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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Butter for the London Markets. Deterioration in Quality

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 6

IN view of the advices received from England to the effect that a great portion of the butter imported into London from New South Wales last season was of a very mediocre…

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The Dairying Industry. Byron Bay Co-operative Company

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

At the half-yearly meeting of the North G[?]ast Fresh Food and Cold Storage Co-operative Company at Byron Bay recently, the following particulars…

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Farm and Garden. Goslings and Young Turkeys

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 9

The best time of year for goslings to be hatched is in March or April. The general plan—and a vary good one—is to place the first eggs that the goose lays under an…

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Macleay Farmers' Union. New Branch at Frederickton

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 12

A MEETING was held at Dunn's Hotel, Frederickton, on Tuesday evening last for the purpose of re-forming the Frederickton branch of the above Union. Over 20 were…

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The Late Farmers' Cooperative Co

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 2

A meeting was held in Sydney last week of the principal creditors of this Co. The M.B.D. Co. Ltd. being represented by the Chairman, Mr. R…

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TELEGRAMS, Sydney, Tuesday. Farmers Conference

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 2

About 160 delegates will attend the conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association which opens on Thursday. FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT…

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The Late Farmers' Co-operative Company

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 2

A MEETING was held in Sydney last week of the principal creditors of the above-named company, the M.R.D. Co. being represented by the Chairman—Mr. R. M[?]…

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Farmers' Union

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 4

A meeting of the Kempsey Branch of the Macleay Farmers' Union, took place at Nock's Victoria Hotel, last Saturday night. The annual election of officers of the Branch…

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The Butter Industry. to the Editor of the M. R. TIMES

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 4

SIR,—Daring the last few weeks I notice there has been a good deal said through the press about the deterioration of Australian butter, and it appears that in most cases the blame is thrown upon the…

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Farm and Garden Fruit Garden

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 9

Apricot, Peach, and Nectarine Trees must be efficiently protected from frosts during their whole period of blooming and until all danger from the same is past…

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Green Manure Crops for Orchards

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 7

The natural conditions under which fruit is grown in California are so much akin to what we experience in this colony, that we may with every prospect…

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Farmers' Union

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 8

The adjourned annual meeting of the Macleay Farmers' Union will be held at the Theatre Royal on Wednesday afternoon next. Since the last…

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Macleay Farmers' Union. Kempsey Branch

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Kempsey branch of the above Union was held at Nock's Victoria Hotel on Saturday evening last. Mr. J. R. Nance…

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Green Manure Crops for Orchards

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 12 July 1900 · page 7

The natural conditions under which fruit-is grown in California are so much akin to what we experience in this colony, that we may with every prospect…

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The Butter Industry

Macleay Argus · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 8

Lately we have heard a lot about the deterioration of butter manufactured in this colony, and it is generally admitted that if we are to…

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Lime Sheep Dips

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 9

There are a multitude of sheep dips and many contain more or less lime. Lime is a good remedy for scab, but unless used with great care will injure the wool. As…

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Dairy Expert Cored by a Bull

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 3

Mr. O'Callaghan, dairy expert, had remarkably narrow escape from death at Richmond on Tuesday. He was examining the college students,…

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Oxley Island. July 11. Weather and Farm

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 7

Heavy rain and a fierce south-easter is our portion to-night, bad for stock and dairy herds. This rain of late is retarding the farm work, and the…

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Farm and Garden. Fruit Trees for Dwarf Walls

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 9

Pears and plums are the best fruits to grow as cordons on low walls. They may have one or two stems. Plant them so that those will be about ten inches from…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. the Premier Interviewed. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 5

THE Farmers and Settlers' Association yesterday preferred several requests to the Premier. Sir Wm. Lyne stated that the area of…

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