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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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F.N.C. Junior Farmers To See Gloucester Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

A party of six Far North Coast junior farmer club members will leave for Barrington on April 20…

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Coastal Irrigation Plan To Increase Dairy Output

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 5

According to the Irrigation Development and Food Production Advisory Committee there is scope for widespead supplementary irrigation along the coast. Such irrigation could…

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Farm Machinery

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3

Martin Bolton, of Smith Street showed an Allis-Chalmers tractor with single furrow mouldboard…

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Junior Farmers' Combined Display

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 4

The Macleay Junior Farmers, whilst exhibiting on a Club competitive basis, have combined in presenting one of the most impressive Junior Farmer exhibits seen in the Show Hall for some years…

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Successful Dairy Cattle Sale

Macleay Argus · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 5

A.M.L. and F. report a most successful day at the sale of dairy cattle conducted on Wednesday, April 15, at their…

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Trying for New Breed of Cattle

Macleay Argus · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 6

Scientific experiments by the C.S.I.R.O. to develop in Australia a new breed of beef cattle more resistant than…

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Extension Services Available To Farmers

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 3

At a meeting held at the Taree Department of Agriculture office last week the Government scheme for co-ordination of extension…

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Mid-North Coast Junior Farmers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Central North Coast Regional Council of Junior Farmers' Clubs was held in the…

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Butter -- Cheese Price Review

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Federal Minister for Commerce, Mr. McEwa[?], announced today that…

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The Week in the Store Cattle Market

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 3

[?] Rain last week gave the near South full relief, and already some enquiries from this quarter for store cattle have been received. The Far South, Riverina and Victoria,…

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COMPENSATION For Diseased Cattle

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 6

Mr. L. C. Jordan, MLA, has received the following letter from the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham):…

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Beef Cattle a Record

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 1

Officials in the beef and fat cattle sections said the entries were a record and it was the best display in numbers and…

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High Praise for Dairy and Beef cattle at Gloucester Show—

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 1

Pride of place at Gloucester's 39th annual show on Thursday and Friday was definitely taken by the outstanding display in the dairy cattle section. Beef and fat cattle although not as strongly par-…

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Wool Suits From London Designers

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 2

A brown and yellow flecked donegal tweed suit from the Victor Stiebel collection. The box jacket has a cut away front and makes a point of the high two-button fastenings…

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New Non-shrink Wool Process

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 3

A new and effective method of shink-proofing wool, known as the Belmont process, has been developed by CSIRO…

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1.7 Per Cent. Reactors In Cattle T.B. Tests

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 4

Of approximately 14,000 dairy T.B. tested in the Glou-cester Pastures Protection Dis-trict 250 or 1.78 per cent, were…

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Concrete Troughs for Dairy Herds. Easily Made On The Farm

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 6

A plentiful supply of clean water is essential if cows are to produce large quantities of milk and remain in good condition. Concrete troughing is one of the best methods of handling the water supply. Troughs of the type…

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Gloucester Show. the Dairy Champions

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 2

FRIESIANS: Champion bull, Thomas and Breese's Blossom Park Improver; reserve bull, A. Shel on's Brundie Prince Segis; champion…

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Junior Farmers on Top at Kempsey

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 3

Mr. Ted Hayes, of Taree Estate, who is very interested in the work of junior farmers, said they staged a…

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Junior Farmer Gives Impression of Show

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 3

A Quirindi Junior Farmer, Bob Hamilton, has given to the "Argus" his impression of the Kempsey Show and he made one point, one noted by many adults, the shortage of space…

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