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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

744 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 38

Bluey&co the Poor Sheep

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 6

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Rank and File Butter Industry Move Queensland Organisation. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 5

At a meeting of representatives of co-operative butter and cheese factories to-day, it was decided to form a voluntary rank and file organisation for the…

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Cattle Market Report

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 4

Messrs. Harrie Badgery and Sons. Pty., Ltd., report that there was a yarding of about 200 head of cattle at the municipal yards, South Grafton,…

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L.C. Agricultural Society Jubilee Show at Maclean Magnificent Dairy Cattle Outstanding Sugar Cane Exhibits junior Farmers' Clubs Competition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 6

High-class dairy cattle, massive draught horses and a magnificent display of sugar cane were conspicuous features of the Maclean Show at the first day's session yesterday. This was the society's jubilee show and the bright prospects which had…

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PASTORAL Sowing Of Pastures Preparation of the Soil

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 3

Adhere permanent pastures are to be established, consisting, of perennial grasses and clovers, which should provide feed for many years, a thorough…

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Butter Price Fixed At 17 In England Cheap Margarine Competing. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 3

The British Government's action in fixing the retail price of butter at 17 per 1b. was causing difficulty in marketing Australian butter in competition…

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Good Display at Bellingen Show Rich District Cattle, Pigs, Produce Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 6

Bellingen's fifty-seventh annual show opened to-day in delightful autumn weather.. Competition, in cattle, pigs and poultry was particularly keen while…

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Dairy Industry Crisis

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 8

Sir,--A proposal was made by Mr. Dunlop, M.L.C., and Mr. A. N. Binks, M.L.C., at the annual meeting of the Primary Producers Union, that during…

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Junior Farmers Grafton Show Activities Inter-club Competition Broadcast Talk by Supervisor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 8

The supervisor of Junior Farmers' Clubs, Mr. A. L. Nicod, gave a broadcast talk on junior farmers' activities through station 2NR on Sunday…

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Successful Cattle Sale

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 2

Messrs H. W. Kirkland & Co., and W. H. Shaw, auctioneers in conjunction report a successful sale on Wednesday. 17th inst. Good quality fat…

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Butter Substitutes Quota System Opposed Over 100 Dairymen at Bellingen Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 4

Farmers on the Bellingen River are actively taking up the fight against the menace of butter substitutes. Following a large meeting of potato…

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Decline in Butter Production Is Show Judging to Blame?

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 4

There is said to be a serious decline in the butter yields of dairy cattle, the average decline per cow, during the past ten years, being…

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Ample Stocks Butter And Bacon Supplies From Dominions Later. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 5

The economic position of Britain as the result of the invasion of Scandinavia gives little cause for alarm. It is learned from highly placed…

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Maize Smut 25-Year Quarantine for Farms Affected

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 1

Appearance of American maize smut on a property means that that farm must go out of production of maize for 25 years…

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Junior Farmers' Camp

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 2

A feature connected with the Grafton Show, was a J.F. Camp. An interesting time was spent at the show and instructive addresses were…

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Jubilee Show at Maclean Lower Clarence Red Letter Day Official Opening Ceremony Performed by Mr. C. G. WINGFIELD, M.L.A. Junior Farmers' Movement

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 7

Most of the down river population joined with the residents of Maclean in making a red letter day for the official opening of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society's Jubilee Show yesterday. Glorious weather favored the fixture and from an early hour a steady stream of patrons passed through…

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Farm Mechanics

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 4

Farm mechanic students who usually attend on Thursday at the Mobile Workshop may attend next week On Wednesday, 24th, Thursday, being a…

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Production Report Dairy Produce Board Decline in N.S.W. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 3

The Australian Dairy Produce Board reports that no rain fell during the past week in Queensland and the weather is very cold…

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Bread and Butter Facts

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 4

It has always been somewhat puzzling to thinking Australians that some of our industrial leaders and a certain number of their followers should, be such strong advocates for the Soviet system, because it is obvious that the conditions which the average Australian workman enjoys are so far…

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S.a. Butter Trade Being Replaced by Cheese

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Saturday. South Australian butter producers will find difficulty in sharing in the £15,000.000 worth of butter trade which…

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