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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

2,761 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 139

Tick Fever Farmers Anxious Ten Deaths To Date Fresh Cobaki Case

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 2

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

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Molasses for Farmers

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 2
Also in Northern Star

Mr. R. Pilgrim (district secretary of the Richmond District Council of the P.P.U.) has received the following letter from the general secretary (Mr…

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Farmer's Terrible Qodeal

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 2

Pinned by the leg by a burning tree-stemp which had fallen on him and set the grass surrounding him on fire, Mr. R. Cullum, of Verriedale,…

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Better Pastures Dairy Society Active

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 3

The experiment of top-dressing and rotational grazing to be carried out in the Casino district by the Australian Dairy Council was carried a step…

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Farm Tragedy Sensational Evidence PERTH

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 7

A sensational story was unfolded today at the inquest of Eva McCaskell (20), her eight month old son Robin, and William Halbert (17), farm hand,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land Agricultural. Government Experiment Farms

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

Replaying some years ago to the charge that its experiment farms "pay," the Canadian Department of Agriculture advanced some reasons…

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Pastoral. Pasture Improvement. Treatment of Sown Areas

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

In the effort to recover as soon as possible the expenditure incurred in laying down the pasture many of those who go in for pasture…

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London Wool Sales London

Northern Star · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

The wool sales opened with a decline in prices of fifteen per cent…

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COMMERCIAL Steady Demand for Potatoes Butter Market Firm

Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday:--Steady inquiry prevailed for potatoes in the farm produce section of Sussex Street to-day at late rates. Practically the…

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Wheat Harvest Internal Loan Suggested MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 2

A rumour is in circulation that the Commonwealth Bank Board is considering a scheme under which it will advance 2s 6d a bushel on this season's…

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Dairying. to Bet the Best From a Herd. Intelligent Testing Necessary

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

Addressing the recent North Coast conference of the Agricultural Burcau, Mr. G. S. Stockes, manager of cmpsey Butter Factory, drew…

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Keep in Touch with Your District Farm

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

The result of trials carried out at the departmental farims eventually Influence the mathods of even the least enterprising primary producer,…

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Sunray on the Farm. PIG 5 GREW 31b. Heavier Every Day

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

Little pigs have gone to market be fore their time, sows have turned round and [?] on milk maids, and the farmer's children are growing…

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Molasses for Farmers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 2

Following a recommendation from the Richmond District Council of the Primary Producers' Union the central executive of the union decided to ask…

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Dairying Industry Empire Organisation

Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--Representatives of Dairy Boards, British agricultural and cattle societies and various producers and consumers' organisations,…

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Empire Dairying London Organisation to Foster Industry London

Northern Star · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

Representatives of the Australian and New Zealand dairy boards, British Agricultural and Cattle Societies and various producers' and consumers'…

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Inquest Concludes Ardath Farm Tragedy SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

The inquest was concluded at Perth concerning the death of Mrs. Eva Trenda McCaskell (26), William Halbert (18), farm hand, and Robin…

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Cattle Market. Local Sales

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

Alcorn and Smith report, having held their usual fortnightly cattle sale yesterday when about 150 head were yarded. The quality was not…

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Commercial Marking of Butter London Inquiry Resumed London

Northern Star · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 9

The butter marking inquiry was resumed to-day Mr. Davis, of the New Zealand Dairy Produce Board, gave evidence of the increasing demand for…

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