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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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Agricultural. the Farm Vegetable Patch. Carrots for Winter

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

Carrots may still be sown in all districts. This vegetable is usually much in demand in winter, and no vegetable patch can be regarded as complete…

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Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

About 1150 cattle were yarded at the Campbell's Hill yards yesterday, being a fairly large supply. Consignments consisted of bullcoks, cows, heifers,…

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Markets for Farmers Government to Help. Earle Page's Sympathy

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 1

Praise for the dairy farmer, an appreciation of the importance of the industry in developing Australia, and an announcement of the intention of the…

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Butter Down

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 3

A REDUCTION of 9s 4d a cwt. in the wholesale price of butter came into operation last Monday. It is hoped that the new rate will shut the door…

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Our Butter. on London Market

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 5

"THERE is tremendous scope for expansion in dairying in Australia, and, given good prices and just conditions, the industry could grow enormously…

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Wool Price Record

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 1

Last week American operators established a fresh season's record for the Sydney market for merino wool, paying up to 41d for a…

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Sick Wheat in Hospital

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 7

The other day I was asked to pass an opinion on a sack of English wheat. When I said it ought to be in hospital, the farmer was shocked…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based largely on the experiences of the Department. THE FARM VEGETABLE PATCH…

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Dairying. Unclean Separators. And Inferior Quality Cream

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 2

Next to lack of cleanliness on the part of the milker as a cause of inferior quality In cream, probably comes a badly cleaned separator. In this…

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Cattle Stealing Charge. Laxity of Inspectors. West Maitland

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

Eric Joseph Duff, a cattle dealer, of East Maitland, was committed for trial at the Gresford Police Court on charge of stealing three head of…

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Re Diseased Cattle. Adverting to Crown v Cox Case. To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

Sir,—It appears to me, in the recent Court Case, in which E. Cox was fined and put to considerable expense for offering a diseased beast for sale…

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North Coast Butter

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 7

The Railway Department has offered to run a special butter train as often as necessary, starting from Murwillumbah, and picking up butter as far as…

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Butter Price. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 5

The Sussex Street agents believe that butter has touched the bottom price for the season…

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Mysterious Cattle Disease Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 5

A mysterious disease has appeared among growing bullocks in the Coff's Harbor district, characterised by loss of power in the hindquarters. One…

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Farmers' New Crop

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

Some farmers in the Wingham district are doing well in the charcoal industry, in which there is an unlimited demand, says a Wingham…

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Dairy Farm Buildings. Points in Their Construction and Outlay

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 3

Sooner or later the problem of constructing new premises in connection with the operations of a dairy farm confronts every owner. If the land is…

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Central N. Coast Dairy Factories' Association. Meeting at Port Macquarie

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

A meeting of the above Association was held in the Town Hall, Port Macquarie, on Thursday. Mr. R. Davidson, Chairman of Directors of the Hastings…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 2

These Notes are issued every was [?] the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture and are [?] on the experiences of the Department. DAIRYING…

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Agricultural. Wheat Diseases. Two Important Factors in Their Control

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 2

While the value of scientific research in regard to wheat diseases and the efforts of plant breeders in evolving a resistant variety must, of…

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The Dairying Industry

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 3

WE are proud of the fact that for 40 years we have virtually been a part of our great dairying industry, and that our interests are so closely associated…

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