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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Wheat Matters. Mr. Hughes Criticised

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Education (Mr. Muteh) said:—"I have neticed Mr. Hughes' jibe regarding the inability; of the Government to pay the 2s 6d guarantee…

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Death of Cattle. Supposed Result of Dipping

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY; Tuesday.—Yesterday some cattle sent from Queensland, by way of Wallangarra for sale died at the Homebush yards. This is a repetition of the experience of…

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Mortality Among Cattle. The Result of Dipping. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 3

Strong complaints are being made at the number of cattle dying at Homebush yards as the result of dipping when brought across, the border from…

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A Spiteful Remark. Financing Wheat Payment. Reply to State Minister of Agriculture. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 3

Sir Joseph Cook said to-day: "It was a spiteful remark, without a shadow of justification." when his attention was directed to Mr. Dunn's suggestion that…

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Homestead Farm Areas

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

An area of about 448½ areas, parishes South Casino and Wooroowoolgen, county Richmond, has been set apart for an original homestead farm. The…

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"Made to Order." Weather and Dairying Industry. Tweed's Bountiful Season. Man at root is a forgiving animal

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

So to-day the dairymen and all those whose interests are bound up with the welfare of the man who milks the cows, have forgiven nature for all her…

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Heavy Crop of Potatoes

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 3

Mr. C. Petersen, who has a lease of the Hospital farm, this year planted one bag of Purple Manhattan potato seed on approximately one-eighth of…

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Regulation Dairy Milk Room

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

Inquiries regarding the construction of milk rooms are fairly frequent. Mr. W. G. Johnston, Dairy Inspector, supplies the following particulars: --…

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A Hint to Dairymen

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

Casino District Dairy Inspector, Mr. W. G. Johnstone, says the requirements of the Dairy Supervision and Pure Food Act, which provides for the…

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Crop Destroyed

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A fire destroyed 130 acres of standing crop, together with a large amount of hay, at Yannawah soldier settlement, Young district. The burnt crop was…

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Wool Sales. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The wool series, opened to-day, 10,131 bales being catalogued. There was a large attendance. Competition was hesitating. Judging by the lots sold…

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Death of Cattle. Chief Inspector's Report

Northern Star · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In connection witH the deaths of several Queensland cattle at Homebush as reported yesterday the Chief Inspector of Stock has made available the…

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Agricultural Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and the based mainly on the experi[?] of the Department. No. 500…

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Wheat Export. Country Deliveries Stopped. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 3

The Minister of Agriculture stated to-day that because of insufficient ships being available to export wheat from N.S.W., the deliveries of grain from the…

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Homebush Cattle Deaths. Attributed to Excessive Heat. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

The Chief Inspector of Stock, referring to the deaths of cattle at the Homebush yards, which had been dipped at the Queensland border, said he…

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Pastoral for the Lamb Market. Department of Agriculture's Experiments to Determine Most Suitable Cross

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

Which is the most desirable cross fur the Jamb market? Experiments inaug-urated by the Department of Agriculture to determine the correct answer to this…

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News of the World. Wool Scheme. Delay in Ratification. LONDON,Tuesday

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 3

The Australian Press Association learns that though there is unexpected delay in ratifying the realisation of the wool scheme, there is little doubt that…

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Dairying. Indigestion in Calves. Points to Observe in Feeding

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

Owing to the artificial manner in which most calves in dairying districts are reared ([?] a veterinary officer of the Stock Branch of the Department of…

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SIlAGE Means Security. What a Coastal Farmer Did

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

"The best i have over seen," commented a North Coast farmer, while examining a silage stack constructed on the lines set down in one of the free…

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Dairying at Mudgee

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 2

The Mudgee Dairying Company last month paid out over £4000 to rather fewer than 200 suppliers. This Is a record summer pay for the company…

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