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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

913 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 46

Meat Is Like Wool. Both Selling at a Loss. Graziers' Association on the Job

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

Neither wool nor mutton can be sold to-day at a profit to the producer. Wool is selling at pence per pound below costs of production, and mutton…

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The Tocsin. a Second Open Letter to the Farmer

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 2

Farming Friends and Fellow Countrymen,-- Since I last wrote you, conditions have rapidly become worse, even…

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Watering of Dairy Cows

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 6

If cows are to produce large quantities of milk and maintain health and condition a plentiful supply of pure water is necessary, and the…

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Dairying. for Sustained Production. Importance of Winter Fodders

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 6

It is a truism perhaps to say that for sustained production consistently ample feeding of dairy cattle is necessary, but it is a fact which will…

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Building a Profitable Dairy Herd. Care of Heifers and Growing Bulls

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

In order to appreciate the needs of growing dairy cattle, it should be pointed out that growth is principally controlled by the organic nutrient,…

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Claim for Possession of Farming Property

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 4

At Kempsey Court on Wednesday the Perpetual Trustee Company, through Mr. H. J. Stewart, proceeded against George Walsh for refusal to…

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Dairy Prosecution

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 9

Vincent L. Nevell, Inspector under the Board of Health regulations, proceeded against William J. Clarke for failing to keep his dairy remises at…

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Maize in the Dairy Ration. a Valuable Concentrate

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 6

A dairy cow can only produce satisfactorily when fed a balanced ration, and in sufficient amount to meet her requirements from the point of…

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Watering Dairy Cows

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 6

If cows are to produce large quantities of milk and maintain health and condition a plentiful supply of pure water is necessary, and the system of…

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Local and General Butter Up

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 4

The price of butter was advanced 1d. per lb as from Monday last…

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Butter Stabilisation Scheme. Wagga Wagga District

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 6

For a considerable time past some butter producers in this district have been under a wrong impression regarding the Butter Stabilisation…

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Farm & Dairy. Pasture Management. Necessary for Permanent Improvement

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

Many of the shortcomings of our pastures can be traced to mismanagement, points out the Assistant Agrostologist of the Department of…

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Pasture Improvement. Australian Dairy Council Scheme

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

The scheme inaugurated by the Australian Dairy Council for the improvement of pastures in the dairying districts of New South Wales, has so…

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Profit From Land. Intense Cultivation. English Farmer's Experience

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

An English land-holder, Mr. Seabrook, whose farm is in Essex; has issued a little book called "How to Make £50 an acre," representing a…

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"The Tocsin." a second open letter to the farmer

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 3

Farming friends and fellow countrymen, Since I last wrote you, conditions have rapidly become worse, even though the Oracle has returned…

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Assistance for Farmers Address by Mr L. O. Martin [?]Wer Returns Higher Costs

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 6

Speaking [?] for the adjournment of the House of Parliament to discuss "the failure of the Lang Government to provide immediate financial…

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Record Butter Season. Increased Export and Cash

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 1

The volume of Australian butter exports so far this season shows a comparative increase of 30 percent. over the corresponding period of 1929-30…

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"The Tocsin." a Second Open Letter to the Farmer. Farming Friends and Fellow Countrymen!

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 4

Since I last wrote you, conditions have rapidly become worse, even though the Oracle has returned to us —I refer to the Prime Minister, Mr…

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Weight of Cream Can. Action Against Dairy Co

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 3

A case of State-wide importance was heard in the Bega District Court before Judge Sheridan, when Arthur Patrick Clarke, dairy farmer,…

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Junior Farmers' Club. Report by Supervising Teacher

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 3

Mr. G. M. D. Carse, supervising teacher of School Agriculture, reports on the activities of the Junior Farmers' Club movement at Euroka as…

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