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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Temporary Halt To Federal Wheat Stabilisation Plan

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Federal Government's wheat stabilisation plan has been brought to a temporary standstill following its rejection by the South Australian growers, according to an official of the…

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Junior Farmer Girls' Tour

Northern Star · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 5

CORAKI, Wednesday.—The educational tour for junior farmer girls will definitely be held. The party will leave from Turner's bus…

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Sheep-goat Cross

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 8

Writing from Queensland a reader says he read with interest the paragraph on this page on January 14, concerning a sheep-goat cross…

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Wheat Costs Inquiry

Northern Star · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday. — The appointment of a committee to innuire into the cost of wheat production was announced to-day by…

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U.S. May Sell Wool Under Parity

Tweed Daily · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thursday: The Secretary of Agriculture (Mr Anderson) asked Congress to pass legislation immediately…

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Urges Power to Control Output of U.S. Farms

Tweed Daily · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday: The Secretary of Agriculture (Mr Anderson) told the House Agriculture…

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Limit on Backyard Poultry Farmers

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 10

That backyard poultry farmers should be limited to 20 birds, was recently advocated by the Associated Poultry Farmers of Australia…

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Proposed Model Goat Dairy

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 8

In a letter received by the council of the Goat Society of Australia at its last meeting the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) stated that…

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General Dairy Quality Sound

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 8

General quality of milk and cream received by N.S.W. factories is sound, said the chief of the dairying division of the Department of…

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ON and Off the Farm Production & The Menace Of The Farm Insect

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 8

The increase in the number of destructive insects and fungus diseases that attack all classes of food producing and flowering plants is leading some gardeners and farmers to think that there may be some truth in the prophecy by an agricultural scientist…

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Professor Sees Prosperity In Dairy Industry

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 7

"If there is a public company prepared to invest £100,000 capital to pay for skilled farm management of 2,500-acnes for milk production, and…

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For the Man on the Land U.S. Dairy Trends

Northern Star · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 6

More milk per cow, more butter-fat per cow, smaller herds, with top-producing, pure-bred cows, are all part of the trend in dairy production throughout the United States…

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Wheat Purchase From Argentine

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Friday (AAP).— Brit- i ain has bought, or is about to buy, 300,000 tons of, wheat from the ArTentine, Reuter's financial editor…

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Dairy Farmers' Plight

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: "No wonder people give up dairying, when they cannot get a good price for their butter," said the…

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Drift From Dairying No Surprise

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—"No wonder people give up dairying wben they cannot get a good price for their butter," said…

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Rain Should Increase Butter Output

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 2

The heavy rains received during the past few days would result in partial recovery of butter…

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Wheat for Pigs and Fowls

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 6

Discharged servicemen who are pig-raisers or poultrymen are entitled to a monthly ration of wheat, and the Senior Piggery Instructor…

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Bilambil Dairymen Defer Direct Action

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 6

The annual and monthly meetings of Bilambil branch of the PP union were held in Bilambil hall on Wednesday night last…

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Junior Farmers Back After 850-Mile Tour

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 5

CORAKI, Sunday.—The Junior Farmers (boys) educational tour, which covered 850 miles, through the Clarence, Dorrigo, Macleay, Hastings, Tamworth, Armidale and Glen Innes districts, concluded at…

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Farm Notes Oats For Pigs

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 6

With cereals in short, supply some pig owners are feeding oats, but they haven't the same feed value as wheat or maize for pigs. L. A. Downey, in…

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