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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

438 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 22

Farm Electricity

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

Washington: Farmers in Appomattox County, Virginia, are constructing 250 miles of electric line to carry efficient lighting and…

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Agricultural Seasonal Cropping Recommendations

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 8

The following recommendations are made for immediate and autumn sowings to make provision for winter and early spring fodder requirements…

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Dairying Costs Sir Earle Page's View Wider Inquiry Needed

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 6

A plea that the Commonwealth 'Government's committee should investigate not only direct but indirect costs in the dairying industry…

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Dairy Farm Moved by Rail

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 4

The biggest farm removal ever undertaken by the L.N.E.R. was carried out in England recently. The "Times" reports that in a special…

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Dairying Statistics

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

From July 1st last to the end of October, Australia produced 46,250 tons of butter, compared with 42,120 tons in the same months a year earlier and…

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Agricultural Notes Seasonal Cropping Recommendations

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 9

The following recommendations are made for immediate and autumn sowings, to make provision for winter and early spring fodder…

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N.s.w. Dairy Products Board

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 2

Principal duties of the N.S.W. Dairy Products Board are to recommend to the Minister for Agriculture, on the basis of production and…

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Comara Wool

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 2

Mr. Les Conn sold six bales of wool in Sydney last week, and got well above the average price. One bale was classed LC/Comara AA clk…

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Good Rains in Queensland 10,000,000 Sheep Saved BRISBANE

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 2

The western country, carrying nearly 10,000,000 sheep — half the State's present flocks — have been rescued by the present rain for…

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City Milk Trade As It Affects Manning Farmers

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 1

When the visiting Pressmen and Sir Earle Page were at Taree on Friday, Mr Smith, of the MR. Co-op. Dairy Society's staff, attended the reception…

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Upper Macleay Wool Sells for 24¾

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

Another angle on what may be produced on the Upper Macleay is shown in a recent transaction by Mr. Les Conn,…

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Dairy Costs Inquiry Move to Stabilise Industry

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

A recently appointed joint Dairying Industry Advisory Committee will investigate the costs of production in the industry throughout Australia to…

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Youth on the Farms Need Motor Driving Permits Concessions on Merit

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 3

In numerous cases on the farms it falls frequently to the younger members of the farm household to take the milk, cream, fruit, vegetables and such…

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Continuous Butter Making

The Gloucester Advocate · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 3

Testing of the "Alfa" continuous butter making machine was commenced at the Norco Co-operative Company's factory at Lismore (N.S.W.)…

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Dehorned Cattle Lose Points at Lismore

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 8

Retention of the show judging penalty for dehorned Guernsey cattle was unanimously urged in a motion adopted at the annual meeting of…

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Agricultural Notes Seasonal Cropping Recommendations

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

The following recommendations are made for immediate aud autumn sowings, to make provision for winter and early spring fodder…

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Dairying Costs

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

A plea that the Commonwealth Government's Committee should investigate not only direct, but indirect costs in the dairying industry has peen made by…

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Mondrook Junior Farmers' Club (Contributed)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 4

The annual meeting of the advisory committee of the Mondrook Junior Farmers' Club was held in the Mondrook Hall on Tuesday, 11th…

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Wallamba Junior Farmers (Contributed)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Wallamba District Council was held at Nabiac on the 5th instant, and there was a fair attendance of…

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Dairying Survey Will Take Six Months Examine 1000 Farms

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 7

Arrangements have been made by the Joint Dairying Industry Advisory Committee for an Australian-wide survey of dairy farms producing for…

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