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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Mr. O'Callaghan on dairying

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 9

The lecture given by Mr. O'Callaghan at the Agricultural Society's Hall on the first night of the Port Show, was very poorly attended, the…

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Farm Machines That Think

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 7

Human control is reduced to a minimum in all the latest examples of improved farm machinery. The machine performs its various…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. More About Sugar Cane

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

CANE plants are usually the top parts of the plants consisting of four or six of the top joints; the shorter the joints the better;…

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Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 9

Maize market is again becoming unsettled. Heavy shipments are expected during the next few days from the Clarence; this has the effect of weakening values. The white…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 7

In the commercial column of the Telegraph last week, it was cetimated that fully three-fourths of the total quantity of maise on the market consisted of white descriptions…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Educational Butter Tests

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

AT a recent meeting of buttermakers it was stated that a gradual improvement in the quality of butter had taken place, so far as…

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The Dairying Industry. Producers Must Strike for Reform

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 6

IT goes without saying that the splendid recovery of the industry from a no-surplus condition in 1902-3 to a record export season in 1903-4 is a sure proof that New South Wales…

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H. D. Dairy Company

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

The Board of Directors met at Mr. Spence's residence on Wednesday last. There were present—Messrs. Hibbard, (Chairman), Healey, Lindsay, Secombe,…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. More About Sugar Cane

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

CANE plants are usually the top parts of the plants consisting of four or six of the top joints; the shorter the joints the better;…

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Dairying Matters

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 4

The directors of the Manning River Co-operative Dairy Co. met on Wednesday afternoon. The total turnover for the month was £5056 5s 8d…

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+0M. R. Co-operative Dairy Co. Returns for March

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 4

The following are the above company's returns fur March : --Total turnover, £5,056 5s 8d. Suppliers were paid for 150,164 lbs. commercial…

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Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 9

Maize market remains unsettled, shipments during the past week being hampered through bad weather causing stocks of prime yellow to become almost exhausted and in…

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State Farms. Demonstrations of Value to Coastal Farmers

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 13

IN addition to being an institution for the training of students in the principles of agriculture, the Hawkesbury Agricultural College aims at being the guide of farmers…

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Smithtown Dairy Company

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 April 1904 · page 7

THE adjourned meeting of shareholders of the Smithtown Dairy Produce Company was held on Saturday last. There was not a large attendance Mr. P. Knaner, chairman…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Educational Butter Tests

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

AT recent meeting of buttermakers it was stated that a gradual improvement in the quality of butter had taken place, so far as…

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The Construction of Dairy Premises

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 5

The Absence of some standard to go by is a serious difficulty the dairymen in this district have to [?] with. When about to erect dairy premises different dairymen…

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Prof[?]s of Bamboo. a Crop in Japan Is of Great Commercial Value

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 7

The bamboo groves of Japan are not only one of the most striking features of its landscape, but one of its most profitable plant cultures…

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Correspondence That Farmers Combine. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 8

SIR,--It was with regret I noticed that the farmers had refused to avail themselves of the scheme for the formation of a Farmers' Combine in the interests of the farmers of…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Cooperative Society

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 6

With regard to the rumours as to the financial stability of the above Company, we have been informed on the best authority there is no truth…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Cold Storage of Fruit

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

IN studying the influence of temperatures on some kinds of fruit, duplicate series of apples and pears were placed in a storehouse where…

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