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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

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Bulk Wheat Silos Soon to Close

Northern Star · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 3

It is anticipated by Mr. E. Harris, manager of the Government Grain Elevators, that the country silos will all be closed to the receiving of wheat by the end of the…

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Rent Op Dairy Farms

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Davies (L.) asked the Minister for Lands (Mr. Loughlin) whether he had considered the appointment of a Fair…

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Dairy Export Board

Tweed Daily · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--Sir James Cooper has joined the London Committee of the Australian Dairy Export Control Board…

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The Pig Industry Hint to Farmers

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 2

Few farmers know that the use of a whip whilst driving pigs to market, or in loading operations, has a damaging effect to their value, and this…

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Profit in Pigs. Small Farm Adjunct

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 6

In referring to the possibilities in pig breeding as a source of additional revenue to the small farmer, the "Weekly Press" (Christchurch, N.Z.)…

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Co-operative Marketing Great Farmers' System

Northern Star · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 3

At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Australian Producers' Wholesale Co-operative Federation, held recently, it was noted that steady progress had been…

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Oil Tainted Butter. Underwriters Offer Compensation

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. The Australian Press Association understands that the underwriters of the oil tainted butter on the steamer Cathass have offered to pay…

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Who Is Right? "Dogs' Milk Butter" Question

Northern Star · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 7

Speaking at a meeting of the Lismore Chamber of Commerce some months ago Mr. D. G. Stead told members the impression was current among some of the native population…

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The Dairyman's Cream

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 2

A correspondent of the "Tweed Daily" asks:—"I would like to know if it is a fact that the employees of one of our local butter factories, privileged…

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Richmond River Graziers Missing Cattle

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 4

About eight years ago two men from New South Wales, John Fitzpatrick, of Tintenbar, and Charles Anderson, a grazier, of Kyogle, went into…

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Names that Beat Him. Could You Fare Much Butter?

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 1

A bewildered American, Mr. De Rennes, groping amongst English names during a visit to the Old Land, tells the Dearborn "Independent." in humorous…

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Year's Work Dairying Industry Horseshoe Creek Producers

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Horseshoe Creek branch of the Primary Producers' Union two excellent reports presented by the president and secretary of the branch…

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A Butter Trust!

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 6

Under the above caption and the subheadings: "Paterson Scheme," "Boost Prices," "Dairy Desperadoes," "Lang Government Remains…

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Bonalbo Butter Output

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 2

For December the Bonalbo butter factory produced 79,000lb of choice butter,showing an increase of 9000lb, in production over December, 1924.The price…

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Butter Boxes for Dorrigo

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 2

Since demonstrating the suitability of local pine for butter boxes, the firm of Munro and Lever have made the cutting of this timber an…

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Artificial Wool No Cause for Anxiety

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday.--Mr. Fairburn, Agent-General for Victoria, who arrived yesterday on a short business visit, said after having given the…

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Advice to Farmers. Sow Winter Fodder Crops

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. Mr. A. E. McDonald, superintendent of Agriculture, who has just returned from a tour of the North Coast, advises dairy farmers…

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Artificial Wool a Waste of Perfectly Good Cotton. Melbourne Chemist's Views

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. Mr. R. J. Fletcher, a well-known analytical and manufacturing chemist of Melbourne, considers that the synthetic wool from…

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Profitable [?] Farming

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 2

The story of a tomato grower: Meeting an old friend in Sydney, he told me:--'I have no farm; I've worked for agents long enough, and have…

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Why Boys Leave the Farm the City-ward Drift

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 9

In the course of a discussion on the cityward drift of rural population at a meeting of the Goode branch of the Agricultural Bureau of South Australia, it was stated…

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