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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

911 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 15 of 46

Price Fixing To Allow For Extra Dairy Costs

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 1

The added cost to the dairying industry, which may be or is, the outcome of the increase of the basic wage, will normally be taken into account by the Joint Dairying Industry Advisory Committee when it is making its annual…

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An Australian in England Views Socialist Farming in Practice

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 8

It is a great regret to me that I am out of Australia when this vital Federal election is being held. Nevertheless, I believe one can get a better appreciation of the real issues involved if be is at a distance, and thus removed from the local and personal factors which so often…

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On and Off the Farm "The Home Vegetable Garden"

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 8

"The Home Vegetable Garden" an invaluable handbook published by the Department of Agriculture, is on sale again, in a second impression made necessary by phenomenal public demand some months back. Some of the earlier impressions…

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Hybrid Maize Seed Crops Destroyed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 8

The last flooding of the Hunter at Maitland completely wiped out the crops of three registered growers of hybrid maize seed, according to W…

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New Dairy Farm Competitions

The Northern Champion · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 5

Details of a new series of dairy farm competitions, which culminate in a State Championship, were announced today by the Minister for…

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An Australian In England Views Socialist Farming In Practice

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 3

It is a great regret to me that I am out of Australia when this vital Federal election is being held. Nevertheless, I believe one can get a better…

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Dairy Costs

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 3

The added cost to the dairying industry, which may be, or is, the outcome of the increase of the basic wage, will normally be taken into…

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Child Labor Needed To Make Dairying Pay

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 April 1951 · page 1

There is no man who can make a living out of dairying alone unless he exploits the labour his wife and children, says the Australian Primary Producers' Union News Bulletin…

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Junior Farmers Hold Field Day at Moorland

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 April 1951 · page 1

Members of the Junior Farmer Clubs at Lansdowne, Pampoolah and Oxley and Mitchell's Islands, attended a field day at Mr. Bale's…

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H.A.C. Winter School For Junior Farmers

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 April 1951 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA, announced yesterday that Winter Schools for Junior Farmers would…

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There Is Grave Danger of Winter Butter Shortage

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 7

"The Dairy Industry will have great difficulty in meeting the steadily increasing demand if present conditions continue," the General Manager of The Producers' Co-operative Distributing Society Ltd., Mr. E. F. Voysey, stated. "The position must be forcibly brought…

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Wool Sales Deduction Act Operation Explained

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 6

It appears that there is still some misconception of the effect and purpose of the Wool Sales Deduction Act, states the Acting Chairman of New South Wales Country Party (Mr. J. M. Carter)…

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Worms And Footrot Worst Diseases in Cattle at Present

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 4

Diseases causing the most trouble during the past few months were worms in young cattle and footrot in dairy…

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Socialised Farming Some Observations on British Agriculture

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 3

It is a great regret to me that I am out of Australia when this vital Federal election is being held. Nevertheless, I believe one can get…

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March Payment To District Dairymen

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 2

There was only a difference of £80 in the payment to district milk suppliers in March and February. Compared with…

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All Dairyfarmers Benefitted From Milk Zone Council, says Chairman

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 2

All dairy farmers in the State had been assisted by the activities of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council during the past year, stated the Chairman (Mr. J. B. Carlton) in his report to the annual meeting of the Council held…

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School Activities Reserve Time For Farm Chores

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 7

Many Australian farming parents who find their children's absence during school hours causes them extra work, particularly…

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The Butter Position Grave Danger of Winter Shortage

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 6

General manager of the Producers' Co-operative Distribution Society, Limited., says: "Cost of production plan helpful, but incentive…

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Report Of Farmers Leaving Bellinger

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 1

BELLINGEN.--The future of the Upper River areas is causing concern in the Bellinger district…

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Entries for Dairy Farm Competition

The Northern Champion · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 9

A number of entries have already come to hand for the 1951 dairy farm competition being conducted under the Commonwealth…

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