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Northern Rivers · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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ON and Off the Farm Food Production Below World's Nutritional Needs

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 8

The axiom that "money makes the world go round" [?] was once commonly accepted, but today it quite properly could be adapted to "food makes the world go round." The emphasis on food is greater than ever before i[?]…

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Boy's Views On Future Of Dairy Industry

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 8

Future development of the dairying industry in the Dorrigo district was the subject of an essay competition for junior farmers sponsored…

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Humidity Affects Butter Quality

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 6

N.S.W. butter quality has been disappointing recently, owing to the hot, humid weather having adversely affected cream quality,…

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Clarence Butter Factories May Amalgamate

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 4

G[?]AFTON, Tuesday.— Provided shareholders approve, the amalgamation of the Grafton Co-operative Dairy Company and the…

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For the Man on the Land Supplementary Feeding of Dairy Cattle Necessary

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 6

Dairy cattle must be given supplementary feeding with grazing crops, conserved fodder and concentrates if high production per lactation is to be maintained, and greatest returns be gained from pastures—writes G. L…

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Dairy Output Up In Holland

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 6

A survey published by the Dutch Central Bureau for Statistics in The Hague shows that milk production in the Netherlands is still…

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Whey Butter

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 4

Whey butter is a useful by-product fro mcheese factories. The whey is separated in a high-power separator to give a 50 per…

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Commercial Lismore Cattle Sale

Northern Star · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 8

A penning of 550 head of cattle was on offer at the Lismore yards yesterday. The market for springing and [?]alved heifers and young dairy heifers…

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Baa, Black Sheep!

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 2

"We always get a few black lambs. One year I took my little girl to see the first lambs of the year and asked her which one she'd like…

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P.P.U. Seeks Lifting of Butter Rationing

Northern Star · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The quarterly meeting of the Central Executive Council of the. Primary Producers' Union decided today to seek the lifting of the ban on the sale of sweet cream and that rationing of butter be…

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On and Off the Farm Successful Breeding Based On Science Of Genetics

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 8

Fifty years of research into the true nature of heredity has led to a new branch of science for which the term genetics was coined, stated Dr. H. G. Finlay Geneotioist, University of Sydney, in an address to a…

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Standard of Show Cattle High

Northern Star · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The standard of fat cattle at this year's Easter show was very high, the judge of pure bred steers, Mr. R. S. Wilson,…

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Show Awards for Butter, Cheese to N.c

Northern Star · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Casino Co-operative Dairy Society Ltd. today won the (local consumption) continuous grading class for butter with…

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Afghan Puts Wool Scraps to Work

Northern Star · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 2

Have all your wool scraps at hand for this easily crocheted Afghan. You'll enjoy varying the colours in each medallion. Start now for winter use. Pattern 6806 contains instructions for making an Afghan and pillow, an illustration of Afghan…

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Wool Exhibit Weakness (From a Staff Correspondent)

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 4

Wide differences in the points gained for wool and stock fodders were the principal factors in the narrow defeat of…

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For the Man on the Land Possible Use of Thyroid Hormone In Dairying

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 6

Considerable interest has been taken by Australian dairymen in overseas reports on the use of thyroid preparations to increase milk production. An officer of the C.S.I.R.O…

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Investigation on Junior Farmer Supervisors' Areas

The Kyogle Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 7

Following a question in the Legislative Assembly by the Leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col. Bruxner.) the Ministe for Education…

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Greater Demand for Dairy Maids

Northern Star · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 6

MURWILLUMBAH, Tuesday.—Dairy maids are in greater demand on the Tweed River now than they have been for years…

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Norco March Butter Pay

Northern Star · Saturday 8 April 1950 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday. —Suppliers will be paid at the rate of 2/3¾ a pound for butter for the month of March…

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It Happened 60 Years Ago Butter Dumped

Northern Star · Saturday 8 April 1950 · page 6

We have ascertained that a family residing some 12 or 13 miles out in the scrub threw away butter to the amount of nearly three kegs, owing…

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