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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

913 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 11 of 46

Casino Co-op. Dairy Society, Limited

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

The Casino co-op. Dairy Society, Ltd, manufactured 1329 tons 15 cwt. of butter during the last half of 1939 this being a record output for a…

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The Farm Home to Make Peach Conserve

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 3

The following seasonable recipes for peach conserve and peach pulp are given by the Assistant Orchardist of Hawkesbury Agricultural…

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Kendall Butter Factory Success

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 7

At the Newcastle Show, held last week, Kendall butter factory secured first prize for butter for local consumption. This prize carries a silver…

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DAIRYING. Dirty Dairy Utensils. As A Cause of Inferior Quality Cream

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 6

In pointing out the necessity for the utmost care in the washing of dairy utensils, both morning and night, a departmental dairy…

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Wheat and Sheep. Land of Big Areas and Bigger Hearts. Wool and Wheat in Plenty. (Article No. 5)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 6

Several hours were spent at Canberra, and during that time the Houses of Parliament were visited. One of the officials in attendance there…

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Wingham's Big Show An Eye-opener. Splendid Exhibits in Farm Produce. Dairy, Fat and Beef Cattle Remarkable. Junior Farmers Excel Themselves. Grain Shed the Best Ever. Pigs and Poultry Right in the Forefront. No Draught Horses, But Other Classes Well Represented. Magnificent High Jumping - New Ground Record

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 3

Wingham's Big Show Is held, as you know. At a time when we often have rain— but never have snow;…

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Wingham Show. Section 14.—Junior Farmers Club

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 2

Awards (continued from another page): SEWING (12 to 14 years). Handkerchief, hemstitched:…

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Rations or Dairy Cows Must Be Balanced, Palatable and Economical

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 1

Rations for dairy cows must not only be "balanced" (contain the elements of nutrition in desirable proportions), but they must be…

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Norco Co-op. Ltd. Butter Sales.—£1,072,012 for Half Year

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 6

Mr. B. McRae, Chairman of Norco Co-op. Ltd., in the course this annual report to be presented to the half-yearly meeting at Byron Bay on…

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Dairying Conditions

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

Mr. I. W. Scott, Senior Dairy Instructor, in charge of the dairy branch district, Middle Rivers West Kempsey, in his February report to the…

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Britain's Farmers FREE 66 SHIPS 500,000 Tons of Sugar From Beet

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

More than half Britain's annual wartime requirements of sugar will be supplied this year by her own sugar beef industry, thanks to a record 1939 crop,…

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Controlled Farming

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 1

Recent utterances of some Ministers and Government officials, indicating how pleased they are with the control of primary products, and hinting that…

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Children's Corner. The Vertical Farm

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 8

One coconut tree may carry ten or fifteen bunches of nuts, each bunch containing from ten to twenty nuts. So every tree is a vertical farm of no…

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Wingham Police Court. Wednesday, March 6th, 1940. Before Messrs. E. W. Moxey and F. A. Fitzpatrick, J's.P. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

Rex Newlyn Hicks was charged with stealing three head of cattle—to wit. three cows, to the value of £15—the property of Duncan Cameron, of Mount…

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Dual Dairy Charge

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 2

Daniel Bonney charged with failing to register his dairy premises, and also that the dairy premises were unclean. He pleaded guilty to both…

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Dairy Cattle

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 3

The strongest and most important suction of the show was centred in a magnificent display of dairy cattle. Despite the unusually dry season, with…

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Taree Show Awards Dairy Cattle

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 1

Chief and housing steward: Mr. A. S. Redman. Parade stewards: Messrs. A. S. Redman, H. G. Murrell and A.. McDonell,…

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Taree Show Smoko Judges and Exhibitors Entertained Praise for Dairy Cattle

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 2

A smoke arranged by the committee of the M.R.A. & H. Association to entertain judges and exhibitors. was held in the supper room of the…

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Sixth National Show at Taree Opened by Lord Wakehurst Magnificent Display of Cattle Season Affects Some Sections Fine Weather and Good Attendances

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 3

Following one of the most severe droughts over experienced on the Manning, the Sixth National Show of the Manning River Agricultural and…

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Junior Farmers

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 3

The dairy classes for junior farmers were very disappointing, the only exhibitors being Ken and Don Drury in the Guernsey section. The judge, Mr…

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