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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Farmers' and Shippers' Association

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 4
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

The directors of the above body met od Wednesday afternoon at the Federal Hall, Wingham, Mr. T. Johnston, J.P. in the chair…

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Farm, Garden and Orchard. Original Articles. Temperature and Milk Servation

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 7

IT is now churned that the keeping quality of milk is more a mutter of temperature than anything else. This conclusion has been arrived at as the result of experiments…

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Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 9

Maize market depressed. Prime yellow 2s 1d, while 1s 10d to 1s 11d. During the past few days shipments from all rivers show a decided increase while a fair quantity is…

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Coastal Farmers' Co-op. Society

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 9

The annual meeting was held at Lismore last week, about 70 shareholders attending. Mr. W. D. Warden (chairman of directors) presided,…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Preparing Poultry for Market

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 14

AT the present time there is a considerable quantity of dressed poultry consigned to commission merchants, bringing trine to the producers a much smaller…

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Butter Boxes

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 16 June 1904 · page 7

MR. C. C. LANCE, New South Wales Commercial Agent in London, writing to the Minister for Agriculture on April 21, makes special reference to butter boxes. He states that he was very much…

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Butter Boxes for Export Purposes

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 10

MR. Lance, Commercial Agent in London, writing to the Minister for Agriculture with reference to butter boxes, states : "I have been very much struck by the…

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Dairy Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 2

THE Board of Directors of the Hastings R. Dairy Company met at the Factory last Wednesday. These were present— Messrs. J. Hibbard (Chairman), R. T. Smith, J. R…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Preparing Poultry for Market

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 2

AT the present time there is a considerable quantity of dressed poultry consigned to commission merchants, bringing to the producers a much smaller…

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Farmers Election Platform

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 3

On Saturday the Farmers and Settlers' Conference, sitting at Dubbo, adopted the election platform, embodying the reforms which the association…

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Farmers' and Shippers' Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 3

The annual meeting of the above Company was held at Croki on Wednesday night, and despite the cold weather there was a good attendance…

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Regarding Poultry Farming

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 9

Speaking at the Poultry Exhibition, the State Governor said he believed that every week England imported five or six million eggs. He had…

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The Business Farmer

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 9

Most business men fail to realise how rapidly the American farmer is getting ahead in his strife for a higher standard of business principles as…

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Farmers & Shippers' Association

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 5

THE adjourned annual meeting of the Manning River Farmers and Shippers' Association was held at Croki, on Wednesday evening last, at 7.30. Mr. T. Johnston, J.P., occupied the chair, and…

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M. R. Co-operative Dairy Co

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 4

THE following are the company's returns for May:-- Total turnover, £3878 9s Id. Suppliers were paid for 116,103lbs. commercial butter, at 7d for 1st class, and 6d for 2nd class…

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Farm, Garden and Orchard. Original Articles. Cutting Back Peach Trees

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 14

OF all orchard trees, the peach stands in greatest need of regular and severe pruning. If left unpruned the tree makes a good growth while young and…

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Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 11

Maize market remains unchanged, prime yellow 23, white 1s 10d. Wharf stocks which had accumulated under the recent heavy arrivals show a vast decrease,…

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That Butter Commission

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 June 1904 · page 4

THE revelations in connection with the Victorian butter trade still continue. In the earlier part of the inquiry a good deal of evidence was given as to the influence…

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Wingham Cattle Sales

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 5

MR. W. Plummer reports that at the usual cattle sale at Wingham on Wednesday last there was a full attendance of buyers, and prices generally recovered their usual tone. The Only noticeable weak lines…

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