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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Dairying Conditions Report by Departmental Instructors

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 3

Reports submitted by the various dairy inspectors on the North Coast for the month of March, on conditions in their districts, deal…

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Dairy Science Schools. 1939

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 6

Persons wishing to attend departmental dairy science schools during the winter months should make written application, accompanied by…

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Export Butter Prizes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 4

Butter unsalted, two packages (same conditions as previous section): Grafton Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., and Norco Co-op. Ltd. (Alstonville), equal…

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Farm and Dairy. Fodder Crops for Dairy Farmers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 3

If the dairy farmer wants to keep up the production of his cows he must keep up the supply of feed, pointed out a special agricultural instructor…

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Beef Cattle Royal Show Purchases

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 4

Amongst purchases of beef cattle at the Royal Show sales were the following:— Two beef Shorthorn hulls on account…

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Development of Butter an Ancient Industry Rotary Club Address

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 2

The speaker at wednesday's luncheon of the Taree Rotary Club was Mr. L. C. parker, manager of the Upper Wallamba River Co-op. Dairy Society's factory…

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Stud Cattle. 100 Guineas for Champion A.i.s. Bull

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 2

Sales of stud dairy stock cattle additional to those by public auction at the showground last week, are reported by Messrs. J. N. King and Sons…

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The Boy on the Farm

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 7

If you are a farmer and you want your son to be a farmer after you, teach him from his earliest boyhood to respect his father's calling. Instil…

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Feeding Farm Horses

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 7

A frequent cause of trouble with farm horses is due to insufficient attention being paid to their feeding (states an exchange). Lack of tone…

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District Cattle

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 1

Sales of district cattle at Winchcombe Carson's Homebush auction on Thursday included: H. H. W. Andrews, Mount George, 12 steers at £10 5s;…

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Claim on Council for Damaged Linos. Water in Butter Factory. Council Recognises No Responsibility

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 2

The. Gloucester Shire Council, at its meeting on Friday, received a claim from the Gloucester Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. for £1 as the cost…

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Butter Pay

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 4

The Macleay River Co-operative Dairying Company, Ltd., has fixed butter pay for March at 1/0 1/2 per lb. of cheese pa at 1/3 1/2 per lb. of butter…

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"Scandal to Dairying." Low Butter-Fat Yield

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 4

There never was a time when the application of science to agriculture was more needed than at present. In regard to butter-fat, the average yield…

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Gloucester Butter Factory

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 3

The bountiful effect of the recent rains in the Gloucester district is reflected in the distribution figures and the rate of pay for the month of…

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Manning River Co.op. Dairy Society Ltd. March Butter Pay

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 3

772 suppliers were paid £30,144 16s 2d at 1/O½d lb. for choicest, 11½d lb. for second class and 1/2 lb. for commercial butter for cheese. The output…

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Disease-free Cattle. For Royal Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 5

An important lead in the agitation for show cattle to be confined to disease-free animals has been taken by the Poll Shorthorn Society of…

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Boys for Farms

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 6

Men on the land in this district, who hitherto have had much difficulty in obtaining help, should note that British boys willing to work are now…

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Dairy Science Schools

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 1

Persons wishing to attend departmental dairy science schools during the winter months should make written application, accompanied by a…

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Mondrook Junior Farmers' Club. an Unqualified Success

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 5

Mondrook J.F. Club held its fifth annual show on Saturday, 15th April Rain fell throughout the night previous to the annual exhibition, but,…

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Factory News. M.r. Cop. Dairy Society

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 3

772 suppliers to the above society were paid £30,144162 for the month of March, at 1[?] -for choicest, 11[?]d for second-class and 12 for…

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