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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

3,198 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 11 of 160

Commercial Egg Prices Increased. Queensland Talks of Reducing Butter

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.--A peculiar position has arisen in the egg market. To-day all the houses advanced prices by a penny a dozen, with the exception of…

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The Primary Producers' Page. Butter Manufacture. Development of Co-operative Dairy Companies Early New Zealand History Effect of Competition Between Companies Introduction of Home Separation

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 10

Dairy company organisation has, in the past, followed much the same lines in New Zealand as in this country. In the Waikato district the first factories were established by proprietary firms, and it cannot be disputed that the enterprise of these firms…

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Cream Separator Half a Century of Evolution Farmers' Debt to Science

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 10

Only one other agricultural invention has played a greater part in the progress of the human race than has the cream separator, and that invention was the "reaper," known…

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Coastal Farmers

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society report for the-week ending the 25th inst. as follows:—Butter.—Supplies continue to increase, and…

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Farm and Herd Sales

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 4

Gilbert Walker and Co's. sale of the late Mr. W. Garrett's dairy farm at Eureka will be held at Eltham yards. The same firm also draws attention to the Eltham yard…

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Empty Farm to Lease

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 4

Martin, Frith and Co., auctioneers, advise that tenders are invited for the lease of a farm containing 550 acres, with all improvements, situated at South Gundurimba, in the…

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Butter Train Proposal for North Coast Area Decision of Grafton Conference Circular to Factories

Northern Star · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 5

GRAFTON, Wednesday.—A conference of representatives of North Coast butter factories was held here this afternoon to consider the…

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Guarantee for Share Farmers

Northern Star · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Cabinet has approved of a suggestion to give a guarantee enabling share farmers to receive advances…

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Darling Downs Farms

Northern Star · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

Harrison, Gilbert and Co., of Toowoomba. Queensland, state that magnificent rains have fallen all over the Darling Downs area. Over a foot has been recorded since…

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Sale of Dairy Stock

Northern Star · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

Virtue, Noble, Rutherford. Shannon, Ltd., and J. N. Ferguson and Co. (in conjunction) will conduct a clearing-out sale of dairy herd and plant at Cooper's Shoot to-morrow…

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Cattle Sales

Northern Star · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

There were several good quality times of cattle offered at auction by Virtue, Noble. Rutherford. Shannon at their Alstonville yards on Wednesday. Springers were quoted…

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North Coast Butter Train

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 8

A conference of representatives of North Coast butter factories was held at Grafton on Wednesday to consider the proposal by the Railway…

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High Prices for Cattle

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

Virtue, Noble and Co., and C. H. Anderson and Co. held a successful clearing sale on account of Junor Bros. at Fairy Hill on Wednesday and…

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Butter and Cheese. Slump Feared in London

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.—The London butter demand shows that prices are unchanged, but cheese is more active. There is much speculation regarding…

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Commercial Queensland Butter Reduced. Competition in Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.--A further increase in the price of eggs was made in Sussex Street to-day, when new laids were quoted at 19 dozen. The C.F.S…

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Wheat Pools Details of Growers' Claim Government Bound by Promises Payment to Producers

Northern Star · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to-night made available particulars of the claim advanced on behalf of the wheat growers…

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Farmers' Case at Last

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

After a lapse of five months the Farmers and Settlers' Association has completed its case in the claim on behalf of wheat-growers for payment of…

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Cane Farm Conversion of Swamp Land Success on the Lower Richmond Mr. Tully of Empire Vale

Northern Star · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

A representative of the "Northern Star" spent an instructive hour or two on Thursday on the farm of Mr. S. W. Tully, at Empire Vale, on the Lower Richmond…

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Butter

Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 4

Prescott and Co., Ltd., report for week ended January 25:-- Sydney.--The price is unaltered at 1868 per cwt. for choicest quality, plus…

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Demand for Dairy Cattle

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 2

A very successful sale of Messrs. Junor Bros'. herd was held at Fairy Hill on Wednesday and Thursday by Messrs. Virtue, Noble,…

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