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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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Russian Butter

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 7

The Commonwealth Dairy Officer in London (Mr. Alan E. Sheehan) recently bad opportunity to examine samples of Russian butter on arrival…

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Australia's Primaey Industries Genesis of Wheat and Wool Wealth

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 8

When Governor Phillip established the first settlement at Sydney Cove on 26th January, 1788, one of his outstanding problems was…

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Dairy Cattle. Puresbreds Under Test. Results for January. Some Excellent Yields

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 4

No fewer than 20 of the 56 privately owned purebred cows which completed a 273 days' lactation test during January produced more than 400 lbs…

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N.Z. Guaranteed Butter Price

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 1

According to the N.Z. Minister for Finance (Mr. Nash), the Government's guaranteed price for dairy products resulted in a loss of £338,000 last…

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Butter Production. Maintained in N.s.w

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 1

Commonwealth butter reports indicate that the production is falling in all but two States. In Queensland pastures responded well to the recent…

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Stamping of Millions of Sheep. Increase of Erosion

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 7

Mr. Guthrie-Smith, in "Sorrows and Joys of a New Zealand Naturalist," presents an arresting picture of the changes that have taken place in New…

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Dairying Improving Production

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 7

The success achieved by dairymen in the production of their herds depends very largely on the skill and care bestowed upon the cows…

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Butter Pays. Gloucester Co-op. Dairy Co

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 2

For the month of January, the above factory distributed £12,826 16s 1d to suppliers, at the rate of 10[?]d for choicest, and 9[?]d for second-class. The…

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Butter for Military Forces

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 4

The Minister for Defence has advise d the General Secretary of the P.P. Union as follows: "With further reference to your letter of December…

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Sydney's First Dairy

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 3

Dr. John Harris established the first dairy in Sydney in 1805. To supply the requirements of his household and the households of his friends, eight…

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Wingham Junior Farmers' Club. Meeting of Advisory Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 1

A meeting of the Advisory Council of the Wingham Junior Farmers' Club was held in the Wingham District Rural School on Tuesday night last…

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Farmers or Timber — Which?

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 2

In our issue of Friday last, 18th. February. 1938, there appeared a lengthy letter above the signature of H. Mervyn Machin, dealing with the…

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Hard Work Goes A-begging. Candid Bowraville Farmer

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 4

Mr. H. D. Walters, of Bowraville, in the "Sydney Morning Herald" of February 9th, wrote thus:--Sir,--For the past four months I…

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Feeding of Dairy Cows. Three Main Needs

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 6

If dairy cows are to be profitable they must be adequately fed--adequately, that is, not merely in the sense of bulk but in relation to…

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Baymond Terrace Co-op. Dairy Co

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 3

For the month of January the Raymond Terrace Co-op. Dairy and Produce Co. Ltd. paid 10½d per lb. nett for butter and 6¾d per gallon for…

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Factory News. Gloucester Co-op. Dairy Co

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 3

For the month of January the above factory distributed £12,826 16s 1d to suppliers, at the rate of 10¾d for choicest and 9¾d for second…

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Casino Co-op. Dairy Society

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 3

The report to be submitted to the half-yearly meeting of members of the Casino Co-op. Dairy Society, Ltd., next Thursday states that during the six…

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Upper Hastings Dairy Society

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 3

The Upper Hastings Dairy Society's pay to be distributed to suppliers at 11d per lb. for choicest and 10d per lb. for second grade butter, amounts…

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The Farmer's Lament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 3

Under its spreading hopeless debts The farmer's homestead stands; It lord a mornful man is he As he ploughs his mortgaged lands…

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Dehorning Dairy Cattle Treatment of the Calf

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 6

Horns of dairy cattle serve no useful purpose, and are a source of much danger and annoyance. Only in the case of high-class animals…

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