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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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A Gallop for Life. Incident of a Bush Fire. Thousand Sheep Destroyer Wednesday. ]

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 6

report from the Upper Murray [?] that Riall Brothers, of Coppabella [?]tion, were big losers in the bush fire [?]ich occurred there recently. The fire…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Like Produces Like. (Continued )

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 9

BUT where parents unlike in these respects are mated it would be unreasonable to look for progeny the counterpart more or less of…

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Golden Wyandots for Farmers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 9

Like all varieties of Wyandots the Goldens are a utility breed, and one of the best general purpose varieties in existence. The young chicks ara hardy,…

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Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 9

Market during past four days steady with values unaltered, prime ruling at 3s 6d, weevily sorts according to quality…

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Cattle Sales. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 5

Cattle 970 yarded. Prime higher, others unaltered. Bullocks £4 to £14 2s 6d, cows £3 to £8 19s…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Grafting Fruit Trees

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 9

THERE are frequently many young trees that produce very inferior fruit which by a few minutes work may be made to produce fine fruit…

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Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 9

Maize shipments for the past few days have shown an increase causing values to weaken. Ordinary prime 3s 5d; patato market dull with value receding…

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Dairying in the South

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 6

Mr. O'Callaghan in a report regarding dairying in the southern districts states that at the present some of the towns in the Gundagai, Tumut, and Cootamundra localities have had to get portion of…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Producing Pure Milk

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 9

HAVING the cows tested as advanced scientific knowledge indicates as necessary and previously set forth in these…

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The Tired Farmer

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 9

'Yes, sir; 'you simply start a motorplough and leave it to itself while you sit on the fence here and enjoy your weekly paper and a jog of hard cider…

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Bill Nye as a Dairyman

Macleay Argus · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 10

WHEN I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I…

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Dairy Farmers' Union

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the M. R. branch of this Union was held in the Agricultural Hall, Taree, on Saturday afternoon last, the President (Mr. G. B. Ring, J.P.), presiding. Present:--Messrs. A…

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Butter Frauds. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 5

It is asserted that large brands of best New Zealand butter is being frozen in Australia, the brands being planed of and replaced with the words…

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Cattle Sales. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 5

Cattle:—918 yarded; values strong, cows £3 to £3 14s; bullocks £4 10s to £12 5s. Best beef 26s 6d per 100lbs…

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Russian Egg and Dairy Exports

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 3

The export of eggs is described in a Russian paper as one of the most progressive on the Russian export list. The number of eggs exported last year was 1,780,000,000, representing £8,321,263…

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Failure in Crops

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 4

All the crops in tho Richmond and Windsor districts hare failed, and many farmers are in destitute circumstances…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 10

AT the quarterly meeting of the executive council, held in Sydney, correspondence was received from the Minister of Agriculture on matters referred to him by the…

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A Unique Pigeon Farm

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 9

A unique pigeon farm which is undoubtedly the largest in the world, is to be found at Los Angeles, in the State of California. At present there are some…

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Alien Farm Labor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 9

Lately several Hindoos with swags and billies have passed through Kempsey, evidently on the look out for farm work. Writing on the above subject…

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Expansion of Dairying

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 4

The following figures give some idea of the extension of dairying. The Tableland, which includes all New South Wales except the coast and such…

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