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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Cattle for Grass

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 2

Droves of cattle are still being brought to the Macleay for grass from the drought-stricken areas. It is not uncommon to find several dead in the…

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Cattle Driving in Streets

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 2

So many cattle have to pass through the streets of Kempsey just now that it would be perhaps well if the Municipal Council authorities would…

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Butter Shortage. Big Country Demand

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 2

The butter sent to the sussex-street wholesale market from the coastal factories showed a falling off of nearly 1000 boxes since last Monday…

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State Calf-rearing. Farmers Urge Closing Down

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 3

Speculation is rife in the Albion Park district as to what the now-Government will adopt In regard to State calf rearing. From the…

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Lecture on Dairying

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 6

The State Dairy Expert, Mr. L. T. MacInnes, lectured to a representative gathering of dairymen in the F. S. Hall, Macksville, on Thursday…

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A Chance For Dairymen

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 2

Next Saturday, at 2 p.m., at Gilkison's yards, Bowraville, dairymen on the look out for choice stock will be afforded an opportunity, as…

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The Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Ltd

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 4

Will hold its Twentieth Annual Meet Hall, Alstonville, on Tuesday, June 29th, at 11 a.m. The turnover exceeds 3½ millions, being an increase of £793.000…

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The Butter Position

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 4

IN order to meet the butter shortage the Federal Government is releasing butter butter stored Imperial contract. The Acting Minister for Customs has…

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Next Season's Butter

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 4

THERE is a growing belief in the London produce trade (says a cable) that the Government will purchase next season's output of Australian and New Zealand…

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Wheat Prices Farmers Puzzled at State of Market

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 8

A good many farmers in the Tamora district are puzzled at the state of the wheat market. They all realise that a big price is going to be…

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Dairying with a Difference. Do You Keep Cows—or Do They Keep You?

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 2

From the year 1854 to 1918 the average yearly yield of butter-fat of Danish cows-jumped from 44 1b to 240 1b…

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Another O.B.U. Farmers and Settlers This Time

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 6

The Young brunch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has submitted for the consideration of the annual conference of farmers and…

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Inverell Crop Conditions

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 3

Generally speaking, the maize crops in this district were almost total failures. Last week Mr. John Ditzell pulled several acres of corn from his…

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Sheep on Railway Line

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 2

The up Taree mail on Friday ran into 3 clock of sheep grazing on the fine between Dungog and Wallarobba, Before the [?] was brought to a standstill some six…

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P. Union Price of Butter

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 4

The general secretary of the Primary Producers' Union, writes as follows:—"As there appears to the some doubts as to the actual prices…

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The Brighter Outlook. Position in Wheat Belt Energetic Ploughing

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 2

The good rains which have fallen throughout the wheat belt during this week have at once altered the serious agricultural outlook produced by…

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Poultry Farmers' Flight

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 2

A proposal to extend the operations or the Rural industries Board so as to embrace the needs of bonafitic poultry farmers has been brought before the Minister…

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Agricultore the Compost Heap. How to Make a Valuable Farm Adjungt

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 1

The compost heap is a most valuable adjunet to the farm, and it is a very great pity that it not more frequently to be found, A heap or pit can be made very…

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Sydney Markets. BUTTER

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

Prescott, Ltd., report:--Sydney:--The price was advanced on the 25th inst. to 2288d. Supplies show a still further falling off and…

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The Dairying Industry

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 7

It will be freely conceded by all who are engaged in dairying that we possess exceptional facilities, experience and knowledge for the supplying of…

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