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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Federal Conference of Dairymen

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 2

Annual conference of the Milk Producers' Association of Australia will be held in Sydney during the last week in February, when…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 6

The recent rain has brought a measure of relief to dairy farmers supplying milk to the Milk Board. The rainfall throughout the zone…

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Farmers and Smallholders All-purpose Tractor:--

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 8

The Public Health and Municipal Engineering Congress and Exhibition was recently held at Olympia, London. At the exhibition were many interesting exhibits, including this "Gunsmith..tractor that can be used for hoeing, spraying, cutting, hedging,…

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Dairy Production 'Increase for 1948

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 3

Butter production in New South Wales and Queensland has increased tremendously since 1946, but declined in Victoria and South Australia…

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World Authority's Advice on Sound Dairying

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 10

Cows must be milked at least twice a day. With once-a-day milking, production was less than half that from two milkings…

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Division of Dairying

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 8

Mr. D. W. Crowfoot, local dairy officer, has forwarded the following monthly report for December, 1948, on dairying conditions within the…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

Mr. L. C. Turton, General Secretary of the above, writes as follows: 'We would like to take this opportunity of thanking you for the generous…

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Junior Farmers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

During the 1948 season the Junior Farmers of the district had a reasonably successful year, several visits being made to farms to study farming…

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World Authority's Advice on Sound Dairying

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 6

Cows must be milked at least twice a day. With once-a-day milking, production was less than half that from two milkings…

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Sound Dairying World Authority's Advice

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 3

Cows must be milked at least twice a day. With once-a-day milking, production was less than half that from two milkings…

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Desert Lands Brought Into Farm Use

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 3

A rush of applicants for land in the 90 mile desert of South Australia has resulted from the successful soil experiments…

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Farmers Using More Lime

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 2

Mr. J. M. Pitt, District Agronomist at Taree, says an indication of how lime-minded farmers are becoming in the mid-rivers districts is the fact that the…

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Desert Turned Into Farmland

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 3

A rush of applicants for land in the 90-Mile Desert of South Australia has resulted from the successful soil experiments carried out by the Council for…

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Mlik Zone Dairymens' Council Ban On Sale Of Sweet Cream

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 1

On the 17th January the general secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, accompanied by Mr. R. Youll, chairman of directors of…

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Coming Auctions. Special Cattle Sale at Gloucester

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 3

Tom Hicks will offer an excellent yarding of 375 good quality local and New England bred cattle at his Special Cattle Sale which will be held…

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Farmers Using More Lime

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 3

Mr. J. M. Pitt, District Agronomist at Taree, says an indication of how lime-minded farmers are becoming in the mid-rivers districts is…

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To Improve Dairy Production Mr. Allan McDONELL'S New Appointment

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 2

The friends of Mr Allan McDonell, of Cundle Plains, will be interested to learn that he has received a five year appointment with the Department of…

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Farmers Using More Lime

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 2

Mr. J. M. Pitt, district agronomist at Taree, says an indication of how lime-minded farmers are becoming in the mid-rivers districts is the fact…

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Desert Turned into Farmland

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 4

A rush of applicants for land in the 90-mile Desert of South Australia has resulted from the successful soil experiments carried out by the…

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Alderman Attacks Dairymen

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 4

Ald. J. Brittliffe, at Singleton Municipal Council meeting last week said: "It is an absolute disgrace that dairymen will not co-operate…

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