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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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The Primary Producers' Union. Butter Outlook

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 1

The butter position is prominently in the eye of the producers at the moment and to many the position is evidently obscure. In…

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Ald. Murdock Parker. Sympathy From Council and Dairy Co

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 2

Much regret is felt throughout the districts where he is so widely and popularly known, at the protracted indisposition of Aid. Muidock Parker…

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Farmers' Losses. No Prospect of Government Relief Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 5

In the House of Representatives Mr. Hughes, replying to a question by Mr. Chapman, said the same conditions which caused such heavy losses to…

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The Pastoral Industry

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 4

A WESTERN pastoralist says that the gloomiest forecasts as to the sheep market are made by the big firms. He offered one salesman a line of Riverina crossbred ewes,…

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Butter Muddle

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 5

OWING to the present strained financial position a serious set of circumstances has arisen in connection with the butter trade. On April 11 the…

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The Slump In Cattle

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 4

A RECENT shipment of fat cows from Belmore River netted 12s 2d apiece, and prices like these in conjunction with falling rates for butter and maize, must surely affect…

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Dairy farmer Killed

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 3

A FATALITY occurred on the North Coast railway on Saturday. A dairy farmer named Jeremiah Sheeley was loading cream at Oakha Sheeley station,…

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High-priced Farms

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 4

FOUR farms, portion of the Wallalong Estate, in the Maitland district, have been disposed of at prices ranging from £90 to £100 per acre…

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The Dairy. Variations in the Pat Content of Milk

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 2

Mr. Fred. Rasmussen, dairyman at the New Hampshire Experiment Station, U.S.A., has published his experience, in regard to these. He says:—…

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Queensland Cotton Crop

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 6

A CORPARATIVELY large cotton crop is assured in Queensland this season. Already good supplies have been received at the Government gins in…

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Up. M. Co-op. Dairy &c. and the Bacon Factory. (To the Editor, "M.R. Times.")

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 6

Sir,-- At the Chatham factory meeting Mr. W. Johnson is reported to have asked "if the directors had considered the question of taking shares…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. Six Arguments Against Weeds

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 1

There are six big arguments against weeds: — They take up the space which should be occupied by…

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Dairying. For Good Quality Cream

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 1

Keep the frame of the separator clean and free from all waste oil. and see that spilt milk does not collect under it. The bowl and…

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P. Union. Butter Pool Position Assured

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 6

Messrs. C. J. McRae (President of the P.P.U.) and J. Mackey, both members of the Queensland and New South Wales Butter Pool Committee, returned…

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Dispersal Sale. Arrawatta Dairy Herds

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 4

New Zealand Loan 2nd Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Sydney, in conjunction with Beynon, Waugh and Doolin, Ltd., Inverell, report having…

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BUTTER 4d. Per Pound

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 7

One can Scarcely believe it when told that butter—that precious present-day luxury-was used by the early Christians to burn in their…

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THE P. P. UNION. Butter Pool Position Assured

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 4

Messrs C. J. McRae (President of the P.P. Union) and J. Mackay, both members of the Queensland and N.S.W. Butter Pool…

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The Farmer's Best Crop

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 2

If one were asked to define what is justly and fairly considered the farmer's best crop, he would not need to hesitate long in making his reply…

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The Farm. Ensilage Making the Best Weed Killer

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 2

Of all the vegetation pests that are antagonistic to profitable grain growing, it is almost invariably agreed that wild oats is the very worst…

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The U.M. Co-op. Dairy Co. and the Bacon Factory. (To the Editor, "M.R. Times.")

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 7

Sir,--Under the above heading, a letter appeared in your issue of the 30th April, signed "Shareholder." "Shareholder" starts off by quoting a…

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