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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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The Farm and Dairy. Dairying and Fertility

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 5

Any branch of in[?]ing which increases the general fertility of the farmland, Wile paying a living profit, is worth more than another which steadily…

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Dirty Farm Seeds

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 5

The importance of paying strict attention to the purity of the seed sown should hardly need illustrating. In now districts and with new crops farmers…

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Gleaning the Farm Harness

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 5

A good cleaning and oiling of the form harness at least once a year will greatly prolong [?]rolong its usefulness. And then it is so much easier for horses to…

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Farm Hands Wanted

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 6

A letter which appeared in the "Herald" from Mr. Venour Nathan, hon. secretary of the Immigration League of Australia, in which he…

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Farmers are Learning

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 7

During a recent visit to the Bathurst experimrntal farm the Minister for Agriculture endeavoured to find some evidence that the establishment of the farm had resulted…

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Farmers' Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 11

The usual monthly meeting of the King's Creek branch of the F.U. and P.A. was held on Tuesday night. The President (mr. Jas. Cooney) presided. Correspondence was…

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Improvement in Dairy Produce

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 1

As the result of the reports madeby officers visiting the dairying districts (says the "Sunday Times"), the Minister for Agriculture, Mr…

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A Warning to New South Wales Farmers. What Queensland Offers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 4

H. Barton, Toowoomba, in the "Sunday Times" writes:—I notice in your issue of February 16 an article headed "A…

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Farm, Field & Dairy Re-queening the Hives

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 6

In order that there will be no disappointment next spring, the beekeeper will find it will repay him to [?]ueen any doubtful stocks…

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Coach Driver to Cattle King. an Australian's Remarkable Success. Stock-dealing Extraordinary

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 3

The R.M.S. Asturias, which arrived in Sydney a few days ago, [?] among her passengers Mr. Daniel Kingsland, one time horse-brenker…

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Dry Farming

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 6

Last year's annual report of the United States Agriculture Bureau contains some interesting facts. One of them is that 3,000,000 acres of…

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Crop of Libel Actions. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 5

At the new trial in the action brought by Thos. Henley. M.L.A., against George Albert Nicholls to recover damages for a libel, circulated…

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The Farm and Dairy. Mulching Fruit Trees

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

The following article, by a writer who has studied how to grow fruit with profit on rough hind, may be read with interest by all who have rocky, hilly…

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Fodder Crop

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

The cultivation of fodder crops to increase the stocking capacity of wheat land and ensure quick maturity of export lambs is a practice which is…

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A Disappointing Butter Shipment

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The N.S.W. AgentGeneral regards the butter by the steaw or India a little disappointing. So far a the total number of points he has…

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Farmers' Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Palmer's Channel Branch was held on Tuesday: Mr. E. Want, President, in the chair, and a good attendance of members…

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Experiments in Farming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 6

Mention has been made on Several occasions of the fact that Mr. Valder, who was Commercial Agent for the State in South Africa, but who has been in Sydney for…

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Spurious Butter

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 1

Under the above heading the Sydney "Daily Telegraph" says: "A brand of Victorian butter (says our Melbourne representative) is…

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Raising Dairy Cows

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 1

The one satisfactory way to acquire a choice dairy herd is to grow it. You cannot buy good cows without paying a good price…

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Warwick Farm Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 8

Warwick Farm Handicap, 1½m.—The favourite, Comely 8-10, led into the straight with the race apparently in hand. Orange 9-5, however who was ridden a waiting race a long way in the…

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