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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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Early Tomato Crop Points in Seed-bed Work

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 1

The ability of a tomato grower can always be judged by his work in the seed-bed, observes an article in the current "Agricultural Gazette."…

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Dairying Methods Compared

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 4

Dairying methods, fat stock rearing and young farmer movements in New Zealand, England and Scotland were outlined in interesting addresses given…

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R.A.S. District Exhibit Prize Won Again by N.C. and Tablelands Western Districts Second Cattle. Maize. Poultry N.C. Exhibitors Successful. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 5

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Butter Quality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 2

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended 8/4/38, 13,447 boxes of…

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London Butter Market. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 3

Butter is firm. Choicest salted Australian and New Zealand is quoted at 121; unsalted. 122…

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Butter Gradings 93 Per Cent. Choicest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 5

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended April 8, 13,447 boxes of…

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Show Sales Low Prices for Cattle. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 6

Low prices were realised for cattle, both beef and dairy breeds, at the sale of show cattle to-day. Sales included:--…

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Royal Show Details of District Exhibits North Coast and Tablelands Had Big Winning Margin Ham and Butter Awards Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 6

Detailed points in the Commonwealth district competition at tne Royal Show were made available to-day. For the fifth successive year, North Coast and Tablelands, with 1706¼ points won first prize. Western Districts with 1670¼ points was second, and…

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Cattle Sales At Royal Show Spirited Bidding. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 5

Bidding was spirited when the show cattle sales were continued to-day. The champion Aberdeen Angus bull was sold for 200 guineas. The top…

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Royal Show Thrills in the Ring Export Butter Awards North Coast Successes Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 5

There was another large attendance at the Royal Show to-day. Judging in the principal sections having been completed interest…

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The Junior Farmers Experts In Many Branches Youthful Enthusiasm

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 8

The manager of the Junior Farmers came at the Sydney Showground. Mr. J. W. Webb, spoke with pride of the achievements of the bays from New…

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Empire Butter Price Still Rising in London. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 5

Empire butter continues its surprising advance and now shows a useful premium over Continental. The rise is chiefly due to reports of greatly…

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DAIRYING Rations For Dairy Cows Must Balanced Palatable and Economical

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 7

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 Encouragement of Clovers in Coastal Pastures

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 6

The most outstanding plant for sowing in coastal districts, and especially amongst paspalum, is a persistent strain of certified seed of white clover…

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Butter Gradings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 5

The State [?] staff of the Department of [?] at Sydney and [?] week ended April [?]…

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Turning Farmer Ramsay Macdonald's Daughter Supplies for Plow Inn. London, April 2

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 1

Mrs. Norman Ridgiey (Ishbel Macdonald) hopes soon to become a farmer. She is negotiating to buy Speen Farm, on the hillside above her inn at…

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Sydney Markets Butter Supplies Declining Banana Prices. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 4

Tasmanian potatoes cleared well under firm inquiry. Increased prices have not deterred buyers. Quotations: Potatoes (Tas.) Brownells…

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Fourth Occasion Snake Bites Lismore Farmer. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 5

Having on three other occasions been bitten by snakes. Patrick Muldoon, a farmer of South Gundurimba, knew what to do when bitten by a black…

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Butter Quality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 4

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended 15/4/38, 10,062 boxes of…

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Sheep Traps

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 7

A Wattle Flat report states:--Repeated complaints are heard from some of the local sheep owners at the apparent thanklessness of diggers who…

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