Grim Picture By Dairy Officer
COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--Heavy stock losses and a rapid decline in production are reported in monthly review of conditions in No. 2 district (Clarence-Bellinger) released yesterday by…
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Farming & the land, 1950
573 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 29
Sydney Markets Cattle Values Advance
SYDNEY, Mon.--Heavy supplies of Emperor mandarins from coastal districts on most agents stands at the fruit market failed to clear, and…
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SYDNEY, Monday.--The greatest mass movement of cattle in Australia's history is taking place as farmers in the flood-stricken areas hurry their herds to the drier inland…
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BELLINGEN.--Mr. A Harrison, dairy officer, announces that Mr. G. Passlow's farm at Valery has been selected for a…
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SYDNEY, Tues.--Admission of cattle to New South Wales from South Australia has been prohibited except under certain…
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Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report in extra good yarding of fat bullocks at their weekly sale, which was held at the abattoirs yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers' Dramatic Plea For Flood Aid
Proceedings yesterday before the Commonwealth-State Flood Relief Committee in the small, picturesque, crowded Council Chambers at Ulmarra held a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Young Farmer Brought News Of Ulmarra
A young farmer was responsible for removing Ulmarra's isolation during the flood by repairing the telephone lines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Town Topics Butter Output Drops
Manufacture of butter has dropped from 10 ton per week to 5 ton per week at the Dorrigo Dairy Co., said the general manager, Mr. H…
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When proper protection is not provided for dairy cows, not only is their resistance to disease reduced, but much food material is wasted,…
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MACLEAN, Thurs.--How to finance the feeding of a big herd of cattle on a farm two-thirds under water was a question posed to the Federal-State Flood Committee during question time at the…
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CANBERRA, Sun.--The levy on wool in the 19.50-51 season is 7½ per cent, and comes into effect from August 26, the…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.--A maximum of 1,800,000 bales of wool will be Offered in Australia for sale By public auction before the Christmas recess. The National Council of…
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BELLINGEN.--Farming communities on the two upper arms of the Bellinger River are isolated. Great stretches of their roads are impassable…
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SYDNEY, Monday.--The Flood Relief Committee is investigating means of getting owner-farmers back into production…
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Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. yesterday reported holding their usual weekly cattle sale in the saleyards at the South Grafton abattoirs…
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Unless cattle on Woodford Island could be got away quickly to high lands and good pasturage, losses would be heavy, said Mr. J. D. Kirby, a prominent farmer of the island, yesterday…
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WOODFORD DALE.--Despite a quagmire of mud and debris, some 40 farmers turned up at Woodford Leigh Public Hall to discuss problems arising out of the recent flood…
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SYDNEY, Wed.--Owner-farmers, were walking off their properties in debt and broken-hearted by repeated floods, said the Deputy Leader, of the Opposition (Mr. Howarth) in the Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmers Essay
The following essay gained second place in the Junior Farmers comp, sponsored recently by the general manager of Dorrigo Dairy Co. (Mr…
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