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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Butter Gradings. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 4

During the week ended March 28, 92.8 per cent boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found to be of choicest grade…

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Grafton Show Record Anticipated Many New Attractions Dairy Cattle Features

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 4

Given fine weather, everything points to the coming show eclipsing all efforts in the history of the C.P. and A. Society, said the secretary,…

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Rustlers Busy in Queensland Sheep And Cattle Stolen in Night Raids Graziers Threaten to Shoot. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 5

Cattle duffing arid sheep stealing have increased to an enormous extent recently and graziers in Western Queensland are suffering heavy losses…

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Dorrigo Farmer's Enterprise Home-made Hydro-electric Plant

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 6

With the exercise of a considerable amount of ingenuity, the expenditure of the necessary energy and about £70 in cash, Mr. Norman Johnsen, of…

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Butter Pay

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 8

Suppliers to Foley Bros., Ltd., Lismore, will receive 11 per lb. for ter during March, stated the district manager, Mr. G. Dargie, on Tuesday…

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Margarine Trust Attack In Commons Keeping Butter Off Market. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 5

A vigorous attack on the Government's price fixing policy and allegations that wholesale interests dominated the commodity departments of the…

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Farm and Dairy Produce Trouble at Close of Show Steward's Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2

Mr. S. Harrigan, a steward in the Farm and Dairy Section, said that as there was very little competition in the section, there was not much to…

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Second to Dorrigo Potato Growing Championship Junior Farmers' Awards

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2

The State championship (coastal clubs division) of the potato growing project, conducted by the Junior Farmers' Club Council for the…

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Dairying Conditions. Clarence to Nambucca

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1

Mr. J. D. L. McGibbon, senior dairy instructor, in charge of the dairy branch district, Clarence to Nambucca, with headquarters, Coffs Harbour…

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Dairy Herds How To Increase Output Eliminate Poor Cows Broadcast by Expert

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 7

"With the present trend of world affairs, our agricultural industries will be called upon to exert the utmost effort, and not only maintain…

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Junior Farmers Visit to the Rural Bank

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 7

One of the many benefits gained by junior farmers visiting the Royal Show is the broadened outlook they acquire. Quite apart from the interesting friend…

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Farmers Warned

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4

A warning to farmers to be cautious about joining the multiplicity of farmers' organisations was issued. by the president of the Tamworth District…

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Wheat Supplies Pig Breeders Protest Small Farmers' Position

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1940 · page 6

A protest was voiced by the New South Wales branch committee of the Australian Stud Pig Breeders Society, at a meeting on March 15, against the…

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Opinions of Our Readers Cattle Dipping

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1940 · page 10

Sir,--I read a letter signed "Farmer" on the question of cattle dipping which appeared in your paper of the 25th ult. The fact that the letter deals with…

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Weekly Cattle Sale. Roughly 1500 Yarded

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1940 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report a very big yarding of cattle at their weekly sale on Wednesday last. There was a full attendance of local…

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MARGARINE Competition With Butter Reply to Sir David Rivett. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1940 · page 4

Commenting on an address, by Sir David Rivett yesterday, the president of the Victorian Dairymen's Association. Mr. A. McKenzie, to-day…

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Nazi Propaganda Tricks To Beat English Censor "Butter" Casks Contain Leaflets. London, March 16

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1940 · page 8

Some of the methods used by the Nazis to get their propaganda into England were revealed this week. Casks of "butter" coming from Eire…

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Dairying Maintenance of Quality Cream

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1940 · page 2

Inefficient washing of utensils is by far the most common of cream being graded as other than choicest. Contamination may result from:-…

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Dairy Conditions Rains On N.S.W. Coast Board's Weekly Report Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1940 · page 4

The Australian Dairy Produce Board to-day reported that during the last few days light showers fell over a wide area of Queensland. These were…

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The Cattle Tick

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 7

Sir,--In reply to Mr. C. T. Clark ("Daily Examiner," April 2) on the above subject, let me quote the results of the eradication campaign in this…

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