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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

1,246 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 55 of 63

D.P. Board Meeting in Sydney Daily Sales Report Butter in United Kingdom. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 6

In a report on a meeting held in Sydney last week, the Australian Diary Produce Board announced that it had appointed a special…

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Crop Rotation Essential to Agriculture

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 3

Soil fertility is influenced by many factors, some of which add to the soil's productivity, while others decrease it. These changes in fertility,…

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Butter Gradings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 October 1937 · page 6

Boxes of salted and unsalted butter graded for export by Commonwealth graders during the week ended on October 23, totalled 8685. In Sydney, 5110…

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No Increase In Price Of Butter . Now Selling at 144 in London. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 October 1937 · page 5

According to the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation, Ltd., which fixed Australian rates of advance in London prices for butter, there is no…

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Flame Throwers Farmers Fight Grasshoppers Poison Baits Ineffective. Leeton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 October 1937 · page 4

Poison baits having been found ineffective, farmers and orchardists today used flame throwers to cope with the countless millions of grasshoppers…

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State Butter Grading. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 3

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture, examined in Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended October 22, 14.008 boxes…

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Claim for £1094 Against Butter Factory by Equalisation Committee Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 5

The application by the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee on a stated case for the recovery of £1094 from Goulburn and…

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Butter Quality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 3

The State Butter Grading Staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended 22/10/37, 14,008…

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Dorrigo Dairy Company. Monthly Report Butter Department

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 6

The quantity of butter manufactured during the month of September, 1937, was 36 tons 9 cwt. 1 qr. 7[?]s., being an increase of 3 tons 3cwt. 2…

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Badly Packed Frozen Beef Exports Butter Advertising Criticised. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 5

Expressing dissatisfaction with the packing methods of meat consignments. Mr. G. M. Spencer, of Brisbane, told, on his arrival by the Moldavia to-day…

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Deferred Amalgamation Scheme The Butter Industry Two Clarence River Factories Meeting at Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 1

At a meeting convened by the Clarence River District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, held at Ulmarra yesterday afternoon, it…

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Dairy Board Important Decisions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 3

In order to improve the consumption of butter within the Commonwealth, the Australian Dairy Produce Board initiated a publicity campaign…

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Butter Consumption Publicity Campaign Australian Dairy Produce Board

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 7

In order to improve the consumption of butter within the Commonwealth, the Australian Dairy Produce Board initiated a publicity campaign…

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Sheep Killed in Storm

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 8

In a severe electrical storm on October 10, Mr; J. J. Bell of Newhaven, Armidale, lost over 30 sheep. During the height of the storm a big box tree…

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Potato. Crop North Coast Prospects Departmental Review. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 3

An analysis of the reports indicates that crops now being dug on the. North Coast are generally below the average states the Department of Agriculture…

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Hail Kills Cattle Storm in Queensland. Wowan (Q.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 November 1937 · page 5

A terrific hail, wind and rain storm, the worst the district has known, was experienced last night. Dairy cattle were killed by hail, houses and sheds…

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Rain Wanted For Butter Production London Market Position Improvement on Clarence. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 November 1937 · page 5

Rain is still needed in New South Wales and Queensland to assist in butter production in those States. Light rain has fallen in a few dairying…

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Record Made Export Of Tomatoes Improvement in Crop at Coff's Harbor. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 November 1937 · page 4

A record was established at the Coff's Harbor railway goods yard yesterday when over 3500 cases of tomatoes were shipped to the Sydney…

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Free Advice for Farmers Why Not Utilise This Service?

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 November 1937 · page 8

Not every farmer is aware that there is a free information service at his disposal. Local experiment and research, and contact with that of other States…

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Tomato Crop

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 2

The tomato crop in Coffs Harbour district this season is a record. Last Saturday 3500 cases left Coffs railway station for Sydney. Irrigation plants…

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