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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

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Farm and Dairy. a Hustling Farmer

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 6

The Americans have nothing on at least one Tamworth farmer, so far as hustle is concerned. Getting his land ploughed, he is working a 24-hour shift,…

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Pure Bred Cows Milk and Butter Fat Yields Details of Rations and Pastures

Northern Star · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 8

The Dairy Branch, Department of Agriculture, supplies the following list of registered pure bred cows whose tests of milk and butter fat yields were completed during January, also particulars of the rations and pastures fed to the various herds…

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Cost of Bread Question in Assembly Price is Maintained Wheat and Flour Cheaper

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday (Mr. Gosling (Labor), asked the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) weather he was aw[?] that…

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Grafton Experimental Farm

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 8

Sugar cane experiments have been in progress on the Grafton Experimental Farm for the past 12 months, and now there are over 900 sugar cane…

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Illawarra Dairy Cattle Beisbane

Northern Star · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 9

An important development in the breeding of Illawarra dairy cattle resulted to-day when the old branches of both the Australian Milking…

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Coraki Butter Factory

Northern Star · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 8

The total amount paid to the suppliers to the Coraki Butter Factory for the past month was £14,669 15s 7d. During that period, 231,554: lbs…

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Coraki Butter Pay

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 2

Coraki factory last month turned [?] 231,554lbs. choicest butter for which 13 was paid, and 3649lbs. seconds, f[?] which the pay was 11. The total…

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Bonalbo Butter Output

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 2

The residents of Bonalbo can be justly proud of their butter factory. They can further congratulate themselves on the record just achieved. Last week…

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Illawarra Shorthorn Cattle

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday.--Important developemnt int eh breeding of Illawerra diary catlle occurred to-day when the old branches of both the Australian…

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RECONSTITUTED The Dairy Council Export Butter Weights and Contents SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 9

All the States were represented at a meeting of the Australian Dairy Council which was held in Sydney yesterday…

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London Butter Market London

Northern Star · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 3

The butter market is quiet and que tations are weak. Danish sold at 168s, choicest salted New Zealand 144s to 146s, Australian l40s to 152s,…

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Dumping Butter. Questions in English Parliament

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 2

In the House of Commons, Mr. G. Le M. Mander (Lib.) asked whether Australia was dumping in Britain butter on which an bounty of 4d was paid, and…

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£19,000,000-- Australia's Wheat

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 4

Provided that the present prices are maintained, it is estimated that the wheat crop of the Commonwealth for 1929-30 will realise about £19,000,000…

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Oil From Wheat New Zealand Scheme

Northern Star · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 17

On a scale which is elieved to be larger than that attempted in any other part of the world, a beginning will be made with the extraction of…

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Butter Export Meeting of Board No Opening in U.S.A.

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.-- Under the chairmanship of Mr. T. F. Plunkett members of the Aurstralian Dairy Pro[?] Export Board met in Sydney…

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The Trek Citywards. 4,500,000 Farmers Lost But Crop Productions Higher

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 4

In the last twenty years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the farm population has dwindled from 32,000,000 to 27,511,000, while the…

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Wollongbar Experiment Farm What It Is Doing Interesting Facts and Figures Exp[?] Advice on All Phases of the Dairying Industry

Northern Star · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 13

The history of the Wollongbar Experiment Farm goes back to the early nineties—then a period of sparse population, for the settler's axe was engaged in a problem where mists obscured the outlook. It was not quite clear what use the land could be put…

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Empire Dairy Conference

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 4

Messrs. W. E. Robinson, R. J. Moor and J. C. McKenzie left the Richmond River district on Wednesday for Sydney. They sailed yesterday for…

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Dairy Council Meeting in Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--All Stales presented at the meeting of the Australian Dairy Council, held in Sydney Yesterday. It was announced that…

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