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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

1,219 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 61

Butter Quality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 3

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended 31/3/39, 17,769 boxes of…

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Butter London Butter Dull. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 4

The butter market is dull, Danish 131 to 132; choicest, salted, New "Zealand 114 Australian 113, unsa[?]ied Australian 114…

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Wheat Bounty Protest

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 4

Tamworth District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association is considering the question of making a protest against the present working of…

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Butter Gradings 94.9 Per Cent. Choicest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 8

The State butter gracing staff of the Department of Agriculture. examined at Sydney. and Newcastle, during the week ended on March 31, 17.769 boxes…

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Lactation Test For Guernsey Cattle May Be Australia-wide. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 5

The Full Council of the Guernsey Cattle Society of Australasia, which met at the Royal Showground to-day, was so impressed by the decision of the…

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Dairying Conditions Instructors' Reports

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 4

Reports submitted by the various daily inspectors on the North Coast for the month of March, on conditions iu their districts deal principally with…

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Weevil Attack How To Protect Grain Broadcast by Entomologists Useful Hints for Farmers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 12

"Although it may not be generally known, there are some 30 different species of insects found infesting stored grain and seeds. Of these…

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Very Quiet London Butter Market Weekly Review Dairy Produce Board Report Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 2

Sport values on the London market for Australian butter were a little lower on Wednesday, stated cabled advice [?] to-day by the Australian…

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Export Butter Commonwealth Gradings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 5

During the week ended on April 1 the Commonwealth graders examined for export 4161 boxes of salted and 179 boxes of unsalted butter at Sydney…

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N.Z. FARMERS Mass Meeting At Timaru New Laws Bring Rising Costs. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 5

Complaining that increased costs imposed by legislation have made it impossible for them to maintain their standard of living, a mass meeting of…

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Advertising of Wool Within Australia Important Decision by Australian Wool Board

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 7

For some considerable time the Australian Wool Board has been considering a publicity campaign with the object of promoting the sale of woollen…

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Poor Demand Butter in London. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 5

The demand for butter continues poor with entire lack of speculation…

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The Farm Garden Building Up Fertility

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 6

A flower and vegetable patch, however small, should be a feature of every farm home. Most soils can be made to produce successful gardens, paints…

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£15,113 ESTATE Farmer-Baronet's Will Heir Is School Teacher Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 4

Killed while working on his farm, the late Sir Hussey Burgh Fairlie-Cuninghams, of Murrungul, Manilla (N.S.W.). farmer-baronet, left an estate…

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Purchases of Stud Dairy Cattle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 4

Mr. J. H. Ensbey, Clarence River, made the following purchases of stud dairy cattle in Sydney:--Ayrshire heifer, Yemlot Peggy, sold on account…

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Barter Plan U.S.A. Economic Offensive Against Totalitarian States Rubber, Tin, Cotton, Wheat "Corner" by Democracies. Washington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 5

A statement issued after a conference between the President, Mr. Roosevelt, the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, and the Secretary…

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The Farm Home Silverfish Methods of Eradication

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 7

Silverfish sometimes cause serious damage to the surfaces of photographs, book covers, wall papers, starched clothing, linen and other materials. They…

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Export Butter Commonwealth Gradings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 6

During the week ended on April 8, the Commonwealth graders examined for export 3424 boxes of salted and 374 boxes of unsalted butter at Sydney, and…

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R. A. SOCIETY. Cattle Breeders' Meeting Held During Royal Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 7

An important lead in the agitation for the exhibition of cattle to be confined to disease-free animals was taken by the Poll Shorthorn Society of…

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Wheat Growers Meeting of Federation Export Control Board? Request to Fed. Govt. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 5

Under the terms of a resolution carried at its annual meeting at Canberra, the Australian Wheat Growers' Federation will request the Federal…

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