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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Desert Turned Into Farmland

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · 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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Farmers Using More Lime

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 28 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 the fact…

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Hybrid Maize Breeding Outlined to Farmers at Glen Innes

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 8

Farmers who attended the field day at the New England Experiment Farm were shown the main objects of the present maize…

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Flying Pulsators Dairymen Alarmed

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 3

For more than ten days residents of the Tarcutta district have been mystified and alarmed by the strange behaviour of the…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 2

A meeting of the executive committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on 26th January. Mr Carlton, of Dungog, deputised…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council January 27, 1949

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

A meeting of the executive committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on 26th January. Mr. Carlton, of Denveg, deputis…

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Dairy Cattle Why Supplementary Feeding Is Necessary

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 5

Dairy cattle must be given supplementary feeding with grazing crops, conserved fodder and concentrates if high…

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New Cattle Pavilion

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 4

The new cattle pavilion, or pens, being constructed at the Kempsey showground came in for some discussion at the meeting…

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Nowendoc Cattle Stealing Cases

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 3

Pleas of guilty were entered by Walter Allan Taylor, station hand, 23 years, of Nowendoc, and Arthur James Hicks, 22 years, laborer, of…

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Mils Factories Revert to Butter Production in Usa

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 3

A combination of the highest stocks of evaporated milk in history, and a declining butter market are reported to be causing some concern…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 4
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Milk Zone Dairymens' Council was held in Sydney on the 26th January…

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Division of Dairying. Monthly Report On Dairying Conditions Within The Camden Haven, Manning And Wallamba Areas. January, 1949

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 3

Rain fell at Taree for 12 days of the month, giving a total of 427 pts With that which fell at the end of December, it has been sufficient to…

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To Improve Dairying Methods District Farms Selected for Demonstrations

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government have allocated £67,583 for New South Wales for each of five years for the promotion and improvement of farming in the…

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Dairying Conditions Rain Increases Production

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 4

Mr D. W. Crowfoot, Departmental Dairy Officer, stationed at Taree, reports us follows on dairying conditions within the Camden Haven, Manning…

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Dairying Conditions Camden Haven, Manning And Wallamba Areas

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 9

Mr. D. W. Crowfoot, local dairy officer, has submitted the following monthly report for January, 1949: Rain fell at Taree for 12 days of…

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Commonwealth Dairy Grant

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government has allocated £67,583 for New South Wales for each of five years tor the promotion and improvement…

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War Service Land Settlement. "Single Farm" Promotion Applications (Dairying)

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

Several "single farm" Promotion applications in respect of properties to be developed as dairy farms (mostly butter and, in some cases, milk…

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Commonwealth Dairy Grant. For The Promotion And Improvement Of Production In The Dairying Industry

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government has allocated £67,583 for NSW for each of five years for the promotion and improvement of farming in the…

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Junior Farmers District Council Meeting

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 5

The Macleay River Junior Farmers' District Council met at Kinchela on Thursday under the chairmanship of Mr E. C…

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