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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

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Wool Industry Stabilisation Scheme MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 6

Representatives of the wool growing associations of the Commonwealth interviewed the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin), the Minister for Markets…

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Irrigation and Dairying. Practical Results Shown

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 5

As an illustration of the suitability of irrigation areas for dairying, the State Water Commission directs attention to the result of the standard…

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History of Dairying Milk for 6000 Years

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 5

Many of use do not realise how long ago the cow began contributing an important article of food to the diet of the human race. Even the though the most…

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Swollen Udders English Dairyman's Suggested Treatment

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 5

Some very useful advice about the treatment of swollen udders in dairy cattle is given by a farmer correspondent of the London "Live Stock…

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Dairying Herd Testing Lessons How to Breed Best Cows the Value of a Proved Sire

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 5

Some valuable lessons for breeders have been gleaned from the records obtained by official testing of dairy herds for milk production in the…

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A Butter Controversy

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

The operation of the Paterson bounty scheme in connection with butter exports was lately criticised by a Mr. R. R. Webster, of Ari[?]h…

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Drank Cattle Spray. Fatality at Coolangatta

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 1

James O'Brien (aged 71 years) died at Coolangatta on Tuesday morning as a result of drinking some cattle spray solution which contained…

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Dairying Industry Attacked

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

A violent attack on the dairying industry, and particularly the Paterson scheme, has been made by a Riverina man, R. H. Webster, of…

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Butter Factory Amalgamation

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

A message from Belligen reads:-- Following up the proposed amalgamation of butter society interests in this and adjacent districts, the boards…

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Queensland Kauri for Butter Boxes

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 4

At a meeting of the Aatherton Co op. Butter Association last week, strong feeling was expressed favoring the Government reserving Northern Kauri…

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Important Cattle Enterprise. Big Move in Queensland

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 1

The two companies which recently purchased a number of Queensland State cattle stations have commenced work in earnest. Already contracts,…

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Judging Cattle Beware of Prejudice a Difficult Task

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 6

Notwithstanding its root-meaning of coming to a premature judgment, what is ordinary predudice but a form of Jeddart justice? It is a hanging and…

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Wool Freights Graziers Seek Reduction SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 8

The graziers point out that while wool prices are down nearly to prewar, transport charges are emphatically post-war. They are asking for a…

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Dominions Tour British Farmers on Way

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

A London message says:-- Sixty-one members of the British National Union of Farmers, 15 of whom are accompanied by heir wives,…

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92 Sheep Killed Victorian Railway Smash

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Ninety two sheep were killed when a goods train crashed into the rear of a pilot engine at South Kensington to-day…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land Agricultural. Saffron or False Star Thistle. Its Identification and Control

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 3

Saffron Thistle (Carthamus lanatus) is often called Star Thistle, though it must be distinguished from the True Star thistle, and it is…

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The Farm Home. Have You Tried These? Some Attractive Prune Recipes

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 3

Prunes can be used in a variety of forms. The following suggestions are taken from a collection of fifty attractive recipes, supplied by Miss A…

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Hawkesbury College Scholarships. Special Dairy Course

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 6

The committee in connection with applications for scholarships for the special dairy course has decided to extend the closing date of applications…

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Road Construction to Aid Canadian Farmers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 2

With the increase in farm settlement throughout the province of Saskatchewan, there is a constant demand for improved roads from farmers in…

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"Cheesy" Cream Departmental Discovery Advice to Farmers

Northern Star · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 5

An officer of the dairy branch of the Department of Agriculture stationed at Lismore and entrusted with the work of assisting dairy farmers to…

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