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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Cattle

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 1 May 1901 · page 3

In the cattle section the entries were large in almost every class, competition being very keen, and showing an improvement in quality and breed…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Returns

Macleay Argus · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 8

The returns for the year ended 31st March are completed, and show that the State of N.S. Wales contains 2,437,385a of tilled land, a decrease on…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Millet

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 9

THERE are at the present time several varieties of millet—each of them having particular characteristic qualities, suitable for various…

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Some Interesting Figures. Farming and Grazing

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 5

CHAFF AND HAY.—According to Mr. Coghlan, we imported into this State, from the neighbouring colonies, 2,671,824 cwte. of chaff and hay, valued at £383,669, during 1899…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Returns

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 3

The returns for the year ended 31st March are completed, and show that the State of N. S. Wales contains 2,437,385s of tilled land, a decrease on…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Grapes Packed in Sawdust

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 9

[?] keep better in cold storage than packed in any other substances, unless it be cut cork, such as is used by Europen growers, when the…

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Prosperous Dairymen

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 10

The Bega "Independent" wants to know what is the matter with the Richmond River, because in the "R. R. Times" of April 11th there were 11…

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A Farmer for a Farming Constituency. {To the Editor)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 6

Sir,—As the functions of the New South Wales Parliament for the future will be more of a municipal character than in the past, I think it must be…

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The Private Separator. Views of a South Coast Dairyman

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 2

THE dairying industry is going through a period of unrest; especially is this noticeable among the producers. The private separator and pasteurisation seem to be the cause of this…

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Wheat Culture

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 9

Wheat is perhaps the most valuable of all the cerealia, as it possesses qualities superior to any of the other species of grain. There are now at the present time…

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TELEGRAMS. Sydney, Friday. the Cattle Market

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 6

1154 cattle yarded; values 10s easier. Bullocks, £5 5s to £11 14s. PLAGUE. It has transpired that the Chinese…

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Meeting of Dairymen

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

A public meeting of dairymen wm held in the Town Hall on Thursday afternoon last, to consider a proposal to buy out the Australian Dairying Co…

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Proposed Casula Labor Farm

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 5

The Minister for Works has received from the Labour Commissioners a report on the proposal to establish a labor farm, where those…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Germination of Seed

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 9

AS air is not a simple body, but is formed of oxygen and nitrogen it was for some time a subject of speculation whether both gases or only…

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Correspondence. a Farmers' Candidate. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 13

SIR,--The General Election is close upon us, and it behoves the electors is this district to make a wise choice as to who shall represent them in the State Parliament…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Grasses

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 3

AS the various kinds of corn are of the greatest importance to man, so the grasses are no less essential to the maintenance of…

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The Farmers' Union

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 8

IT really appears that no one takes sufficient interest in the Farmers' Union to call a meeting to inter that moribund organisation. As at present…

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Tenant Farmers

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 12

MR. FRANK M'CAFFREY concludes his articles on the Richmond and Tweed in a contemporary with reference to the position of tenant farmers. He states that…

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M. R. Co-operative Dairy Co.'s Returns for April. Butter Factory

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 3

THE receipts for the month of April, in connection with the above Company, totalled £3362 6s 4d. Suppliers were paid for commercial butter…

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TELEGRAMS. Sydney, Tuesday. the Cattle Market

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 2

Cattle: 1111 yarded; prices up 10s. Bullocks, £5 to £13 cows, £5 to £9 5s. A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY…

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