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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1894

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Heavy Export of Butter. Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 5

The R.M.S. Valetta left here for London on Saturday with 705 tons of butter…

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Three and Six a lb for Butter

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 6

ON the homeward bound voyage of the White Star steamer Aberdeen she called at the Cape en route, and there landed 155…

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Government Loans to Farmers

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 3

SOME short time back we referred to a proposal emanating from the late Mr. Ballance, Premier of New Zealand, under which it was proposed to make advances…

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To Double the Butter Yield

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 8

WHILE I am not an old butter maker (says a writer in an exchange) I have had some experience in that line from…

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Dairying v. Maize Growing

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 6

AT a meeting to form another butter factory on the Manning, the ' Times' reports that Mr. J. Bedford said it was about…

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Judging the Quality of Butter

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 3

To our mind Prof. Cooke strike the keynote when he says: "Perfect butter is that which perfect suits the taste of the person or customers for whom it is made, and will draw…

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Centrifugal Force Churning and Butter Making

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 3

A CHURN, upon a novel principle, has just been introduced from England. It is termed the "Fairy Disc," mid in this case the name has some connection with the working of the…

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The Shade of Butter

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 7

MUCH good butter sells badly on account of the lack of a good, uniform appearance. Butter may he made ever so nicely and possess over so fine a flavour and texture, yet if it…

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Dairy Points

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 3

Hay green in color and sweet in taste is the only quality that is fitted for a cow in milk to eat. Beauty or color does not make the worth…

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National Prize Competition. Description of Mr. William O'meara's Farm

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 6

THE Agricultural Gazette for February contains a long report from Mr. F. B. Kyndon, judge in the National Prize Competition for 1893 for mixed farms of over…

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Onion Growing on the Macleay. a Profitable Crop. Success of a Young Victorian

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 5

WHEN just twelve months ago Mr. Jas. Higgins, hailing all the way from Portarlington in Victoria, commenced clearing and breaking up some land at Yarraval in…

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Clarence Butter Factories. Grafton

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 5

The butter factories in the Clarence district will pay suppliers at the rate of 2d and 2 14d per gallon for milk sent in during the month…

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The Maize Crop on the Manning

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 8

WE (' Manning Times ') regret to learn that the blight is very general in the late maize crop, in various parts of the district…

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Milk Factories in Victoria. How Dishonest Farmers Were Got Even With

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 8

PRIOR to the introduction of the Babcock milk testing machine into Victoria (says a special correspondent of the…

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Onion Growing on the Macleay. a Profitable Crop. Success of a Young Victorian

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 4

WHEN just twelve months ago Mr. Jas. Higgins [?]ing all the May from Port [?]ton in Victorian commenced clearing and breaking up some land at Yarraval in preparation for onion growing people…

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Handy for Farmers

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1894 · page 3

To enable farmers to arrive at accuracy in estimating the a amount of land in different fields under cultivation the…

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A Bee Farm

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 5

THE following from the MUDGEE WESTERN POST, will doubtless be read with interest:— Mr. Peterson's farm comprises only 12 acres, 10 of which are used as paddocks, 1 1/2…

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About Wool

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 7

Of the composition of wool this chemical estimate has been given: Carbon, fifty per cent.; hydrogen, seven: nitrogen, seventeen; oxygen, twenty-one; and sulphur five. While…

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Bowraville Dairy Company

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 4

The shareholders of the Bowraville Dairy Co. held their annual meeting on the 18th inst. Mr. John Armour presided…

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Dairy Farmers' Export Association

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 4

Circular to the members of the Executive Factory Directors and producers generally. Sydney, March 31, 1894…

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