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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

365 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 13 of 19

Dairy Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 2

The extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the H. R. D. Co-op. Company was held at Wauchope last Monday, Mr. D. Bain, J.P., occupying the chair. There was a large…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Marketing Farm Produce

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 4

THE matter of association in the improvement of the relation of the farmer to the sale of produce is the market is yet in the market is yet in its infancy…

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Destructive Fires in America. Hundreds of Farmers Ruined. a Thousand Persons Foodless. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 5

The loss by the bush fires in the western districts, and Washington, America, is estimated at half-a-million sterling (£500,000). Hundreds of farmers have been ruined,…

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Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 9

During the past few days the market has had a better tone, prices on Monday last having advanced to 5s 6d; but owing to a heavy quantity of soft Southern maize being…

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Correspondence The Price of Butter to the Editor of the Mackealy Chronicle

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 September 1902 · page 6

DEAR SIR,—The companies responsible for lowering the price of butter to is per lb during the first week. of this month that is so say a drop oif Moor lb in 10 days.—are andeavouring to hids the lolly other…

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Correspondence. the Price of Butter. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 13

Sir,--The companies responsible for lowering the price of butter to 1s per lb. during the first week in this month--that is to say a drop of 9d per lb, in ten days--are…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles When and How to Graft

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 6

THE ordinary method of grafting as universally practised is cleft grafting. Any intelligent person with a fairly good eye can graft…

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Editor's Notebook. New Dairy Bill

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 4

SHOULD the Hon. the Minister for Mines' new dairy act, which is to be known as "the Dairy Industry Act of 1902," experience a safe passage…

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New Dairy Legislation

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 7

Early on Friday morning in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Kidd introduced his bill to regulate daries and dairy factories. Generally speaking, it covers the production…

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Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 9

Maize market as predicted in your last issue has improved. Prime ruling at 6s, with stocks extremely light. Agents and buyer's alike are now anxiously awaiting the…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney Tuesday. Cattle Sales. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 1 October 1902 · page 3

Cattle.— 505 yarded ; market down 5r to 10s. Bullocks, £7 to £24 5s; cows, £4 to £20 10s. Best beef 48s per 1001bs…

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Commercials. the Berrima District Farm and Dairy Co., Ltd., Report

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 1 October 1902 · page 3

We beg to report the arrival on this market of over 1000 boxes of butter this week so far, and it is estimated that over 2000 boxes more will be…

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Long Cattle Horns

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 3

The headquarters of the National Live Stock Association in the Quinsy building will soon have dang up an adornment that will be the admiration of every…

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Dairy Matters. H. R. D. Co-operative Co. Shareholders' Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 2

THE adjourned Shareholders' Meeting to decide the question as to what shall be done with the Company's factory at Wanchope took place at Wanchope last Monday. Mr…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Valuable Remedy for Codlin Moth

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 6

THE spraying experiments here noted were made upon apple trees about eighteen years old sod from fifteen to twenty feet high. Just…

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Markets. the Coastal Farmer's Co-op. Society, Ltd, Report

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 7

The Berrima District Company and this society are the only representation that producers have upon the butter market, and the question for the…

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Fall in Butter Princes

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 4

Butter has dropped a penny per pound all round. Federal Government and State Imports The Premier of West Australia intends to…

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Australian Butter Victories. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 5

Victorian exhibitors obtained first and second prizes at the Islington Dairy Show. N.S. Wales Creamery Company…

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The Dairying Industry. (To the Editor.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

Sir,—I notice in your report re dairy meeting at Wauchope my name was mentioned as supporting the leasing of the A. D. Co.'s plant at Port Macquarie. Such a statement…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Raising Young Turkeys

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 3

YOUNG turkeys are very tender and need to be carefully and intelligently gently treated, otherwise the mortality among them will be…

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