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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 40 of 61

Fat Cattle Proposed Section in Show Schedule

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 2

In past years, cattle exhibits at the Dorrigo Agricultural Show have been confined to the dairying breeds, but if a suggestion made by Mr. A…

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Visit of N. Z. Young Farmers Agricultural Assn. Thanked

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 2

Among the correspondence received at Tuesday's meeting of the Agricultural Assn.. was a letter from the J F. District Supervisor, conveying…

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Dairying Conditions Instructors' Reports

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 3

Senior Dairy Instructors in the districts named reported as follows on conditions in July and seasonal prospects:—…

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Junior Farmers Shouldering Heavy Responsibilities Grafton Successes Quoted

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 7

One of the striking features of junior Farmers' Club activities is the manner in which senior members of the club movement have shouldered heavy…

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Banana Farm Competition

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 6

The Richmond Distinct Council of the Banana Growers Federation has decided to conduct a competition for better banana plantations, similar, to…

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Export Levy To Be Reduced Dairy Board's Decision. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 5

Because of the prospects of a very good season the Australian Dairy Produce Board has decided to reduce the levy imposed on exports of butter from…

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Butter and Cheese London Quotations. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 August 1939 · page 5

Following are the market quotations: Butter (quiet), choicest New Zealand salted and unsalted 120, Australian 110, Danish salted 125, unsalted 126;…

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Butter Market Quiet In London Australian Production Reports. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 August 1939 · page 5

The market for butter in London continues quiet. Sellers apparently are prepared to wait until after the bank holiday, states the weekly report from…

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Talkies "Society Lawyer," "Down on the Farm."

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 August 1939 · page 6

"Society Lawyer" is a very exciting melodrama with Walter Pidgeon, Leo Carrillo and Virginia Bruce in the principal roles. This production will…

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Maclean Junior Farmers Visit to W. J. Benson's Farm

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 August 1939 · page 3

On Saturday morning a party of Maclean junior farmers made the trip to the farm of Mr. W. J. Benson, of Tyndale, the object of the visit being…

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Wheat Price Stabilisation Scheme 36 at Sidings Suggested. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1939 · page 5

The majority of the State Governments are prepared to co-operate with the Commonwealth Government in the wheat industry stabilisation scheme,…

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Still a Vacancy Coff's-orara Dairy Society Directors. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1939 · page 5

Mr. C. Debenham, manager of the Coff's-Orara Co-operative Dairy Society, Ltd., stated to-night that only three nominations had been received…

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260,000 Head of Cattle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 7

With its 260.000 head the district controlled by the Tweed-Lismore Pastures Protection Board has approximately one-eleventh of all the cattle of…

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Butter Fat Test Friesian's Performance. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 5

As a result of her recent production of 1030.69lbs. of butter-fat, equal to 1250.69lbs. of commercial butter Wyoming Betty Echo has become the…

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Butter Grading 89.9 Per Cent. Choicest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 5

During the week ended on August 4 the State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle 12,983 boxes of…

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Cattle Embargo Remains on Tweed Support From Grafton Decisions of Tick Board Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 5

Rejecting a suggestion by the Federal Tick Commission the Board of Tick Control at a meeting at Lismore. to-day decided not to lift the…

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London Butter Market. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 2

Butter is inactive. Choicest New Zealand salted and unsalted is 120, Australian salted and unsalted 110…

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Wheat Industry in Serious Plight Address By Sir E. Page Farmers and Settlers Meet Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 5

The establishment of an Australia- wide organisation of wheat growers to speak with one voice for the industry as a whole was urged by the…

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Murder Charge Woman Shot At Farmhouse 16 Years Old Youth Arrested. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 5

Following the death of Rita Grant, 22. married woman, in a lonely farmhouse, near Mundubbera, yesterday, a 16 years old youth came before the…

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Butter Quality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 4

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during ths week ended 4/8/39, 12,983 boxes of…

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