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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Cattle Straying

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 9

Mr. Justice Pring gave an important decision respecting the interpretation of the law with respect to street straying stock. The Coonabarabran…

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Butter Preserving Experiment

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 8

A small consignment of butter put up in 1 lb. tins by the Euroa Butter Factory Company, of Victoria, in November, 1901, and sent as ordinary…

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Preservatives in Butter

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 4

THE use of preservatives in butter and kindred articles of diet is beginning to attract the serious attention of the powers that be. Not long ago certain resolutions were drafted…

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Cowpea for Dairy Farmers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 5

The cowpea is of special value to the dairy farmer. The roots enrich his soil by utilising the nitrogen contained in the air. The vines, either green or when mode into hay,…

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Correspondence. We ar in no way identified with the opinions expressed by Correspodence Wallamba Butter Factory to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 4

SIR,—In your last issue appears a letter signed "Justice" and in refereence to the Wallamba Butter Factory he states that the water supply at…

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Dairying Methods

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 8

Mr. G. S. Thomson South Australian Government dairy expert, has just returned to that State after nine months' absence in Great Britain, Denmark,…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Preserving Forage by Means of Silage

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 7

PLACTING corn in the silo usually increase the digestibility of the crude fibre On the other hand there is always some loss from…

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Profitable Dairying

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 12

Speaking at Coolangat[?]a recently, Dr. Hay said that some months ago it was decided to adopt as a minimum test for cows on the Coolangat[?]a…

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Telegraphic. Sydney, Tuesday. 600 Sheep Die

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 4

Six hundred sheep have died in the Coonabarabran district from some unknown epidemic. The authorities will investigate the cause…

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Correspondence. We are in no way identified with the opinions expressed by Correspondents. to the Editor. Wallamba Butter Factory

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 4

SIR, — A great deal of tedious and angry discussion has taken place re the site of the proposed Butter Factory at Wallamba. I must remind the self-appointed provisional…

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A Lord As Dairyman

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 7

Lord Rayleigh, who has attained his sixtieth year, is known to the public both as a man of science and a dairyman, and his work and his milk are alike excellent…

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Farm and Garden, Original Articles. Growing Cowpeas

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 7

IF clover cannot be grown some other good leguminous crop is needed that will act aa a soil renovator to fix in the soil the atmospheric…

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The Wail of the Poor Publican. Farmers Eat Too Much

Macleay Argus · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 10

DURING the recent hearing of a licensing application at Lismore, some interesting facts concerning the hotels of Lismore came to light. One hotelkeeper said that…

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Correspondence. We are is no [?] identified with the op[?] expressed by Correspondents. Wallamba, Butter Factory. to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

SIR, — Some time, ago in your contemporary appeared a, letter, asking for full report of minors of meeting, held at Nabiac, in connection with above —…

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Farm and Garden. Oriental Articles. Fertilising the Soil

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 7

HERTILISERS only fertilise the soil when they contain one or more of the essential constituents of plant growth, that is, nitrogen,…

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The Corn Crop for Fodder

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 7

After the important matter of time of cutting, the next step ia shocking the corn. Other things bring equal, a large shock should be planned for, but the size…

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Wallamba District Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 5

A MEETING of intending shareholders of this company was held at the School of Arts, Nabiac, on Tuesday evening, the 17th inst. Mr. H. M'Kinnon, J.P., Chairman of…

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Wallamba Dairy Co., Ltd

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 2

A MEETING of intending shareholders of the Wallamba District Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd, was held at the School of Arts, [?] on Tuesday, 17th inst…

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A Richmond River Dairy Farm

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 3

THE Ballina Times gives the following particulars of a Richmond River dairy farm—Mr. Jackson has 150 acres at Newrybar, which was originally known as Carney's…

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A Provident Farmer

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 3

THE Armidale correspondent of the Sydney Telegraph states that in various parts of the Armidale district, farmers are at present engaged in the manufacture of ensilage from…

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