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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

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Out West Glorious Rains Sheep Up 7 Head Real Breaking of Drought Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 4

Good rains were reported from many parts of the State to-night. Sheep prices in the western districts have risen as much as 7 a…

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Butter Boxes Spraying Removes Taint

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 8

Some time ago, the Division of Forest Products of the Council' for Scientific and Industrial Research developed a method for spraying hoop…

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Mow and Burn Ergot Infected Pastures Advice Issued to Farmers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 3

Referring to criticism of the apparent apathy shown by the Department of Agriculture towards the seriousness of the…

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"How's the Farm Doing?" English Farmer and Government Sir Phillip Gibbs and His Neighbors

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 8

A correspondent from Maclean forwards us an excerpt from Sir P. Gibbs' "England Speaks," as of interest to our readers, adding that the author's…

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Safety Devices New Farman 'Plane. Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 5

The new F224 Farman 'plane will include a number of experimental. trapdoors, to enable passengers to escape quickly in case of emergency, while…

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Two Records Butter-Fat Production Friesian and Ayrshire Cows. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 4

Two Australian butter-fat production records are announced by the Department of Agriculture. The first Australian record is for…

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Wool Sales London Prices Up. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 5

The first series of the 1936 London wool sales opened to-day, with an offering of 9525 bales, of which 8561 were sold. Compared with the closing…

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Arson Charge Farmer for Trial Ellangowan Cottage Burnt Wife's Alleged Statement Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 5

At the end of the Coroner's inquiry at Casino to-day, Charles Sydney Lockhart, farmer, of Ellangowan, was committed for trial on a…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company. Monthly Report Butter Department

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 2

The quantity of butter manufactured for the month of December, 1935, was 87 tons 18 cwt., being a decrease of 36 tons 16 cwt. as compared with the…

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Casino Butter Pay

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 4

The butter output at Casino Co-op. Dairy Society's factory last month totalled 611,6141b. The rate of pay was 8¾d. a lb., and the distribution to…

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Pat Butter Opposition In England Export Board Member's Views. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 5

The opinion was expressed by Mr. H. E. Handbury, a member of the Australian Dairy Produce Export Board that if Australia undertook extensive…

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Better Bulls £20,000 to Assist Dairy Farmers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 6

In September, 1933, the State Government made funds available to the extent of £20,000 for the purpose of assisting dairy farmers to obtain…

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Pasture Improvement Assistance to Farmers Under Dairy Council's Scheme

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 2

In the monthly report of the Dorrigo Co-operative Dairy Company, which appears elsewhere in this issue, the Chairman of Directors (Mr. R. J…

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£542,000 INSURANCE Goldsbrough, Mort's Fire 9000 Bales of Wool Undamaged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 5

With the payment to-day of £100,000 making a total payment of £542,000, the Associated Tariff Insurance Companies of Great Britain have practically…

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Junior Farmer' Club Advisory Committee Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held in the Memorial Hall last Saturday morning, members present being Messrs. C. H. Turner…

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Dairying an Objectionable Practice "Overstocking" of Newly Calved Cows

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 3

When newly-calved cattle are dis played for sale, it frequently happens thai the owner, desiring to attract attention to the capacity of the udder…

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Cups Galore! MR. N. C. Jackson's Collection Speed King to Farmer

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 2

Called at Mr. Charlie Jackson's the other day and was shown one of the finest collections of cups that any sportsman would be proud to own…

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Cattle Sale

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 4

About 400 cattle were yarded at W. J. Hawthorne' and Sons' weekly cattle sale at the South Grafton municipal saleyards on Tuesday. The usual…

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Telling Age of Cattle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 4

The age of cattle, says an exchange, can be fairly accurately determined as follows: The calf when born has two pairs of incisors; the other two pairs…

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Dairy Control Dr. Page In Brisbane Co-ordinated Effort Improving Butter Quality. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 3

For many years the dairying industry has enjoyed the advantages accruing from co-operative action and organised, marketing, said Dr. Earle…

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