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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

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Coastal Dermatitis in Dairy Cattle. Caused by Feeding on Smart Weed

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 1

The departmental District Veterinary Officer (North) records that a number of cases of coastal dermatitis are reported in the…

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High-class Ayrshire Cattle Purchased

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 2

Mr. Rex Small, of Mondrook, has purchased at a satisfactory price from Mr. Vic Ptolemy's Ayrshire stud, Macleay River, two fine types of Ayrshire…

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Blighted Wheat. Saturday, November 12th., 1870

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 8

From almost every part of the district we hear with much regret that the wheat crops are very serious damaged by a species of blight…

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Bust in Wheat. Saturday, November 19th., 1870

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 8

The theory we advanced two or three years ago seems likely to be verified the season. We then gave it as our impression that although some…

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Artificial Manure Subsidy. Of Interest to Farmers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 1

The Commonwealth Government recently agreed to extend to the 30th. April 1936, the closing date for the receipt of applications for the Subsidy…

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Mondrook Junior Farmers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 2

A meeting of Mondrook Junior Farmers was held on March 24. The President (Mr. R. Richardson) occupied the chair. There was a good…

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Dairy Herd Affected. Ergotised Paspalum Blamed

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 4

Mr. R. I. Gray, dairy farmer, of Homeleigh, four miles from Kyogle, has had 21 cows in his dairy herd badly affected, apparently by eating pastures…

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Monday, April 6,1936. (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M.). Dairying Case

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 7

John Stewart Wilson, dairy instructor, proceeded against Edward Aldous for, it was alleged, not having kept at Central Lansdowne, milk bails…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs. Report of Mr. A. L. Nlood, Supervising Teacher of School Agriculture, for fortnight ending 4th. April, 1936. Comboyne Junior Farmers' Club

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 6

At the recent Comboyne Agricultural Show, local Junior Farmers acquitted themselves well in their own sections as well as in the open adult classes,…

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Brombin and Wauchope Junior Farmers' Clubs

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 6

At the last Agricultural Show, members of the above Club acquitted themselves well, and in addition to competing in their own sections they were…

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Dairying Notes Feeding for High Production. Method Followed with Hawkesbury Agricultural College Herd

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 1

The fame of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College Jersey herd is world-wide, due mainly to record producers like Wagga Gladys,…

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Dairying Instructor's Reports on Seasonal Conditions

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 3

The Senior Dairy Instructors of the districts named made the following reports to the Department of Agriculture concerning…

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Falsification of Books. Macksville Butter Factory Accountant. £3700 Involved

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 2

A sentence of imprisonment for one year 11 months and three weeks was imposed by Judge Clancy on Tuesday at Grafton on John Hayes Campbell…

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Butter Prizes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 4

The Manager of the Camden Haven Dairy Company, Kendall, Mr. W. S. Smith, received a wire on Monday stating that the Company had won…

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Friesian Milkers. Butter Content. Breeders Meet

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 1

It was stated at the annual meeting of the Friesian Cattle Club of Australia (N.S.W. branch) at the Showground on Monday afternoon that…

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Butter Shipments. Less Than Last Season

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 5

A Department of Commerce statement shows that for the period July 1, 1935, to March 28, 1936, a total of 80,013 tons of butter was exported…

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Pit Silage Value to the Dairy Farmer

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 2

Whilst dairy farmers on the coast rarely have to contend with long droughty periods such as are experienced inland, seldom does a winter pass…

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Farming Notes Feeding for High Production Method Followed with Hawkesbury Agricultural College Herd

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 2

The fame of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College Jerscy herd is world-wide, due mainly to record producers like Wagga Gladys, Richmond Honour and…

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Farmers Benefit

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 6

How undeserving United States farmers have obtained benefits under the New Deal agricultural relief was revealed in Congress Wednesday last…

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Cattle Stealing Charge

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 2

As the result of complaints made by cattle owners in the Eungai district Sergeants Rankin (Macksville) and Winsor (Bowraville) spent…

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