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Central Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Down With The Farmer. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 12

Sir,—It has been said that there is only one white, slave in Australia, —the farmer. He works night and day, exposed to all sorts of weather,…

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America v. N.S.W. Butter. Company Manager's Opinion

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 15

In his monthly report regarding cream supplies, Mr. Isaac Evans, manager of the Casino Co-Operative Dairy Company, stated:—" Thanks to…

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Wyong Dairy Company

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 5

The turnover of the Wyong, Cooperative Dairy Company for the year ended July 31 last was £8656, which was the best in the history of…

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Sir Joseph Carruthers and the Farmers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 12

Sir Joseph Carruthers and the President of the Farmers and Settlers' Association have been indulging in a passage at arms, and each has made…

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Wyong Dairy Co

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 5

At the 16th half-yearly meeting of Wyong Co-operative Dairy Co., the following Directors were elected:-- Messrs M. J. Woodbury, T. Smith,…

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Local and General. Gosford Citrus Crop

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 19

The citrus crop in the Gosford district this year has exceeded anticipations. There was a particularly heavy second crop, but, owing to…

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Summer Fruit Crop

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 10

There is every prospect of a record fruit harvest this coming season. From every orchard district in New South Wales reports are very…

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Government Wheat Area

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 20

The crops on the Government wheat farm at Woodlands are in a precarious condition owing to no useful rain having fallen in the past couple of…

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Horse Breeding. Queensland Police Horse Farm

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 18

An interesting experiment in a state owned horse stud is that conducted by the Queensland Police Department. Queensland has bred…

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Thinning the Crop

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 9

Wherever heavy crops have been set by trees, it is advisable to reduce stone and pome fruits by thinning. A natural drop of fruit occurs…

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Poultry. Farmers' Bulletin, No. 104. Seventh Annual Conference of Poultry Farmers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 16

The issue of the above bulletin puts before the poultry farmers of the State a report of the conference held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College…

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"That's The Crop."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 5

A distinguished judge has discovered that he still has something to learn in the direction of agriculture. He bought a farm recently, and finds…

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77 Years on One Farm. Died Without Even Having Ridden in a Train

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 17

At the age of 86, John Chapman, of Hole Farm, Finchingfield (Eng.), has just died. He started work when nine years of age at Hole Farm, and…

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