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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

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Red Polled Cattle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 1

Another instance of the increasing popularity of Red Poll cattle in this district is provided by the fact that Messrs. L. A. and V. A. McDougall, of…

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SHEEP 16 Dozen. at Mungundi. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 7

At a private sale in Mungundi (Q.) district a lot of 1,700 sheep was sold at the rate of 16 doz…

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Farm and Dairy. Cheap Bone Dust

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 6

A cheap and simple method of preparing bone dust is to pile in a pit bones, straw ash and unslaked lime in successive layers, finally covering…

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Gloucester Shire Council Balance of Report Water[?] Place Bowman Farm

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 2

The president presented the following minute:— I have to report that in company with Cr. Reichert and the engineer, an…

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Terrific Hailstorm at Wherrol Flat. Maize Crops Ruined. Sheds Blown Down

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 2

A most destructive hailstorm occurred at Wherrol Flat, some sixteen miles from Wingham, on Saturday night last. The storm worked up quickly, and…

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Blight in Cattle (To the Editor.)

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 1

Sir,—Your article with reference to "Blight in Cattle" appearing the "Advocate" of 14th inst., will be read with interest by many…

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Dairy Pay. M. R. Dairy Co

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

This company paid suppliers 13 for choicest and 11½ for 2nd grade for the month of December. The total turnover amounted to £35,664111…

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Factory Pays. Gloucester, Dairy Co

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 4

The Gloucester Dairy Co. for the month of December manufactured I86,144 lbs. of commercial butter, suppliers being paid at the rate of 13…

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The Potato Crop

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 4

Large quantities of potatoes, says "Dorrigo Gazette," will be sent to Sydney from Dorrigo this season. Reports to hand from farmers indicate…

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The Farm Home

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 6

Prunes can be used in a veriety of forms. The following suggestions are taken from a collection of fifty attractive recipes, supplied by Miss…

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Upper Macleay Dairy Co

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

Mr. F. Freer, Manager of the Upper Macleay Co-operative Dairying Company. Toorooka, reports that for the month of December 1929, the butter…

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The Maize Crop. Moderate Harvest Forecasted

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

The prospects generally for the maize crops are much below par, and it looks as if New South Wales must again be an importer from Queensland to…

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In Relation to Dairying

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 6

To the dairy fanner good pastures are a profitable investment. If stock have access to succulent pastures they are less liable to become…

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M.r. Dairy Co. Returns for December, 1929

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 4

Suppliers were paid 1/3 for choicest butter, 1/1½ for second grade, with a turnover of £35,664/11/1. The output showed an increase of 9…

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M.R. Co-op. Dairy Society Ltd. Returns for December, 1929

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 8

Suppliers to the above society were pair 13 for choicest butter, 11½ for second grade, for the month of December. The turnover amounted to…

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Cattle Sale

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 2

At Messrs Waddell & Co's special Cattle sale to-day good quality beef breeds sold remarkably well, the market being dearest for some time…

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The Butter Market

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 2

General rains have been experienced over New South Wales dairying centres, the falls varying from a few points up to one and two inches. The Tweed…

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Butter Manufacturer's Visit

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 2

Mr. F. O. Pessell, butter manufacturer, of Arcadia, Ohio (U.S.A.), who arrived in Sydney last week, in continuation of a world tour, said…

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Australia Leads in Butter Consumption

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 3

The consumption of butter in New South Wales (33.91b. a head of the population a year) is the highest in the world. In reply to a statement made…

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Clearing Dairy Sale

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 2

Readers are reminded of the clearing dairy sale on Thursday next at 12.30 p.m. when Messrs Matthewson & Co. will offer Mr. G. Glover…

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