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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

1,311 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 64 of 66

Butter Market Affected By Crisis Trade Quiet in London. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 December 1936 · page 4

In Common with most other commodities, the Australian butter market in London was very quiet to-day Under he influence of the constitutional crisis…

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DAIRYING Conservation Of Fodder Dry Conditions Again Demonstrate Its Wisdom

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 December 1936 · page 8

The dairy farmer who at the present time has ample supplies of stored fodder is the envy of his less thrifty neighbors, as the coastal areas have…

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Gold Strike On An English Farm Discovery While Sinking a Well. London, November 20

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 December 1936 · page 9

Gold has been found on a Wiltshire farm. But to forestall a rush the farmer, Mr. Bert Wootton, of Ranesbury, announces that he is not…

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Appeal Dismissed By Supreme Court " FORSYTHE V. Phelps Case Share Farming Agreement

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 December 1936 · page 11

On November 16 the question of whether an agreement to farm certain lands at Ulmarra on a share farming basis created a tenancy was argued…

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Wheat Prices New Records Yesterday. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 December 1936 · page 7

New record high levels for wheat were established to-day when silo grain was quoted at 54¾ a bushel, and bagged wheat at 55…

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Dairy Registrations

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 December 1936 · page 4

Although the date for the registration of dairies expired a month ago, the Grafton police state that there are about 100 dairies out of about 250 still…

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Artificial Wool Exceptionally High Quality Perfected In America Not Yet Ready for Market New York

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1936 · page 5

The Associated Press learns that artificial wool of exceptionally high quality has been perfected by the Dupont chemical interests…

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Dairying and Dry Weather

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1936 · page 8

Figures to indicate that dry weather on the Far North Coast had resulted in a loss of £200,000 to dairy farmers in the Tweed, Brunswick and Richmond…

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Wheat Shortage Prices Still Rising Now Equal to 58 IN U.S.A. CHICAGO

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1936 · page 5

A variety of circumstances, dwindling world supplies, short European crops, unfavorable harvesting conditions in the Argentine, and lack of…

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Butter Marketing Danger Of Market Manipulation Warning to Producers Primary Producers' Union Weekly Notes. December 7, 1936

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 6

Stability of trade rests on orderly marketing, and as neither Commonwealth nor State law can secure this, according, to the Privy Council…

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Drought Crisis Appeal To Government For Aid Grave Plight of Farmers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 6

The drought in many dairying districts of the coastal area has been so prolonged that it has passed from the category of a local disaster into a…

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Grafton Junior Farmers' Club Potato Growing Competition Results Announced

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 4

At a meeting of the Grafton Junior Farmers' Club, held at the High School on Tuesday last, December 15, the winner of the potato growing…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company. Monthly Report Butter Department

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 4

The quantity of butter manufactured during the month of November. 1936, was 57 tons 14 cwt. 2 qrs. 20 lbs., being a decrease of 16 tons 5 cwt. 3…

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Dairy Board Meeting In Melbourne Butter Boxes and Brands. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 5

New regulations regarding a uniform butter box and brands for butter, uniform sizes for cheese for export, and advertising in the East, were discussed…

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Junior Farmers' Club. Meeting of Advisory Committee J.F.C. Cattle Judge at Next Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 2

Those present at last meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Dorrigo Junior Farmers' Club were:—Messrs. C. H. Turner (President), S. B…

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Butter Marketing. Danger of Market Manipulation Warning to Producers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 2

Stability of trade rests on orderly marketing, and as neither Commonwealth nor State law can secure this according to the Privy Council…

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Grossly Neglected Utensils. Dairy Farmer Fined £4

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 3

"The utensils appear lo have been grossly neglected," remarked Mr. R. Hawkins, P.M., In Kyogle police court on Wednesday when imposing a…

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Wool for Textiles Offer To Japan Trade Plan Rejected. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 5

The newspaper "Asahi" reports that Sir Henry Gullett, on December 13, proposed to the Japanese Consul- General. (Mr. Mural) that. Australia…

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Many Have Failed Coastal Potato Crops

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 3

Reviewing the coastal potato crop as at November 30, the Director of Marketing. Mr. Watson, said the continued dry spoil prevented the…

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Dairying. Care of the Separator Some Hints on Washing

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 7

When investigating cases of inferior quality cream, officers of the Dairy Branch of the Department of Agriculture frequently find that the cause of…

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