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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Grazier Receives £16,000 Per Min. At Wool Sale

The Northern Champion · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Walcha grazier Mr. G. R. Hill received almost [?]29,000 in less than eight minutes for 32 lots of greasy Merino wool at…

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Owner Must Consent to Allocation of Farm to Ex-serviceman

The Northern Champion · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 7

Ex-servicemen who want to ensure that they are allotted a particular farm under the war service land settlement scheme can only do so…

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New Dairy Book Praised By Minister

The Northern Champion · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) said today that the New South Wales edition of the book "Dairy Farming in Australia" was…

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Dairying Conditions. Most Factory Regrading Of Milk Due To Use Of Unclean Cream Cans

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

Milk quality has been fair only. Most regradings come from milk being put into unclean cans, the District Dairy Officer, Mr. D. W. Crowfoot,…

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Notes For Ex-servicemen Ex-Servicemen Can Get Farms Only Through Promotion Scheme

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 7

Ex-servicemen who want to ensure that they are allotted a particular farm under the war service land settlement scheme, can only…

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Sustained Effort Was Made By Dairying Industry. P.P.U. General President's Summary Of Year's Activities

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

"1950 will pass into history as a year that had called for a sustained effort on the part of all in the dairy industry, to counter misrepresentation…

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Three Aspirants For Dairy Co. Board

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

There are three aspirants for the seat on the Board of Directors of the Macleay River Co-operative Dairying Co. Ltd. in place of Mr…

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On and Off the Farm Dairying May Be Ousted by Timber

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 8

The timber industry in New Zealand might become of greater importance to New Zealand than dairying, the New Zealand Prime…

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Cattle Need Horns As Little As Pigs Do Wings, Says Expert

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 8

A writer in the "Farmer's Advocate," Canada (Mr. B. B. Hodgins Ontario Field Secretary for the, Guernsey breed), has spoken…

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Valuable Show Crop Destroyed By Storm

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 7

The terrific rain, hail and wind storm that passed over part of the Bellinger district last week appears to have struck with full force at…

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District Agronomist's December Report Manning Farmers Sow Less Maize and Other Fodders

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 1

Referring to the sowing of maize and other fodder crops, the District Agronomist, Mr. J. B. Noonan, says in his monthly report that over the whole district the actual area sown will not exceed 60 per cent, of that seeded…

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Butter Or Milk ?— Future of Dairy Industry

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

The far-reaching demands in milk needs of the metropolitan areas, threatening the future butter production of Australia, was a…

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Grazier Receives £16,000 Per Minute at Wool Sale

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

Walcha grazier, Mr. G. R. Hill, received almost £129,000 in less than eight minutes for 32 lots cf greasy Merino wool at Sydney sales…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council— Milk Prices

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

Mr. L. C. Turton, General Secretary of the above, reports:- On the 27th November the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council presented…

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Agricultural Notes— Crop Report for December. Manning, Hastings and Macleay River Districts

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

Mr. J. B. Noonan, District Agronomist, reports as follows:— December weather was very dull until the Christmas week-end when…

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December Payment To District Dairymen— Beat Record November Payment. £51,828 Distributed

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

District dairymen started the new year well with a record cheque of £51,828 for their December cream and milk. This payment beat the all-time record payment of £49,640 for the previous month of November…

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Three Aspirants for Dairy Co. Board

The Northern Champion · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 8

There are three aspirants for the seat on the Board of Directors of the Macleay River Co-operative Dairying Co. Ltd. in place of Mr. S. E…

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Roundabout Agricultural Courses for Grafton Experiment Farm

The Northern Champion · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 8

A promise that short-term agricultural courses would be established soon at the Grafton Experiment Farm was made by the State Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) on Wednesday…

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Adult Support Needed by Junior Farmers

The Northern Champion · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

More adult support was the biggest need of the Junior Farmer Movement, stated the president of the New South Wales Junior…

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Dairymen Advised to Prepare for Winter Blackouts

The Northern Champion · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 8

The Milk Zone Dairymen's Council is urging farmers to make arrangements for supplementary power to offset the effects of severe power…

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