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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Milk and Butter Records

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 8

As showing how great is the difference between dairy cows, and how much they vary in their milk and butter producing capabilities, even when kept…

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Australian Butter in England. Cheering Outlook. London, January 4

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 12

The position of the butter market for some time has been somewhat po[?]ing to beth buyers and sellers, but now there appears to be a solution…

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Butter Exported to England. Meeting in London. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 5

AT a meeting of butter agents and importers—Mr. H. Copeland, Agent-General, presiding—it was resolved to urge the shipping companies to complete delivery of butter within six days after…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 9

WEEKS are usually greatly benefited by the application of lime. In Planting Eadish Seed it will pay to sift out and reject the…

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Coopernook. Feb. 13. Weather and Crops

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 6

Without doubt we are being subjected to some very drying weather for this time of year. 'Tis true we have been favoured with some light showers…

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Farm and Orchard. Original Articles. Sunflowers Grown for Silage

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 3

The growing of sunflowers to be made into silage along with corn has been advocated by some high authorities, and has been practised to a limited extent by…

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Broom Millet Culture. a Most Profitable Crop

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 4

We have during this week been favored with a visit from Mr. J. Foster (Foster and Son. Sassex-street, Sydney) who is on a short visit to this district…

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Cardinal Moran's Lenten Pastoral

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 6

IN his Lenten pastoral to the followers of the R.C. Church, Cardinal Moran thus addresses the pastors on their duty to their congregations respecting the…

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Pictures in Butter

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

Statues have been made out of various substances besides marble, which is the material most suitable for the purpose. Coal, cheese, paraffin, and soap have each in…

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Where the Wheat Goes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 6

Calculations show that there are at the present time 517,000,000 bread-eaters in the world. An increase, equal to two Londons, is swelling the enormous figures annually,…

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Farm and Orchard. Original Articles. Sunflowers Grown for Silage

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 9

The growing of sunflowers to be made into silage along with corn has been advocated by some high authorities, and has been practised to a limited extent by…

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Farm and Orchard. Original Articles. Honey Combs

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

LACE Paper Edgings for covering the imperfections about the outer edge of honey combs are much used in England…

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Coastal Farmers' Unions

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 6

WE extract the following from the Grafton Examiner:--The Macleay Argus is outspoken on the subject of the local Farmers' Union, which it declares is practically…

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Pictures in Butter

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 2

Statues have been made out of various substances besides marble which is the material most suitable for the purpose Coal chesse para[?]in, and soap have each in…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Guinea Fowls for the Table

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 3

ONE cannot understand why more guinea fowls are not raised. They are excellent table fowls, possessing a true gamy flavour…

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The Farmer's Wife

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 3

Up with the birds in the morning— The den - lrops glow like a precious gem, Beautiful tints in the skies are dawning, But she's never a moment to look at them…

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Farm and Orchard. Original Articles. Honey Combs

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

LACE Paper Edgings for covering the imperfections about the outer edge of honey combs are much used in England…

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Manning River Co-operative Dairy Co. Half Yearly Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 3

The half-yearly meeting of the above-named Company was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Croki, on Saturday afternoon last, when there were about'30 shareholders present. Mr. R. Malcolm, Chairman of Directors, occupied the chair…

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Exchange of knowledge Between Farmers

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 7

WRITING to the Coraki Herald a farmer gives the following pertinent advice which we should like to see some of our Macleay producers adopt:--There is one way that…

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Developing the Dairy Calf

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 3

The calf destined for the dairy should never be fed a ration which will make it put on fat. If the flesh-growing habit is acquired by the young growing animal…

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