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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Unregistered Dairy

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 6

KYOGLE. -- For using an unregistered dairy for the supply of cream for sale, a Woolner's Arm farmer, Zachray…

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Cattle Killed by Young Sorghum

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 3

Messrs. Newby Brothers, of Dumaresq Island, had the misfortune to icose eight valuable making cows last…

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Bowman Farm Concern Over School Bus Pos'n

The Gloucester Advocate · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

Several Bowman Farm families may have to stop sending their children to school in Gloucester unless arrangements can…

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Farmers Still Concentrate Feeding

The Gloucester Advocate · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 4

Although feeding of purchased roughage to dairy cattle had been discontinued, concentrate feeding to supplement pastures…

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Barrington Jun. Farmers Honour

The Gloucester Advocate · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 2

A "relayed" toast was honoured at Friday night's function at the Gloucester Co-perative Oairy Company, to honour Mr. J. G. Wilson,…

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Dairying Conditions

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 4

Mr. D. W. Crowfoot, District Dairy Officer, reports: Good rains early in the month relieved drought…

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Dairy Board Nominations

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

Nominations of candidates for election as members representing butter and cheese factories on the Australian Dairy…

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Manning Crop Yield Will Be Down

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 5

Total yields of crops on the Manning this season will be down, due to smaller plantings. In stating that position in, his monthly report, the…

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Dairy Production Is Falling Steeply

Macleay Argus · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 7

Mr. J. B. Noonan, District Agronomist, reporting on crop and pasture conditions in the Manning, Hastings and Macleay River areas during January, comments that the bright prospects of early January…

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Bank Help for Junior Farmers

Macleay Argus · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 7

The Bank of New South Wales has announced its programme of financial support for the Junior Farmer…

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Payment for Pool Wheat

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 5

The Australian Wheat Board has recommmended a second payment to farmers of 1- a bushel for wheat delivered to…

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Dairymen's Union Hay Take in Manning

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 5

The Manning district will be one of the new areas coming within the scope of the Milk and Ice Carters arid' Dairymen's Employees' Union if its application for extension…

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Dairy Coy. Member's Record Claimed Unique

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 1

Speakers at a farewell party at the Gloucester Co-operative Dairy Company on Friday night claimed that the continuous service of one of its directors gave the factory a unique position in…

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Threat To Dairying By 'Frozen Desserts'

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 8

Ice cream substitutes, sold as "frozen desserts", or under some trade name, were a threat to the Australian dairy industry. That statement was made…

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Dairy Co's New Field Officer

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 1

Mr. Keith George, formerly Milk Board inspector, has joined the staff of the Manning Co-op. Dairy Society as…

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Hygiene In Mastitis Control Of Dairy Stock

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 7

The important principle to be remembered by the dairy farmer about mastitis is that prevention is better…

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Butter Price Control May Be Relinquished

Macleay Argus · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 5

"The British Ministry of Food has given notice of its intention to gradually relinquish control of butter prices during this year," said Mr. R. C. Gibson, General President of the P.P.U., in a recent…

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Thousand Mile Tour by Junior Farmers

Macleay Argus · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 3

Ten girls and twenty-five boys from the Junior Farmer Movement in the Clarence, Kempsey and Wingham districts recently completed a cheap and educational eight-day tour of the picturesque New…

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Dairy Registration Causing Concern

Macleay Argus · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 7

Messrs. W. H. Blythe and C. J. Shaw, Central Rivers P.P.U. delegates to the Central Executive, report that the…

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Working Hours in Dairying Industry

Macleay Argus · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 4

Messrs. W. H. Blythe and C. J. Shaw, Central Rivers delegates to the P.P.U. Central Executive, report little prospect of dairy farm labour carrying on successfully under award conditions…

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