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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

913 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 46

Commercial. Gloucester Cattle Sales

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 3

Matthewson and Co. report having held their usual fortnightly cattle sale last Tuesday when only a few cattle were yarded. Market…

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Brighter Wool Prospects

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 4

The Secretary Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Coy. reports on 3rd March:— Recent auctions of wool in all…

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Australian and N.z. Butter Big Demand It Pays to Advertise

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 4

"Australian and New Zealand butters are almost the only kind offering in the south of England, and it is evident that they have a very…

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Maize in the Dairy Ration. a Valuable Concentrate

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 1

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

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Watering of Dairy Cows

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 March 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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Necessitous Farmers. Bill for Assistance. Speech by Mr. L. O. Martin, M.l.a

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 8

Mr. L. O. Martin, M.L.A., speaking in the House on the Bill for Assistance for Necessitous Farmers said:— "I do not think the members of this…

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Spider in Bean Crops. Measures for Control

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 3

The prevalence of red spider in bean crops gives particular interest to the following departmental information concerning this mite and its…

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Red Spider in Bean Crops. Measures for Control

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 10

The prevalence of red spider in bean crops gives particular interest to the following departmental information concerning this mite and its control…

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Use of Lime Heavy Cost to Farmers

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 8

The last quarterly meeting of the Primary Producers' Union Executive passed a resolution requesting the Government to experiment on the lime…

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Walcha Sheep

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 5

Mr. C. J. Dunn, of Tia, near Walcha, announces in this issue that he expects to have a further mob of prime sheep at Port Macquarie on…

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Farm & Dairy. a Compost Heap. Valuable Farm Adjunct. How to Prepare

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 8

The compost heap is a valuable adjunct to the farm, and especially on small areas, where some intensive form of agriculture, such as vegetable…

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Watering of Dairy Cows

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 8

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

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Starving the Farmers 500 Suppliants for Food

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 6

The New York correspondent to the "Manchester Guardian" writes: Pathetic scenes were witnessed on Saturday, in the little village called…

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Gloucester Cattle

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 1

Good to prime beef sold from 26/- to 32/- per lOOlbg., good to prime yearling beef 30/- to 34/- on the hoof at Homebush last Thursday…

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Feeding of Farm Horses. the Value of Maize

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 4

It is noteworthy, points out the Director of Agriculture in a recent report, that the agricultural situation is reviving interest in horse-breeding…

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Kyogle Farmers Want Nymboida Scheme

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Kyogle branch of the Primary Producers' Union. Mr. Hillyard referred to the possibility of Kyogle coming in with…

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Tasteless Butter. Inferiority Alleged

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 1

Sir,--Speaking generally, I think North Coast butter is nothing' approaching the splendid quality it was a few years ago. With all the…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Rise Maintained

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 1

The Secretary Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports on 10th inst: Sales opened in Brisbane on 9th March, when catalogues totalling…

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Value of Wheat. (To The Editor.)

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 6

Sir,--Towards the close of last year I stated in an article that walking granaries were Australia's greatest need--that our home market…

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Tick War Cattle Dip Blown Up. Mullumbimby

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 2

The war between a Goonengerry fanner and the Tick Control Board which had developed into a wild west moving picture drama took a more…

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