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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

131 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 7

The Farmers Union. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 5

SIR, -- In replying to my remarks re "The Farmers' Union," Mr. Boshell says that I have drawn upon by my imagination in stating that he laid down lines for it to be…

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The Farmers' Co-operative Movement

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 5

The farmers contrive to exhibit a vastly greater interest, and achieve a vastly greater progress in the cause of co-operation than the industrial classes of the city do. And…

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Butter Making

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 5

STOP when the butter granules are of the size of wheat kernels. Wash with pure clean water till all trace of buttermilk is removed…

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Butter Factory Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 8

THE butter factory meeting advertised for Thursday evening last was largely attended, and the Rev. R. Davidson was voted to the chair. He said he did not think it necessary…

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The Dairying Industry. to the Editor of the Port Macquarie News

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 6

Sir,—I read with interest your report of the butter factory meeting at Wauchope, and had purposed being present had not adverse circumstances prevented my so doing. Since…

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America and the Scarcity of Wheat. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 4

President Harrison says that the scarcity of wheat in Europe will enable America to exchange her surplus for gold…

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Co-Operative Farmers' Company

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 6

A telegram to the S. M. Herald from Moss Yale, states that the work of organisation in connection with the proposed Berrima District Cold Climate…

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Great Damage to English Crops London

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 August 1891 · page 5

Enormous damage has been done to standing crops in England through the late storms…

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The Wauchops Butter Factory

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 2

A "FURTHER meeting in connection with the proposed Batter Factory, on the Hastings River was held at Wauchope on Saturday last. There where twenty-one persons…

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Butter Factory Results

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 September 1891 · page 5

The Emu Factory paid suppliers 8½ per gallon for their milk for the month of July. The Manchester Square Butter…

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Victorian Farmers and Protection

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 September 1891 · page 5

At the annual conference of the Victorian Farmers Protection Association, representatives being present from a large number of country…

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The Wool Trade of New South Wales. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 4

18,747 bales of wool have arrived at Darling Harbor since July 1, being an increase of 1,627 as compared with the same period last year…

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The Model Dairy Cow

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 6

A correspondent of an exchange, successful as a dairyman, observing, careful, and practical in all that pertains to…

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The Clarence and North Coast Farmers' Association

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 6

A telegram from Grafton to the S. M. Herald states that: -- An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the…

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Shipments of Butter

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 September 1891 · page 2

In the Assembly on Thursday last Mr. Henry Clarke directed the attention of the Minister for Mines to the fact that the Victorian Government…

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The American Wheat Supply London

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 September 1891 · page 5

Bradshaw's circular states that the visible supply of American wheat is about twenty-nine and a half million bushels…

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News by Wire. Wool Sales. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 September 1891 · page 5

Greasy wool is firm at 7½d to 10d, 10 per cent, lower than July sales…

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Farmers' Union Meeting

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 September 1891 · page 5

THE meeting advertised to be held at Kinchela on Thursday night in connection with the Farmers' Union movement resulted in a very fair…

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The Butter Market

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 5

WE have received the following circul[?] the South Coast and West Camden Co[?]erative Company, under date of September 14:—"We take the present opportune[?] of…

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Butter in Two Minutes

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 September 1891 · page 5

This is the age of inventions, and the dairying industry has come in for its due share at the hands of inventors. Recently I had the pleasure of seeing a new butter…

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