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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

1,285 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 25 of 65

Flour Cheaper Wheat Price Falls. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 5

The price of wheat to-day was the lowest since the end of March. Following the reduced values the New South Wales Mill Owners' Association…

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Record Sale 233-Acre Farm for £24.245

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 8

Mr. Brice Henry has sold his 233- acre farm in the Tully (Q.) district for £24,250 --a record for the district in sugar land sales…

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Sugar Crop All Records Broken C.S.R. Shareholders' Meeting World Prices at Low Level Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 4

Addressing a meeting of shareholders of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company to-day, the chairman. Mr. E. R. Knox, said previous crop…

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£500,000 Surplus N.z. Dairy Produce Accounts

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday. Addressing the Farmers' Union Conference, the Prime Minister, Mr. Savage, announced that the accounts of…

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Butter Publicity

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

The Australian Dairying Industry has launched a publicity campaign with the object of increasing the use of butter within Australia. All States…

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Butter Quality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended 20/5/38, 11,561 boxes of…

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Butter Factory Explosion

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

Two employees, Fred Sorensen (25) and Xavier Sorrel) (26), were taken to hospital as the result of an ammonia fumes explosion at Kingaroy…

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Dairying Foot-rot in Cattle Method of Treatment

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

A recent report of the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture draws attention to the fact that, largely as the result of the…

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It Wasn't Dorrigo Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 2

The subject of margarine was introduced into the discursive conversation on dairy farming questions at the P.P.U. meeting last Saturday and…

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N.Z. Butter. High Price in England. [?]

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 7

[?] that [?] butter [?] England well above the…

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Export Figures Butter, Cheese, Pork Increases for Period. Caneerra

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 7

United Kingdom purchases of Australian butter, totalling 1,380.444 cwts. during the nine months ended in March, represented a 30 per cent…

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Coffs Facilities Wool Buyers Benefit Operations Speeded Up

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

On three dayg this week a special plane has flown between Brisbane ami Coffs Harbour in connection with the Brisbane wool sales, carrying…

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Flour Cheaper Wheat Prices Fall Cost of Bread Not Altered. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

For the third time this week the price of flour has dropped 5 a ton. The new price, which will rate immediately, is the cheapest since…

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Primary Producers' Union Clarence District Council Quarterly Meeting At Grafton Starving Stock Fodder Accounts Protest Against Butter Substitutes

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Clarence District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at the Town Hall. Grafton, yesterday, there being…

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Dairy Exports Improve Minister Discusses Industry

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 4

A special statement on the relatives between the Federal authorities and the dairying industry was made by the Acting-Minister for Commerce…

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Free Pamphlet on Farm Book-keeping

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

Many farmers record simple details of their doings in "diaries," which are useful, but many advantages accrue from the keeping of a…

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The Master Farmer As a Business Manager

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

Farming practice was no different from any other business—each proposed activity should be thoroughly investigated with a view to…

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Dairy Buildings Departmental View

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

In a recent address on Dairy Problems, broadcast from 2KM (Kempsey) Station, Mr. E. O. Dalgleish, Senior Dairy Instructor, had the…

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Maize Contest Won By Manning River Farmer Central Coast Division. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

J. P. Mooney of Dumarese Island, Taree, won the R.A.S. field maize competition for the Central Coast division Results:--J. P. Mooney (Dumaress…

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For Spring-sown Crops Preparation of the Land

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 13

Land which it is intended to sow in spring should now be given a preliminary ploughing. Whatever the crop. production will be more…

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