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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

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Pastoral Association. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 March 1891 · page 5

The Australian Pastoral Association at their meeting declared no dividend…

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Dairying

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 March 1891 · page 6

MR. DAVID WILSON, Victorain Government dairy expert, read a paper to the Dairymen's Association, last week, in which he criticised the position of…

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Judging Dairy Cattle

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 March 1891 · page 4

IT is a very easy matter to decide as to the value of a cow for the dairy by her record at the pail, and there can be no doubt but that this is the surest…

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Instantaneous Butter Maker

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 March 1891 · page 4

The Laval instantaneous butter maker consists of a cylinder which can be attached to the separators now in use. The cream on leaving the…

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Wool Sales. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 March 1891 · page 5

The Antwerp wool sales opened dull, only bad wools decline in price…

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Cancerous Cattle. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 March 1891 · page 5

Attention was drawn yesterday, to the fact that cancerous cattle had been disposed of at Homebush sale yards…

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Dairy Supervision

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1891 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court, last week, a case of peculiar character was heard. John Doughton was summoned under the Dairies Supervision…

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The Dairying Industry. a Valuable New Invention

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 4

The establishment of the principle of dairying on the co-operative basis at Mudgee has resulted in the introduction of a splendid invention which is…

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My Farmer Boy

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 7

A man among men, as his Maker made him, Responsive in mood to grief or joy; Upright, stalwart, sunny, and noble, All this and more is my farmer boy…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Although always willing to ventilate matters of public interest, we do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed. To the Editor. Farmers and Agents

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 5

SIR,--I was interested in reading the paragraph in your last issue headed "Is This a Singular Case?" And it would be well if our farmers would accept your…

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Champion Dairy Cattle

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 3

Mr. John Lindsay's champion cow Honeycomb again showed her superiority over all comers by securing first prize…

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System in Farming

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 7

System on the farm can result only from fore thought. The general plan of the work to he done should be clearly defined in advance. It may not be possible to determine for any length…

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Smithtown Dairy Factory. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 5

Sir,--The following letter was received from Mr. O. O. Dangar, M.P., in reply to an invitation from the directors of the Smithtown Dairy Co., to open the factory in…

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Farmers and Agents--not a Singular Case. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 5

Sir,--I read the paragraph showing how the sugar manufacturer was treated by his Sydney agent, and I think farmers would do well to look more carefully into this sort…

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Victorian Farmers and Freetrade

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 3

The last branch of the Victorian Farmers' Protection Association has "solemly decreed its own dissolution." The…

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Victorian Wheat. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 5

Victorian wheat sold in the London market at 42s 2d per quarter…

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My Experiences in the Farming Line

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 7

A wise man bath said: "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.'' These words applied to farming are as true as they are to other things. When I first started in the farming business I…

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Hints for Home and Farm

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 7

A paint brush is a handy implement in oiling harness. If there is no shade in the pasture, put some there. It is not a good pasture without…

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Victorian Butter in London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 3

A wire from Melbourne to the Daily Telegraph says, that information has reached the. Secretary for Agriculture that a sample of eight boxes of butter,…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 April 1891 · page 6

At the Ulmarra Police Court on Wednesday, before the P.M., and Messrs. Goodger and Geo. Bailey, J's.P. Reeve Waugh, and G. T. Johnson, were…

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