a cloudless sky and the river…

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Cattle Diseases Important Investigations Research Council's Work. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 6

The important investigations being made in North Queensland by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, especially in regard to tick fever, pleuro…

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Traders Oppose Fixed Price for Wheat. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 6

Wheat traders in Sydney to-day expressed strong opposition to any proposal aiming at the fixing of the price of wheat for local consumption…

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Wheat Outlook Poor in U.S.A. CANBERRA

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 6

A cablegram received to-day by the Commonwealth Statistician from the International Institute of Agriculture, Rome, states that the wheat outlook in…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 4

Rations for dairy cows must not only be "balanced" (contain the elements of nutrition in desirable proportions), but they must be appetising…

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Dairying. Fistulous Withers in Horses May Spread Contagious Abortion

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 4

An article on fistulous withers in horses in the current issue of the "Agricultural Gazette" contains a point of very great interest to dairy…

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A Trip to Grafton. Dorrigo Junior Farmer Relates His Experiences

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 4

Master F. F. White, one of the Dorrigo Junior Farmers who went to the Grafton Show, writes the following description of his trip:—…

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Dairyville's Isolation

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 2

In a letter to last meeting of the shire council Mr. W. W. Alford asked on behalf of the residents of Dairyville that something be done of…

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Superintendent of Dairying. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 May 1934 · page 3

It is announced to-day that applications will be called in all parts of Australia for the position of Superintendent of Dairying in the new dairy branch of the…

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About Wheat the Humorist Takes a Hand

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 May 1934 · page 7

The chairman of the Wheat Commission (Sir Herbert Gepp) has had the following dissertation sent to him. but not as evidence:—…

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Junior Farmers Camp at Grafton Show Dorrigo Boy's Impressions

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 May 1934 · page 7

As a representative of the Junior Fanners 'Club who visited the Grafton Show I make my best attempt to describe the show and my adventures there…

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Poll of Dairymen

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 May 1934 · page 4

Arrangements by the Department of Commerce to hold a poll of dairy farmers in Australia are nearly complete…

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Butter Exports Exceed Last Year by 900 Tons. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 6

With the total now 91,176 tons, shipments of butter to the United Kingdom now are more than 900 tons in excess of the quantity for the corresponding period…

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Farmers' Fight to Retain Land "Golden Harvest."

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 6

The latest Paramount picture, "Golden 'Harvest," is dramatic story of the present-day American farmer's fight to retain his home, his battle against the…

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"Use More Butter!"

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 2

If there is one cry which the people of this district should take up with great gusto it is that which sings the praise of Butter! Several months…

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Pastoral Advantages of Windbreaks Another Argument for Trees on the Farm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 4

Windbreaks and shelter belts play an important part in the economy of of farm management, and practically every district in New South Wales…

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