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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Price of Butter Increased

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 5

The wholesale price of butter in the Commonwealth will be increased to 1s 9½d per lb from Monday next…

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Pastoral Combating Prickly Pear. Government Botanist's Suggestions

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 2

A new offensive against an old enemy is launched in the February "Agricultural Gazette" in the shape of the first of a series of "Chats about the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 2

Those Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 457…

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Good Farms for Soldiers. the "Dyraaba Estate"

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers Settlement branch has acquired the famous "Dyraaba Estate" situated about 15 miles from Casino. My time for the most…

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Farmers and Federal Politics. Dr. Page's Visit to Gladstone

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 3

There was a representative attendance of about seventy farmers from all parts of the Lower Macleay at the meeting convened for last Thursday…

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Cattle

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 4

Judge-- J. W. Evans (Manning). The Judge, who has had experience in judging at Dapto Show, which is regarded as next to the…

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Farm and Dairy Produce. Judge-- Mr. W. J. Seargent

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 4

Carrots, A. Bennett ; radishes, George Welsh; tomatoes, A. Bennett; butter beans, J. Bennett, sen.; French beans, J. Bennett, Sen.; lima beans,…

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State-Aided Co-Operation. Plan for Farmers' Purchases

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 2

By a State-aided scheme of co-operative marketing, the farmer can accomplish two most desirable objects at one and the same time. He can…

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Ideal Farm House

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. George Welch, builder and contractor, of Kempsey, has signed a contract for the erection of a 7-roomed weatherboard bungalow residence, at…

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Homestead Farms

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. E. C. Hollow, President of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League (Macleay branch), has received from Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., particulars…

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Butter Output. (To the Editor.)

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 2

Sir,— Factories have been advised both by the State Committee of the Dairy Produce Pool, and myself but more publicity is perhaps necessary…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 2

Those Noted are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. 458…

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Curing "Rusty" Wheat. Plant Doctors at Work

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 7

How farmers and agriculturists are saved millions of pounds every year by plant doctors was explained recently by an official of the Imperial…

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Scone Cattle Sale

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report Friday's cattle sale as follows:—2000 head of cattle were yarded and practically all…

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The Rise in Butter

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 2

In making the announcement of the increased price of butter, of Minister for Customs, Mr. Massy Greene, stated that recently very strong…

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Next Season's Butter Output

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 2

Dear Sir,-- have been advised both by the State Committee of the Dairy Produce Pool, and by myself, but more publicity is perhaps…

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Gigantic Cattle Sale. at Macksville

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 4

This sale has been arranged for 16th March as the first of a series of biannual stock sales on the Nambucca River, with a view to providing a…

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The Wheat Cases. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 5

Reginald Rhcuben, Edward Sheedy, William Robinson and Julian Martin were committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions' Appeal Court on a charge…

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Butter and Bacon Factories. Higher Wages. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 5

Mr. Justice Edmun[?]s, at the Industrial Court to-day, granted a variation of the Award for Butter and Bacon Factories in the country, by which it is…

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Letters to the Editor. [The views expressed in this column must not be regarded as necessarily expressing the views of the "Argus."] Re Next Season's Butter Output

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 2

Sir,--Factories have been advised both by the State Committee of the Dairy Produce Pool, and by myself, but more publicity is perhaps, necessary. In all…

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