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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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P.d.s. Column. "Kangaroo" Butter in London

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 11

The press has recently published several cables from London indicating that the butter from one or two Victorian factories, bearing the national…

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Farm to Lease

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

Attention id drawn to the advertisement in this issue, calling for tenders for lease of dairy farm at Mill Creek, Stroud. Tenders close on…

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Practical Farming by Correspondence. Is It Practicable?

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

Yes. Or at least that is the contention of the New South Wales Chamber of Agriculture, and some of the reasons advanced are worth consideration…

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The Dairying Industry. Problems for Solution. Speech by Hon. Dr. Earle Page

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

Speaking on Wednesday at the Primary Producers' picnic at Byron Bay on the subject of the dairying industry, the Federal Treasurer (Dr. Earle Page)…

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Dairy News. Butter Down ½d

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 11

The Butter Advisory Committee decided to reduce the wholesale price of butter by ½d to 17 a lb. The reduction took effect on Monday…

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Local and General News. Butter Price Reduced

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 4

THE price of butter was reduced ½d per 1b on Monday last…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

Those Notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable, the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. AGRICULTURAL. BROOM MILLET…

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Dairy Produce Control

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 7

Points from report of the Dairy Produce Control Board of which Messrs C E. D. Meares and W. H. Clifford are N.S.W. members) on last season's…

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Dairy Co's Record Output

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 11

The output of butter at the Dorrigo Co-op. Dairy Company's factory last month was 90 tons, it was a record December output and a considerable…

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Gloucester Dairy Co-- Record Pay

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 11

For the month of December the Gloucester Dairy Co. manufactured 170,l26 lbs butter, an increase of 55, 337lbs over the previous month and…

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Cattle Sale

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

Attention is directed to the special cattle sale by Messrs Matthewson & Co. in the Shire Yards to-morrow. It is expected that close upon 1000 head…

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Kempsey Butter Pay

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

At the meeting of the Directors of the Macleay River Dairying Company, held at the company's office on Saturday, it was decided that for the…

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Exports of Butter

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

The Minister for Markets and Migration advises that 61,290 boxes of butter and 3217 crates of cheese were exported from the Commonwealth for…

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Butter Factory Directors Active

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

At last Saturday's meeting of the Directors of the Macleay Dairying Co. the manager reported having arrangements complete to collect cream from…

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Maitland Stock Sales. Fat Cattle

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

About 1200 yarded, a fairly heavy supply, consisting of all classes ranging from small calves to prime heavyweight bullocks. The quality on the…

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Stud Cattle Sales of Jersey Mead Stock

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 4

The "Maitland Mercury" says:— Following the recent visit of a party to Mr. H. H. Capper's Jersey stud at Jersey Mead, Hinton, the sale has…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs. Education Department Aid Sought

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 3

A representative meeting of the council of the Junior Farmers' Clubs was held on Friday at the city offices of the Royal Agricultural Society. Mr…

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The Dairying Industry. Dr. Earle Page at Kempsey. An Interesting Address

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 3

Although on the small side, the audience which attended at the Victoria Theatre on Friday night, on the occasion of a rally under the Primary…

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Primary Producers' Union Day Picnic at Taree Showground Federal Government and Dairy Industry outlined by Dr. Page

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 1

About 150 persons, principally dairy farmers with their wives and children, and with a good sprinkling of prominent citizens of Taree,…

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Pastoral Outlook

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

The pastoral outlook is now more promising in the northern parts of New South Wales, according to the monthly statements issued by the…

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