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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Beef Cattle Competition Shorthorns Win

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 7

In connection with the recent Black Poll and Shorthorn cattle competition between Mr. W. S. Andrews, of Somerset. Mr. George and Mrs. Jas Latimore of…

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Farm & Dairy. Dangers of Overstocking. the Risks From Disease

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 8

It may be laid down as a rule to which there is practically no exception. (states a departmental bulletin) that the increase, in the risk…

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Wonderful Dairy Herd

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 8

Estabilished in 1894 as an experimental farm where Alfa Laval products, particularly Alfa Laval Sep[?] arators, were tested, a model farm…

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Camden Haven Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd. Annual Meeting

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 3

The annual meeting of the above company was held in the School of Arts Kendall, on Saturday morning last. Mr. A. G. Smith occupled the chair, and…

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M.r.d Co-op. Dairy Society Returns for February, 1931

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 3

Suppliers were paid 1/14 for choicest butter 113/4 for second class with a furnever of £29,770 3s 3d The output showed a decrease of 1 per cent. on…

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Heavy Butter Exports Canberra

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 2

Details made available by the Minister for Markets (Mr. Moloney) show that exports of butter from Australia this season up to 14th…

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Butter Factory Pays. Upper Wallamba

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 2

The Upper Wallamba River Co-op. Dairy Society, Ltd., report as follows: For the month of February 112.212 lbs of butter were manufactured, and…

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Places for Boys on Farms. Government Scheme Defined

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 3

The manager of the State Labor Exchange, in an explanatory note in regard to the Government's proposal for employment of boys on farms, clears…

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Cattle Market

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 4

In the very mixed yarding of cattle at Homebush, Monday last, prime descriptions were scarce, and prices were somewhat firmer. Yearling beef was…

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Royal Easter Show Satisfactory Farm Entries

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 1

In the dairy produce sections for the Royal Show, which opens on Monday next, there are no fewer than 499 entries in the butter section, each representing a…

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Wheat for Cows. Dairymen Can Help the Wheatgrowers

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 8

The present position of wheatgrowers is an unenviable and, perhaps, unprecedented one. Millions of bushels of last year's bumper…

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Butter Prices. Decline in London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 6

A cable from London on Saturday states that butter importers have been unable to maintain prices and all descriptions have fallen several…

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Russian Plans. Huge Wheat Growing Scheme

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

The wheat situation in Australia is not likely to be cleared up in a short time; in fact, viewing the position of the world wheat production…

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Dairying in Riverina. 400 Head Sent Away in Fortnight. Only Jerseys Wanted

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

Mr. D. H. Smart of Taree, informs us that this part of the coast is being prospected for dairy heifers for despatch to the Riverina Country,…

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Trees on the Farm

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 7

It is remarkable that, in a country so richly endowed with such a wealth of tree vegetation, there is such a lack of interest on the part of its…

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Boy Labour on Farms. to Absorb Unemployed

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 7

The following communication, which should he of interest to many farmers, has been received by Mr. G. S. Johnson, Dorrigo branch…

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Farm & Dairy. Pasture Improvement. Treatment of Sown Areas

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1931 · page 8

In the effort to recover as soon as possible the expenditure incurred in laying down pasture, many of those who go in for pasture improvement…

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Junior Farmers' Club Camp on Showground

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 March 1931 · page 2

Following Mm success of last year a camp of representative junior farmers will be arranged on the Sydney Showground from Tuesday next till April 8…

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Macleay Co-operative Dairying Company. Half-Yearly Meeting. Questions from the Querulous

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 7

The half-yearly meeting of the Macleay River Co-operative. Dairying Company, Ltd., was held in the Victoria Theatre on Wednesday last, when there were…

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Butter

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 6

Butter, salted, for export: Bowraville Co-op. Society Ltd., 96 points, 1, Nambucca 951 points 2, Dungog 95 points 3. Butte, salted, to contain a minimum…

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