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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

317 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 11 of 16

Euroka Farmers Union

Macleay Argus · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Euroka branch of the Farmers Union was held on Monday evening last. Mr. J. Judd was in the chair and there was…

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Macleay Farmers' Union

Macleay Argus · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 9

THE adjourned annual meeting of the members of the above Union was held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday evening. MY. Enoch Rudder (President) occupied…

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Wool Week In Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 July 1900 · page 4

THERE was a remarkable gathering of Australasian Sheepmen at the 26th Annual Stud Sheep Fair of Messrs. Goldsborough, Mort and Co., Ltd., at the magnificent Circular Quay warehouses. The…

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Macleay River Farmers' Union

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 19 July 1900 · page 3

THE adjourned annual meeting of the members of the Macleay Farmers' Union, was held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, llth inst. Mr. Enoch Rudder…

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The Smallest Sheep in the World

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 9

The very smallest of all kinds of sheep, says a contemporary, is the tiny Breton sheep. It is two small to be very profitable to raise, for, of course, it cannot have…

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Farm and Garden. Sugar Beet

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 9

It is a common [?] seedsmen to export second and third quality of sugar beet seed. In France and Germany a common practice is to plant…

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FARMERS' Co-OPERATIVE Co., Weekly Report

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 11

Butter.—As we anticipated in our last report, we were obliged to lower values of Monday last to 11d. Even at this price Victoria is below by 1d…

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The Coastal Farmers' Co-op. Society Report

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 11

Butter, best local brands sold well at 11d. Speculative buyers have still a lot of imported yet to sell. Bacon, local sales dull at from 5d to 5½d; lord…

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The Farmer in America

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 12

WHEN a farmer in America has anything to say before a meeting of his fellows, he generally manages to say it originally. As, for example, a Kansas delegate, Mr…

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Macleay Farmers' Union. Annual Report

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 11

FOLLOWING will be found the full text of the annual report submitted by the Secretary at its meeting last week :-- " In submitting this our third Annual…

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Berrima District Farm & Dairy Co., Ltd., Report

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 4

Butter, creamery 11d, per lb, factory 10½d, separator 9d to 10d, dairy 7½d to 8½d; bacon, sided 5½d to 6d, hams 7d to 10d. middles and rolls 6½d to…

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Macleay River Farmers' Union

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 3

A MEETING was held at Mr. W. Secombe's, Austral Eden, for the purpose of re-organising the Austral Eden Branch. The attendance was good, and Mr. Colling…

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Farmers' Union. to the Editor of the Port Macquarie "News."

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

Dear Sir,—Kindly permit me to say a few words relative to the formation of a Farmers' Union on the Hastings River. We are already aware of the vast amount of good being…

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Farm and Garden. Potatoes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 9

It has been demonstrated at some of the experiment stations that extra early potatoes can be secured by sprouting the [?] on racks, or in sand, or in a cold…

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Macleay River Farmers Union

Macleay Argus · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 8

A meeting was held at Mr. W. Secombe's, Austral Eden, for the purpose of re- organising the Austral Eden Branch of the above Union. The…

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Export Butter Trade

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 11

DEAR SIR,—From English corresdence just to hand, I cull the following interesting information, indicative of the increased butter export trade of…

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Farm and Garden. Level Boosts the Best

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 9

When the roosts are level the fowls will have plenty of room, bat if the roosts are slanting from the walls the houe will seek the highest ones, as instinct prompts them…

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The Farmers Union and Tenant Right

Macleay Argus · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 8

THE question of agitating for the introduction into Parliament of a bill providing for Tenant Right is again to engage the attention of the local…

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Rather Rough on the Farmer

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 5

Mr. D. J. M'Lennan, a settler on the Bellinger River, recently shipped 16 cases of excellect oranges to a commission agent in Sydney, and the…

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The Farmers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. Weekly Report

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 11

Butter, best creamery, 10½d, second and inferior 8d to lOd; bacon, heavy supplies coming to hand and demand fairly active for prime brands,…

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