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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Young Farmer's Death

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—At an inquest at Bathurst yesterday into the death of John Locke, aged 20, evidence given by decease's father and a fellow harvester was to the…

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Dairying Development. Messrs. Macgregor and Clifford Entertained

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.—At a farewell luncheon to Messrs. J. Maegregor and W. Clifford Sir Allen Taylor referred, to the satisfactory growth of the North Coast…

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Farmers' Alleged Dealing

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Scully, M.L.A., told the Political Labor party at yesterday's meeting that he found some framers in the northern districts were selling their wheat…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep and Cattle at Lower Values. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

23,737 sheep were penned at Homebush to-day. Buyers attended in full force, but prices again weakened for crossbreds. Merino wethers and lambs…

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Blight in Cattle

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 3

The "Examiner", says a number of herds in the Kyogle district have been affected with a species of blight. The disease is first evidenced by a small white spot in the…

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Eradication of Cattle Tick

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

At the Science Congress in Melbourne, Dr. Gilruth gave an address on the methods employed in the United Stales in the control and eradication of cattle tick, and the…

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Queensland Cattle. Badly Affected

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Several lots of Queensland cattle that passed through the dip at Wallangarra prior to coming to Sydney were badly affected at Homebush to-day…

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The Wheat Harvest

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

Mr. H. W. Potts, late principal of the Hawkesbury College, says that this year the Riverina wheat yields were particularly fav- orable, both in point of weight and quality…

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Deaths From Dipping. Queensland Cattle Affected. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

Several lots of Queensland cat[?] that passed through the dip at Wallangarra prior to coming to Sydney were badly affected at the Homebush saleyards this…

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Dairy Farmers' Insurance

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

The Coastal Fanners' Co-operative Society, Limited, and the Berrima District Co-operatice Farm and Dairy Company, Limited, have secured substantial shareholding interests in…

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Dairying Industry. N.c. C. Op. Coy's Progress

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

At the luncheon given by the N.C.S.N Coy., Ltd., on board the Orara in Sydney, in honour of Mr. J. McGregor, chairman of directors of the North Coast…

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Commercial Letter Sydney, Friday. Dairy Produce

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

Case eggs were selling only slowly. In addition to the deteriorating effect of the hot weather, damage in transit to this product was much greater than usual. New-laid…

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Experiment Farm Show Exhibits

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

By the Yulgilbar Wednesday eight head of Ayrshire cattle including hulls, cows, and heifers, were shipped for Sydney from the Grafton Experiment Farm for…

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Poultry-farming in England

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

Mr. Edward Brown, the English specialist, says of the position in England that "never before have poultry men made so much money with us as during the past two years…

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A Record Dairy Return

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

Mr. T. A. Knowles of Brooklet, via Binna Burra, writes on January 18:— I notice in your paper of to-day a paragraph in which a Mr. Byrnes, of Bonalbo, considered his…

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Farmers Refuse to Use Silos

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The farmers at Walla Walla are refusing to use silos, and out of a harvest of 270,000 bushels up to the present less than 50,000 bushels have been…

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Dairy Produce

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 4

The Berrima District Farm find Dairy Company, Ltd., report under, date 21st January:— Butter: There was a slight increase in consignments during the week, and large…

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Winter Butter Pool

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 1

The question of how a winter reserve of butter is to be provided to safeguard consumers through the period of short production is now…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 2

At the Coraki Police Court on Friday last, before Messrs. W. Yabsley and J. Allison, J's.P., William Molloy was presented on a charge of allegedly…

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Control of Cattle Tick

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 3

At the Science Congress in Melbourne, which has closed after a successful series of sittings, Dr. Gilruth gave an address on the…

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