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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1890

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Hide-bound Cattle

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 August 1890 · page 7

"Hide-bound" is not a disease in itself, but merely a general sign of ill-health that may accompany, or result from, very many diseases Instead of the skin being loose and flexible…

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Farm Drainage

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 August 1890 · page 7

To such soils as require draining the benefits derived from the operation are manifold; compact soils are rendered more open and friable year by year by removing all undue moisture,…

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Dishorning Cattle

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 September 1890 · page 7

Dr. D. L. Phares, who occupies an important position in the Mississippi College and Experimental Station, and is a practical farmer, has written an article on dishorning cattle,…

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Victorian Farmers' Protection Association

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 September 1890 · page 3

A very important conference on the Victorian Farmers' Protection Association was held on Friday last, in Melbourne, Mr…

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The Shipping Strike No Sign of Settlement. Five Officers Returned to Their Boats. Non-union Wool Being Shipped at Circular Quay. Opinion of the London 'Times.' Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 3

There are no signs of mediation. Both sides are determined as ever, although the masters believe they have got the victory. Some of the strikers…

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The Shipping Strike Mediation Unsuccessful. Shipping Non-union Wool. English Socialist Representative Refused. 2000 Laborers and Seamen Go Out at Newcastle. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 September 1890 · page 5

So far nothing has resulted from the efforts of mediation by the Mayor of Sydney, and it is regarded as almost hopeless that anything can be…

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Butter Making

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 September 1890 · page 6

An experiment has been tried at the Dookie Agricultural Farm in making the butter by burying the cream…

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Rust in Wheat

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 September 1890 · page 6

In order that a series of investigations might be made by Dr. Cobb, pathologist to the Agricultural Department, with…

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Wool Sales. LONDON

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 September 1890 · page 5

The wool sales are reported to be brisk and full rates are obtained…

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New Zealand Butter. LONDON

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 October 1890 · page 5

New Zealand butter has realised a shilling a pound and is declared to be equal to best Danish…

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Another Case of Baby Farming. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 8 October 1890 · page 3

An alleged case of baby farming has been discovered at the Glebe. Three babies are said to have been buried within a week…

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Export of Butter

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 October 1890 · page 6

As it was to be expected (says the 'Mark Lane Express,') Australian exporters of butter have learned that the plan of…

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The Potato Crop in Ireland. LONDON

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 15 October 1890 · page 3

The Government has advanced the Midland Railway Company £400,000 for the purpose of constructing lines of railway into the potato-blighted…

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The Sanitary Farmer

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 October 1890 · page 7

Afraid of the possibility of arsenical poisoning, he prefers the whitewashed wall to paper of any colour. His cellar is light and dry, no mould discernible, nor any evidence of vegetable…

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Warneton Dairy Co

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 22 October 1890 · page 2

At a meeting of the directors of this company on Saturday it was resolved to purchase the steamer "Nellie" at a cost of £345 an engine…

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The Warneton Dairy Factory

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 5

IT is a very commonly accepted truism that the man who makes two blades of grass grow in place of one is a benefactor to his race. The name of…

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Wool Sales. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 31 October 1890 · page 5

At the Antwerp wool sales, the attendance was small. Wool on an average is a farthing lower…

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Opening of the Warneton Dairy

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 12 November 1890 · page 3

THE opening of the Warneton Dairy Factory on Monday attracted a large crowd of persons. The s.s. Tahlee had been chartered for the occasion, but at the hour…

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A New Wrinkle in Dairying

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 November 1890 · page 6

In warm climates, the separator is looked upon as an indispensable adjunct to successful butter-making. The…

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Agricultural News. on the Farm. Mulching

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 November 1890 · page 7

Theory and practice to be of any value should run hand in hand. Many farmers with whom I have come into contact agree to the theory of a hundred different things, and even go so…

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