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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

2,761 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 139

Farm and Dairy. Improved Cane Culture

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

To illustrate the progress made of better quality cane in the Gin Gin sugar mill area, it is worthy of note that last crushing season it only required 7[?] tons…

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Fixed Price N.S.W. Wheat Home Consumption Government Plan Sydkey

Northern Star · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

A plan for the introduction of legislation to fix the price of wheat at is a bushel for home consumption only will be submitted to a meeting of the…

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Chance for Dairymen Poddy Calves and Pork

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 8

Writing from London, Mr. J. B. Merrett urges that Australia should strive at increasing the export of canned fruits, grape fruit, pork and "poddy" calves…

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Farmers and Pig Standard isation. Factory Grading and Pay on Grade

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

As a bacon salesman of forty years experience Mr. W. Batey is not so confident as Mr. P. Grant as to the progress made in the last couple…

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Tick Fever. Tweed Farmers Anxious

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

Farmers of the Tweed are following probably nothing with closer or more anxious interest than the developments of the…

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Government Experiment Farms. Their Relation to Commercial Agriculture

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 6

Replying some years ago to the charge that its experiment farms did not "pay", the Canadian Department of Agriculture advanced…

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Farm Camps Training for Boys SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

The newly formed organisation known as the Citizens' Committee for the training and placing of boys on the land to-day met to consider means…

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Coraki Butter Factory

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

The Coraki butter factory pay for last month amounted to £7583 4s 7d. The amount of butter manufactured for the month was 176,039lbs. choicest…

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Lismore Cattle Sales

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 13

Messrs. Hindmarsh and Shannon conducted the weekly cattle sale in the Lismore yards on Thursday when the following prices were realised:—…

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Cattle Foods. Sir Charles Martin's Visit

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

Sir Charles Martin (Director of the Lister Institute of Preventative Medicine and Professor of Experimental Pathology in the University of…

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Pastoral Industry Government Assistance Queensland Proposal Brisbane

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

A determined effort to assist the pastoral industry will be made by the Queensland Government. The Premier announced to-day that the…

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4- Per Bushel Fixed Price for Wheat State Government's Scheme Money for Farmers

Tweed Daily · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday:--The Parliamentary Labor Party decided to-day that action should be taken to fix the price of wheat for local…

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Commercial Butter Industry Overseas Market London

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 13

The butter market is dull. Danish is quoted at 130s, choicest salted New Zealand 114s 116s; Australian 108s to 112s; unsalteds are at 2s to 4s premium…

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Price of Butter Another ½d Increase To-day

Tweed Daily · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday--The price of butter will be increased by ½d per lb. to-morrow, to 1612 per cwt. This increase is the fifth in…

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Halfpenny Rise Butter 161/2 a Cwt. SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

Butter prices will be increased a halfpenny a pound to-morrow to 161/2 a cwt. This increase is the fifth in three…

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Price of Wheat Proposed State Legislation Price Fixing Board

Tweed Daily · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.--A claim for the introduction of legislation to fix the price of wheat at 4 per bushel for home consumption only will be…

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State Scheme Wheat Industry Fixing of Price Decision by Caucus SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

The Parliamentary Labour party decided to-day that action should be taken to fix the price of wheat for local consumption…

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More Redwater Outbreak on Tweed. Grave Danger to Dairying Industry

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 2

The fourteenth death since the outbreak on the Tweed occurred on Thursday, when the second of two stricken cows at Tyalgum succumbed. The…

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Separator Company Conducts Own Farm 200 Head of Catle

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 4

Established in 1894 as an experimental farm where Alfa Laval produces, particularly Alfa Laval separators, were tested, a model farm at Hamra, near…

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Settlement at Farm Cove

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 10

A broadcast presentation of the initial ceremony of the foundation of the settlement at Farm Cove will be the feature, of the evening…

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