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Farming & the land, 1947

183 stories in South Coast's papers · page 7 of 10

World Tour for District Farmers

The Bega District News · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 7

A good opportunity is being given farming centres of New South Wales to nominate candidates for a world tour. It is hoped every district will…

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Better Farming League

The South Coast Register · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 1

A meeting el the Better [?] league was held at the Berry School of Arts on Friday night last, when arrangements…

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Unity Among Farmers Essential Mr. Gibson’s Strong Plea

The Bega District News · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 1

’There is no room for divided forces, in what you want to do to improve your industry; no room for mistakes takes—all must pull together. “The trend to-day is for the full utilisation of milk…

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Britain’s Harvest Hopes. Speed-up of Farm Mechanisation

The Bega District News · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 9

Farm machines are being worked every possible hour just now in Britain and harvesting in the South of England at least started in fine…

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Better Farming League Sets Good Example

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 August 1947 · page 6

Referring to the Better Farming League’s award won by the Hon. A. N. Binks. Mr. Geo. McGillivrav, chief of the division…

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Better Farming League’s Presentation of Prizes Large Mp Representative Gathering, Including Many Visitors Congratulations Showered Upon Tie Hon. A. N. Binks, M.L.C., and the League

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 August 1947 · page 3

There was an attendance of approximately 150 at the Better Farming League’s presentation of prizes at the Berry School of Arts on Thursday night last, when the Minister for Agriculture made the announcement that the Hon, A. N. Binks, M.L.C., had won the award of the league for being the man adjudged to have made the greatest contribution to the…

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Producer Needs Extra Shilling Outlook For Butter Production

The Bega District News · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 7

“The opinion among those engaged in and interested in the dairying industry is that it would take at least another 1/ per pound in the return to the dairy fanner to bring him on to an even level with workers and producers in other industries, and…

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Factory Operatives Instruction Dairy Science School

The Bega District News · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 6

New South Wales in peak years has produced 66,000 tons of butter. Last year the butter production was somewhat less than 27,000 tons. In the intervening years greater quantities of liquid milk have…

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Serious Decline in N.S.W. DAIRYING Country Party Member Severe

The Bega District News · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 1

“The decline in the output in the dairying industry in New South Wales, and the serious decrease in the number of dairy farms in productions, is causing much concern to those who are interested in the development…

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Nationalisation of Banks Berry Farmers in Opposition

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 4

Judging by the comments at the Berry Rural Co- operative Society’s annual meeting, the farmers of this district are…

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Will Stick to Butter Candelo Director’s Opinion

The Bega District News · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 4

“Our board is making a definite stand We are convinced that if we stand by butter we will eventually came out all right…

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Street’s Getting Cobargo Cream Batter Return Than Butter

The Bega District News · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 4

Further to the report in Tuesday’s issue concerning the supplying of cream to Street’s Ice Cream Pty. Ltd by the Cobargo Creamery Co. Ltd., Mr. James O’Meara. director of the Cobargo factory, made the following statement to the “News”;…

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Bega Farmers Nominated For World Tour

The Bega District News · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 7

Two of the Bega district’s most prominent dairy farmers, Messrs. J.B. D’ Arcy and A.F. Dowie,have been nominated for selection as the diaryman to make a world tour of investigation into rural production and marketing methods…

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Worm Infestation in Young Cattle Drenching Not Sufficient for Control

The Bega District News · Tuesday 16 September 1947 · page 6

In wet seasons especially, and particularly if the animals are poorly nourished, kept on the same overstocked ground tor on swampy areas,…

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Waste on the Dairy Farm Through Faulty Management of Paddocks

The Bega District News · Tuesday 16 September 1947 · page 7

In any commercial project a primary requirement for success is the adoption of methods of management conducive to the minimum of waste…

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Winter-time Jobs on the Dairy Farm

The Bega District News · Tuesday 16 September 1947 · page 6

The comparatively “slack” period on dairy farms during the winter months should be utilised to carry out some of the jobs which cannot be fitted in…

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Dairy Farmers’ Milk Company Very Successful Annual Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 1

The Dairy Farmers’ Milk Co. is certainly enjoying an era of popularity as well as prosperity at the present time, as was…

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Candelo Butter Factory Production Figures

The Bega District News · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 5

The butter output for Candelo Factory for the month of August was 22,295 lbs. For the same month in 1946, the production amounted to 27,730 lbs., and in…

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Bega Butter Production Figures for August

The Bega District News · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 8

The butter production figures of the Bega Co-operative Butter Factory for the month of August were 51 tons with a return to suppliers of £9,586…

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Hunter Valley Dairy Company Will Not Pay Into P.p.u

The Bega District News · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 3

Closely following the news that the shareholders of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. have decided to ask their board of directors to discontinue…

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