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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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Butter Fat Yields Competition For A.I.S. Herds Heavy Production

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 6

Within five months of the completion of the Australian Illawarra Shorthorn £300 herd test competition, big efforts are being made by…

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Casino Dairy Society

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

Matters relating to the future policy of the Casino Co-op. Dairy Society Ltd. in regard to its Mallanganee branch which was destroyed by fire,…

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Active Worker In Farmers' Interests

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 9

The district secretary of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. R. Pilgrim) was praised by members of the Lismore branch yesterday for his loyal…

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The Farmer's Column News and Notes for the Man on the Land Source of Cream Contamination

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 6

Dust and mud due to neglect to give proper attention to the surface of the dairy yard are not only a nuisance, but a menace to cream…

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Butter Gradings Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 7

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined in Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended January 28, 16,103 boxes of…

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N.Z. Butter for Canada Dumping Duty Lifted

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 7

OTTAWA, Monday:—The Customs Commissioner to-day announced that the Canadian dumping duty on New Zealand butter had been lifted to…

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Overseas Consumers' Butter Preferences Danish Flavour & Higher Price

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

COMPARISONS were made at a meeting of the Rosebank branch of the Primary Producers' Union between Australia's mild flavoured butter and the lactic flavour of Danish butter. Attention was also drawn to the fact…

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N. Zealand Butter Canadian Dump Duty To Be Lifted OTTAWA

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 7

The Customs Commissioner, announced that the Canadian dump duty on New Zealand butter would be lifted to permit of the importation of…

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Stronger Competition by Japan Prices Rise At Sydney Wool Sales

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday:— Under the influence of stronger and more widely distributed competition from Japan and sustained demand from Europe…

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Trend of Wool Prices Not Reassuring Growing Use of Staple Fibre

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 6

LONDON, Monday:—The "Financial Times" says that the special trend of wool prices, especially at the Australian sales, has done nothing to reassure…

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Farmer Killed by Lightning

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday:— Colin Barton, vegetable and dairy farmer, of Wildes Meadows, Moss Vale, was struck dead by lightning during an…

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Junior Farmers Conclude Successful Tour

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 12

AFTER participating in a tour, unique in that it was the first project of its nature carried out in this State, 42 members of the 15 district Junior Farmers' Clubs returned to Lismore on Saturday night. Throughout the tour,…

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Newrybar Farmer's Success

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 8

At the last Brisbane National Show Mr. Bruce P. Stephens, of "Deloraine" Pig Stud, Newrybar, 'won the ribbon for supreme…

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Farmers and Settlers' Assoc. Vacancy Filled SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 9

Mr. Budd, M.L.A. for Byron, was today selected to fill the vacancy on the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, caused by the death of Sir…

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N. Coast Junior Farmers on Tour

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 6

Junior Farmers at Mr. T. Bowling's property at Stonehenge, Glen Innes district. Messrs. A. H. Nicod (North Coast Supervisor of J.F. Clubs), W. W. Jones (secretary of the Glen Innes Clubs Advisory Committee) and J. Gollan (teacher of agriculture at the Lismore High School) are tending in front of the 'bus. The party, which comprised 42 members, drawn from 15 J.F. Clubs within the Richmond District Council, returned to Lismore on…

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Farmer Tired of Dickens Manuscript LONDON, January 15 (By Air Mail)

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 10

How an extremely valuable Dickens manuscript was used to cover jam jars and then burnt by an English farmer's wife was revealed this week by…

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Butter Quality

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 4

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle, during the week ended January 28, 16.103…

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London Butter Market LONDON

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 6

Butter to-day was firm. Choicest salted New Zealand realised 109s, Australian 108s, unsalted New Zealand 112s, and Australian 110s to 111s…

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10¾d for January Butter

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 6

THE North Coast Butter Factories' Association yesterday fixed the pay for supplies received during January at…

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Fixed at 10¾d. Per Lb. Butter Pay For January

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 4

The North Coast Butter Factories Association yesterday fixed the pay for supplies received during January at 10¾d a lb. for…

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