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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

594 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 30

Philippines Plan For Cattle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 1

DARWIN, Tues.--A Philippines company plans to buy 1000 head of cattle from Australia each month…

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Crops Damaged

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 1

KASSEL (West Germany)--Racoons, small, grey, North American animals, introduced 20 years ago, are…

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Dairy Products Publicity Drive

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--A drive to increase consumption of dairy products throughout Australia is to he launched by the Dairy Factory Managers' Institute of Australia…

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Market In Asia For Dairy Produce

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Asian market is the only hope Australian dairy produce manufacturers have of expanding export trade…

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Butter, Cheese Competitions

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--G. Lynch of Cobargo, topped the scores with an aggregate of 259 points in the butter and…

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Some Farmers Say Enough Rain

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 2

Showers which have fallen at almost every centre on the Clarence for the past week have had a mixed reception from farmers and townspeople…

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Fine Pig Stud At Grafton Experiment Farm

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 6

There is a good demand for good quality boars and sows from the Grafton Experiment Farm…

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New Economic Future For Dairymen

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 6

Dairymen who have followed Dairy Grant Demonstrations in New South Wales can now see a new economic future for their holdings. This is revealed in an analysis of the results obtained in the first Five years of the Grant on five…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Subdivision's Role In Dairying

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 6

Subdivision is one of the most important factors in effective grassland management, points out the Division of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture…

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N.s.w. Dairy Farm Championship Compition

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 5

Over the last 18 years the New South Wales Dairy Farm championship competition conducted by the Farmer and…

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High Price for Clarence Farm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 12

One of the best cane farms on the Lower Clarence was sold on Saturday morning, 46 acres realising £188 an acre—a total of…

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Korora Farmers Worried with Crofton Weed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

Korora farmers along the Pacific Highway are concerned with the rapid spread of Crofton Weed. Mr. Bob Bushell,…

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Final Payment For Sugar Crop

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 3

Mr. John Skinner, secretary of the Clarence River Sugar Executive, last night gave details of payment for…

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Sheep Breeding

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 3

DURBAN.--The weather on Marion Island, South Africa's remote weather station, about 1200 miles…

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Demand for Stud Pigs From Grafton Experiment Farm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 6

There is a good demand for good quality boars and sows from the Grafton Experiment Farm…

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Ideal Crop for North Coast Mr. Kebby's Address on Passionfruit

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 2

"We have ideal growing conditions for passionfruit on the North Coast and I feel if we really went after this crop it could expand into an appreciable industry in its own right," said Mr. R. G. Kebby, Special Fruit Officer…

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Factory Production Showed Rapid Decline in May (Senior Dairy Officers Report)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 3

In his report for May the Senior Daily Officer of the Clarence-Beliingen to Dorrigo Districts, Mr. H. Harrison, said…

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Farming at Standstill

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 6

PALMER'S ISLAND-- As the result of 786 points during the week (some places higher), the whole…

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Farmers' Refresher Courses

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 6

Short-term schools for farmers to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College during June and July will provide primary producers excellent opportunities to extend their technical knowledge in vegetable growing, poultry farming, pig raising, dairy…

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Discuss Report On Dairying

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.--Members of the Australian Dairy Farmers' Federation met in Melbourne to-day…

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