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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

1,445 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 59 of 73

Educated Cows Perth Dairyman's Achievement. Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 October 1934 · page 8

One of the most interesting figures at the Perth Show was a dairyman who had educated his herd to divide on the approach of motor cars, and afterwards…

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Abolish Milk Act Dairy Farmers' Demand Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 October 1934 · page 5

The statement that many small dairymen are on the verge of bankruptcy was made at a mass meeting of dairy farmers, held at Liverpool last night, when a…

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Junior Farmers Clarence River Council Lively Interest Displayed Competition with Adults at Show?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 October 1934 · page 3

A lively interest in agricultural matters was displayed at the quarterly meeting of the Clarence River District Junior Farmers' Club Council, which was held at…

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Remarkable Will Farmer's Last Stipulation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 October 1934 · page 8

"I desire to be cremated within a convenient distance of my abode... I declare that I am a firm believer in the immortality of the soul and in the…

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"Farmers Apathetic."

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 October 1934 · page 4

North Coast farmers who had not lived in rabbit infested areas were inclined to be apathetic towards the rabbit menace, stated the newly-appointed rabbit…

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Welfare Farms Flogging to Be Abclished Sweeping Changes Proposed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 October 1934 · page 3

Sweeping changes in the administration of the Child Welfare Department, including the abolition of corporal punishment, are intended…

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Farmers' Maize Trials Interesting Experiments

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 October 1934 · page 7

Mr. W. D. Kerle, special agricultural instructor of the department, gave details last week of maize trials conducted, with his co-operation, by the Vacy-Paterson…

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Weekly Cattle Sale Good Yarding of Fat Cattle

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 4

The yarding of fat cattle at W. T. Hawthorne and Sons' weekly sale at the South Grafton municipal saleyards on Tuesday was the best for some time…

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Pastoral. Eradication of Blackberry Early Summer Spraying With Sodium Chlorate

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 4

When blackberry is well established, it is difficult to bring under control owing to the fact that the roots sucker freely. If, however, precautionary…

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Wood Taint in Butter Boxes. Use of Sprayed Hemlock Boxes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 3

Manufacturers of butter boxes in the Southern States are becoming increasingly concerned about future supplies of timber. At the present time,…

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Oxley Highway Glorious Panoramas Bullockies' Heroism Recalled Bringing Down the Wool

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 2

Hundreds of millions of pounds have been spent on cars in Australia and hundreds of thousands on petrol. The Commonwealth and State levies heavy…

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Dairying. Bloat in Dairy Cows Method of Treatment

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 4

Bloat, or hoven, is due to succulent foods eaten under certain conditions which cause the formation of large quantities of gas in the rumen or…

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Queensland Dairy Act

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 4

A Bill to amend the Dairy Act in Queensland has passed its first reading. The measure, which will put an end to the indiscriminate erection of butter and…

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A Forecast Huge Affirmative Vote in Dairy Poll the Prim Ry Producers' Union Weekly Notes

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 11

SYDNEY, October 8, 1934. In its issue of Friday last the "Primary Producers' News," the official organ of the Primary Producers' Union, which…

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American Wheat Short-crop Forecast No Export This Year. Washington

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1934 · page 5

Officials of the United States Farm Administration announced to-day that no plants were being made for exporting wheat this year, in view of the…

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Green Crops Without Light or Rain an Amazing Invention

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1934 · page 3

Experiments conducted in England offer tangible proof of the claims of a process whereby green crops can be grown in 10 days without the aid of…

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Visiting Farmers Party From New Zealand in Grafton Tuesday Next

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1934 · page 4

A party of New Zealand farmers, accompanied by a representative of the State Tourist Department, will be visiting Grafton on Tuesday next…

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Experiment Farm Visit on Wednesday Afternoon

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 October 1934 · page 3

It is expected that a happy party will invade the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. Marks at the Experiment Farm on Wednesday afternoon…

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Butter and Eggs Australia's Export Figures Big Increases. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 October 1934 · page 5

According to information furnished by the Department of Commerce, butter exports this season so far total 14,375 tons, or 3300 tons more than the corresponding…

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Four Million Bushels Queensland Wheat Crop. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 October 1934 · page 5

The Queensland wheat crop this year is expected to be in the vicinity of 4,000,000 bushels, which is about the same as last 3 year…

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