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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Some Cow! Record Yield. 1150Lbs. Commercial Butter. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 3

An Australian record for milk and butter yield for all breeds has been established by Melba XV. of Darbalara--a milking Shorthorn. The yield for…

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Wool

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 2

The Federal Government faced by the calamity of a probable slump in wool, has decided that none of the " holdover " woo) is to be sold for less…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Cattle Market Irregular. SYDNEY

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 2

The cattle register showed that 2180 were to be offered. All descriptions were offered, and included a big number of well-grown…

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Butter Market. Sensational Drop in Price. London, May 6

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 2

The Government has reduced its Belling price of butter by 70 per cwt., making New Zealand 192 per cwt., Australian 186, and Argentine 168…

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Dairying. True Worth of a Cow

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 1

The discoveries of the Babcock tester are so arresting that it seems inevitable that oven the least progressive dairyman must eventually…

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The Butter Question

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 4

The Butter Question is an important one in this district—just as it is right along the Coast and in other centres of N.S.W. On Wednesday we had a chat with Mr. J. A. Grant (Manager of the Wingham Duller Factory) on the matter. Just as others who have been watching the situation have…

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Dingoes in the West. a Serious Problem. Sheep Farmers' Troubles. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 5

The Minister for Lands, who has just returned from a tour of the Western districts, states that the dingo pest is a most serious and urgent problem, and…

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Imperial Butter. £360,000 Ready for Payment. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 5

The Butter Pool Committee have been notified that £360,000 due on the Imperial butter contract was now ready for payment…

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European Corn Borer. Deadly Menace to Australian Farmers

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 5

For some time past reference has been made in the press to what is known as the European Corn Borer, a pest that, unless drastic steps are at…

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Australla's Champion. Milk and Butter Cow

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

A world's record production in milk and butter-fat for the breed has been achieved by the Darbalara Milking Shorthorn cow, Melba XV. In 365…

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The Ways of Cattle

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 2

Some expert evidence was given during the hearing of the bull case at the Taree Quarter Sessions, on Wednesday of last week, as to how cattle…

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Telegrams. Wool Trade Trouble. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 3

The wool trade trouble over the Custom exportation regulations has broken out again in Sydney owing, it is stated, to the issue of unworkable…

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The Butter Question

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 1

The butter question is an important one in this district—just as it is right along the Coast and in other centres in N.S.W. On…

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The Butter Market

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 2

The sharp decline in the price of Danish butter, with the consequent effects on the disposal of British colonial stocks carrying…

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Winter and Butter

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 2

According to Prescott's weekly butter report, the Sydney demand for home consumption has improved with the cold weather, but…

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Encouraging Wool Sales

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 2

No more encouraging news has been receved in Australia for many months than that contained in the cabled report of the…

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Back O' Bourke. The Dreaded Wild Dog. Round up Sheep for Pups

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 1

Mr. C. C. McGarry, postal inspector, of Dubbo, whose graphic description of the ravages of the wild dog was recently published,…

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Dairying. Insure Your Good Milkers. The Protection offered by Silage

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 1

Silage is a great standby and insurance not only against diminution of the products of dairy cows in lean periods, but against the…

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Milk and Butter

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 3
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OUR name is inseparbly linked up with the dairying industry throughout the State; at some time or other everyone engaged in dairying will be…

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