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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

694 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 35

Dairying

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 2

Manning River Coop. Dairy Coy's, returns for January: Suppliers were paid 2/2[?] for choicest butter, and 2/21 for second class, with a gross…

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Coastal Farmers' Co-op. Society, Ltd. Half-yearly Meeting

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 7

The forty-first half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Limited, was held in the School of Arts, Leeton, on…

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Champion Milk and Butter Cow

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 4

A NEW Australian record in milk and butter-fat production has been established by the Milking Shorthorn cow, Melba XV. of Darbalara, the property of the Darbalara…

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A New Milk and Butter Fat Record

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 1

We learn that a new record has been established by "Melba XV of Darbarlara," whose nine months' test under the official United…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 2

There Notes are issued every week under the [?] of the Minister of Agricultural, and are based mainly on the experience of the department. No. 511…

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Dairyman's Strange Accident

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 3

AT Tuckurimba, the other flay, Peter Gaudron, a dairyman, had a loaded pea-rifle at the milking shed. The cow he was milking kicked the rifle over, and, in falling,…

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Dairying. Grow Winter Fodder. Pastures Sometimes Fail, but Stock Need Feeding the Year Round

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 2

A contrary man, a certain type of farmer. It seems reasonable to him that a steam engine should demand fuel and water and the man who works…

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Making a Roman Holiday. Dairymen Generally

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 2

Things had come to a deadlock in the price of milk question in Sydney during the mid-week, following on judge Beeby's action in reducing the price of milk…

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Modern Dairying

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 2

Probably there is no other industry in Australia which has witnessed such wonderful changes, developments and progress as the dairying industry has experienced…

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Butter Prices Reduced

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

Judge Beeby, president of the Profiteering Prevention Court, on Friday afternoon announced that the prices, wholesale and retail, of butter, were…

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Letter to the Editor. the Butter Position

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

Sir,--On behalf of the P.P.U. I thank you for your very comprehensive report of my remarks at the District Council meeting at Kempsey and your leader…

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"Turn Milk Into Butter."

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

At a meeting of the Milk Suppliers' Association held at Dungog on Saturday, the milk question was fully discussed, but no definite motions wore proposed. The…

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Butter at 2/2 Lb

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

The announcement or a reduction in the proclaimed prices for butter appears to have been hastened by the action or the milk producers in withholding supplies of milk…

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Sitter Complaint of the Farmer. Blame Judge Beeby—mourns Lost. Opportunity—butter Now, and Beef If Necessary

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

With the dairy farmer it is a matter of principle. He has many objections to giving away milk at 1/2 a gallon; but, above all. It is…

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Butter Down. Reduced to 2/2. Judge Beeby's Order

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

Judge Beeby made an order in the Profiteering. Prevention Court on Friday afternoon for the reduction of the retail price…

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Politicians Are Marking Time During Sydney's Milk Crisis. "Keeping An Eye" on Developments While Dairymen Seethe in Discontent and Citisens Want Milk. South Coast View: Butter or Beef

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

Sydney, as the week goes on., is going to rind it harder to secure milk. The farmers are still standing out for 1/3 a ka[?]n and are filling in their time…

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"Thoughtless Policy." of Price Fixing. in Dairying Industry

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 6

"Sir, -- The dairy farmers will no doubt make their protest heard against the injustice of reducing the price of…

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Butter Prices

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 4

IN the Profiteering Prevention Court on Friday last Judge Beeby made an order, to come into force on Monday, March 7th, that the wholesale price of butter be 214s…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 2

Beauchamp and Coy., will offer an attractive lot of cattle at their special sale on Tuesday next March 8th, including 200 well bred Devon Cattle from the Hasting River…

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Cattle Values in New England

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 4

THERE is a decided drop in the price of cattle lately, and the market is somewhat unsettled. As showing the fall a local dealer remarks that at a sale he attended…

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