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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

414 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 18 of 21

Alleged Cattle Stealing

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 7

AT the Gladstone Police Court on Wednesday last, before the P.M. and Messrs. Lee and Connors, Js.P., John Garnett Hibbard, on remand, was brought up on a charge of…

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To Keep Butter Sweet

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 10

A farmer's wife writes that after an experience of many years she finds no plan nearly so good as the simple one she always adopts, viz., to wrap the butter in…

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Cattle Sales. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 6

Cattle:—835 yarded. Market cased 10s. Bullocks £7 5s to £14 2s. Cows £5 to £8 10s…

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M. R> Dairy Co., Ltd. Returns for Pigs and Butter

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 6

The Bacon Factory pay for pig, from July 11th to August 20th, was for 688 pigs, £1182 13a 7d—this being at the rate of 3[?]d per lb, for first class, 3d for 2nd class, 2[?]d…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Pruning Fruit Trees

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 9

THE principal, object of pruning fruit trees is to secure better fruit. Thinning out the head so as to lot in sun and air and to permit…

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The Dairying Industry. Condensed Milk Trade Stimulated by the Tariff. Sydney, Thursday afternoon

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 5

MR. Alexander Hay, of Berry, has formulated a scheme for supplying the whole of Australia with condensed milk. Addressing a meeting of the dairy farmers…

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Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 9

Maize market: stock on the wharves still rather heavy, this with the near approach to the end of the month caused sales to drag. Prime ruling 3s…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Pruning Fruit Trees. (Continued.)

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 2

A SYSTEM of pruning which has received some favour is to cut back the young growth in late spring or early part of summer. In many…

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The 41. R. Co-operative Dairy Co. to the Editor Op the M. R. TIMES

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 30 October 1901 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—In his last Mr. Perrett accuses me of introdncing foreign matter, but I contend — and leave your readers to judge — that throughout the controversy I have confined myself to dairying…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 31 October 1901 · page 4

A case was hoard before the P.M., Meters. H. W. T. Lee, and J. S. Connors, J's P., on Wednesday last, at Gladstone, in which John Garnet Hibbard was charged with…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 31 October 1901 · page 6

When farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking light indoors, he observed a thin…

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Local News. Export Butter Prize

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 8

The directors of the Farmers' Cooperative Co. offer £10 10s as an export butter prize on the following conditions:--The prize will be open to all…

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latest Telegrams. Cattle Sales. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 7

Cattle :—782 yarded, prices slightly easier. Bullocks £6 10s to £12 1s. Cows £5 to £9 10s…

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State Butter Shows. Department of Mines and Agriculture, Sydney, October 23

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 7

Sir,—In reply to your letter dated October 16th, asking that following be included among the conditions respecting State Butter Shows…

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State Butter Competition. Department of Minos and Agriculture, Sydney, 23rd October, 1901

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 6

SIR,—In reply to your letter dated Oct. 16th, asking that the following be included among the conditions respecting State Butter Shows…

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Stimulating Dairying. Condensed Milk Industry

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 7

At Berry, last week, Mr. Alexander Hay met between 200 and 300 dairy farmers, and submitted to them proposals regarding the milk condensing…

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Agriculturist. Practical Chemistry for the Farmer

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 12

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

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Pruning Fruit Trees. (Continued.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 9

A SYSTEM of pruning which has received some favour is to cut back the young growth in late spring or early part of summer. In many…

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Upper Richmond River. the Estate of Kyogle. a Great Dairying Country

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 3

ON the Richmond River above Casino is some of the most fertile and beautiful country not only in New South Wales, but Australia; the magnificent treeless plains…

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Re the Export Butter Market

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 November 1901 · page 4

The following special report re the prospects of London prices has been received by the Farmers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., from the Australian representative of the…

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