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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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The British Farmer

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 2

The Australian farmer is told so many alarming tales about the British farmer that, as a corrective, we publish the following contribution on the subject…

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M. R. Co-op, Dairy Society. Returns for February

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 3

774 suppliers to the above society for February were paid £30,18299 at 10½ choicest, 11[?]d for second-class and 12 for commercial butter for…

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Butter Pays. Macleay River Co-op. Dairying Co., Ltd

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

The Macleay River Co-op. Dairying Company, Limited, has fixed the butter pay for February at 1/0½ per lb., cheese pay at 1/3¼ per lb. of butter fat…

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Margarine and Butter Substitutes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

In the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Major Shand asked the Minister for Agriculture: Will he inform the House:…

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Sale of Butter Substitutes. Questions in the Assembly

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Major Shand asked the Minister for Agriculture: (1) What is the quantity of animal…

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Wingham Stock Sales. Big Prices for Fat Cattle

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

Messrs. Paterson, Easton and Co. report an exceptionally heavy yarding of fat cattle at Thursday's Stock Sales. All classes of cattle were in…

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Night Prowler. On Buckett's Road Farm

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

Hearing a disturbance outside the house on Wednesday night on their farm at Buckett's Road, Mrs. Crowfoot and her daughter Mary, who…

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The M.r. Co-op. Dairy Society, Ltd

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

774 suppliers were paid £30,182/9/9 at 1/0½ per lb. for choicest, 11½d for second-class, and 1/2 for commercial butter for cheese. The output showed…

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Upper Macleay Co-op. Dairying Company

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

For the month of February, suppliers to the Upper Maclcay co-op. Dairying Co., Toorooka, will receive 1/0½ per lb, for choicest, and 11½d…

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Casino Co-op. Dairy Society, Limited

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

The Casino Co-op. Dairy Society, Ltd., manufactured 636,503-lbs, of butter last month. The rate of pay was 1/0½, and suppliers received…

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Albury Mystery Inquiries Revived by Death of Farmer

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 3

Police inquiries into the death of the Albury "pyjama girl" have been revived following the death of Richard White, 42, farmer, at Albury…

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Dairy Cattle

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 3

Never before has there been such a large showing of dairy cattle at a Taree Show. Altogether there were over 400 head, and the judges in the various…

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Fat Cattle

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 3

Fat cattle were not numerous, Mr. W. A. Moore being the only exhibitor. There were no beef cattle…

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Margarine and Butter Substitutes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 12

In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Major Shand asked the Minister for Agriculture:-- Will be Inform the House:…

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Wool From Milk!

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 7

Scientists of the United States Department of Agriculture announce that they have perfected a process whereby cloth can be produced from…

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Butter Fat Yields Manning Jerseys Do Well

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 8

Jerseys filled all the leading positions among the pure-bred cattle that in February completed their 273 days' butter-fat test under the official dairy…

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Taree Show Generally Splendid Exhibition. Exhibits of Very High Class. Dairy Cattle Showing a Record. Big Day's Takings Wednesday and Night. Thursday Washout Through Rain

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 9

The fifth National Show held under the auspices of the M.R.A. and H. Association opened on the Taree showground on Tuesday last, under…

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Auctioneers' Report. Wingham Stock Sales. Big Prices for Fat Cattle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 10

Messrs Paterson, Easton and Co. report an exceptionally heavy yarding of fat cattle at Thursday's stock sales. All classes of cattle were in…

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Coastal Dairy Farm Championship. Conditions Reviewed-- Entries Free

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 12

As prospects in all coastal districts have improved considerably since the rain, it is expected that a record entry will be received for the 1939…

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Farm and Dairy Produce

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 9

Mr. J. M. Pitt, Senior Agricultural Instructor, comments as follows on this section:-- Considering that the Central…

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