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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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Junior Farmers' Club. Successes at Recent Shows. Report of Mr. G. M. D. Caree, Supervising Teacher of School Agriculture, for the Two Weeks Ended 10/3/34

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 6

Junior Farmers have played a Worthy part during the last two weeks in two of the important Shows on like North Coast. At Dorrigo and…

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Correspondence. Sons of Farmers. To the Editor "Wingham Chronicle."

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 5

Sir,—Re the recent P.P.U. meeting at Kempsey, I would like to draw general attention to the rather glaring inconsistencies of the meeting…

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Rearing Butterflies the World's Queerest Farm

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 4

Nowadays there are alligator farms, fish farms, badger, silver fox, snake and muskrat farms, but who ever heard of a butterfly…

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Foley Brothers Ltd. 14th March, 1934. BUTTER

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 6

Local markets unchanged. Victoria 1028. New South Wales 1146, and Queensland 1168 per cwt. Demand is fair but there is not life in the…

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Praise for District A.I.S. Cattle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 6

Mr. E. Mitchell, Secretary or Kempsey Show, who judged the Australian Illawarra Shorthorns at Wingham Show last week, is enthusiastic about…

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Farm and Dairy. the Farm Home. White Ants

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 1

When white ants have gained access to a building the first step recommended, states a pamphlet of the Entomological Branch of the…

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An Optimistic Outlook Cheering Message to Dairy Farmers

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 1

In his opening remarks at the annual meeting of the Primary Producers' Union at the Masonic Hall, Kempsey, recently, Mr. J. L. Shute, General…

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Fodder Conservation by Dairy Farmers Pit Ensilage Cheap and Effective

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 8

As a means of conserving fodder, ensiling, has many advantages, and where funds are limited the pit silo has much to commend it. This type of silo,…

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To Fail at Dairying

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 1

There are a variety of practices conducive to failure at dairying. The following were enumerated in an American paper some years ago, but…

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The Manning River Co-op. Dairy Society Ltd. Returns for February, 1934

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 3

713 suppliers were paid £13,220/6/5 at 6¼d for choicest and 5¾ for second class. The output showed a decrease of 18 per cent. on the previous month, and for…

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The "Cow Cocky" a Dairyman's Letter Sidelines and Profit

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 1

The heading to this article and the text, are taken from the West Australian "Primary Producer." Writing to a friend in Perth, a…

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Factory News. THE M.R. CO-OP [?] Dairy Society

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 6

For February [?] suppliers, are paid £13,220 [?] at [?] choicest and 5¾d for second [?] The output showed a [?] is per cent…

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Butter Export. What of the Future?

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 2

Australian Dairymen are taking what is going to happen when the Ottawa economic agreement expires next year. Much depends on what is done in the…

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l[?]00 Head of Store Cattle at Thursday's Sale

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 2

At the Shire Yards on Thursday, the day after Gloucester Show, Mr. Tom Hicks, is yarding 600 head of good quality cattle comprising…

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The Man on the Land. to Start 1st May. the Butter Producers' Equalisation Scheme

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 2

An Australian butter price based on Australian conditions, and free from, the economic trammels of oversea values has now been attained for the…

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Yeoman Farmers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 3

Mr. J. B. Cramsie, formerly Chairman of the Australian Meat Council, who is Australian representativte of the British Empire Settlers' League,…

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Dr. Earle Page. Surgeon, Politician, Farmer an Impression

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 3

One cannot help thinking, as the present Federal Government approaches its final sessions before the next election, what a catastrophe it…

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Butter

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1934 · page 8

From an article in February issue of the Monthly Summary of the National Bank of Australasia, sent us by the local manager, we clip:—…

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Pat Cattle Accommodation Inadequate

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1934 · page 3

Mr. R. H. Johnston said the accommodation for fat cattle exhibits was totally inadequate. Exhibits this year promised to be very numerous…

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Show Committee. Important Discussions. Cattle Space Cramped

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1934 · page 3

At Thursday's meeting of the Committee of the Macleay A.H. & I. Association there were present Messrs. James Jeffery (President), A. J…

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