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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Lower Manning Notes. July 30. Weather and Crops

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 7

The winter so far has been most peculiar, some days warm, others freezing, one day calm, the next wind of hurricane force. Sunday last, and…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles an Anemone Flowered Car Nation

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 9

THIS extraordinary flower, which has been produced in hybridising carnation is composed of a single row of broad guard petals that stand out…

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Macleay Farmers' Union. to Be Wound Up

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 10

A GENERAL meeting of members of the above Union was held at Nock's Victoria Hotel on Saturday afternoon last to consider whether the institution…

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Prospects of Butter Exports

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 5

IN a very valuable article on the "Prospects of a Favourable Season," the S.M. Herald's London correspondent writes on the 21st of June:--It is very doubtful if…

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Cattle Markets. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 7

Bullocks £10 to £15s 13s; cows £5 to £9 15s…

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Co-Operation in Dairying

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 3

AT a meeting held at Singleton last week for the purpose of forming a branch of the Dairymen's Union of New South Wales, the Chairman…

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Agriculturist. Practical Chemistry for the Farmer

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 3

Nitrogen is a gaseous element, indispensable to the existence of both plants and animals. It is found, however, only in small quantities in some of the substances which…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Why Seeds Sometimes Fail to Grow

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 9

THERE are many reasons why seeds fail to germinate or to grow after germination. A frequent cause of failure is because the seeds are…

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Export of Butter

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 3

THE COASTAL FARMED' CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, LTD., 374 Sussex-street, will be glad to undertake the export of Butter on behalf of Co-operative…

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Industrial Farms. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 2

Steps are being taken to ascertain where there are forty thousand acres of Crown lands available near railways for starting industrial farms…

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Industrial Farms

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 August 1901 · page 4

Steps are being taken to ascertain where there are forty thousand acres of Crown lands available near railways for starting industrial farms…

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Branding Dairy Produce

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 August 1901 · page 4

A report received by the State Minister for Agriculture recommends goat inspection and branding of all dairy produce exported…

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The Butter Market. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 7

SIR,--I have refrained recently from replying to the many columns of press and circular matter antagonistic to this Society emanating from Mr. McMillan's Company…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Dwarf Clematises

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 9

THIS is a hybrid between clematise integrifolia and some large climbing sort. It assumes and retains the dwarf form of three to four feet high,…

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Dairymens Conference. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 6

At the conference of dairymen at which 50 delegates were present, a Daily Farmers Union of N.S.W. was formed. The qualification of…

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Macleay Farmers' Union

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 6

THIS institution is no more. Its interment took place last week; the vitality had gone out of it months ago, after an occasional expiring flicker. Mr. E. Rudder…

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The Grading of Butter. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 21 August 1901 · page 3

Mr. O'Caliaghan, who advocates the grading of butter, points out that although the proposal to grade cream is an estimable one, the union has no…

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Keeping Butter

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 22 August 1901 · page 4

Three judges appointed to report ia connection with the recent State Butter Show, have found that low temperatures, of say, eighteen degrees Fahrenheit, is a high…

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Farmers' Co-operative Company, Limited

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 22 August 1901 · page 6

THE second annual meeting of the shareholders of the Farmers Co-operative Company, Limited, was held at the company's head office, Sussex-street, yesterday. In the…

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Dairymen's Conference

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 22 August 1901 · page 6

At the conference of dairymen held in Sydney on Friday at which 50 delegates were present, a Dairy Farmers Union of N.S.W. was formed. The qualification of…

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