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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Co-operative Dairy Co

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

A METTING of dairymen interested in the formation of a co-operative dairy factory at or near Kempsey was held at Barnett's Victoria Hotel on Friday night last. There…

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The Dairy. Corn Silage for Dairy Cattle

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 13

OF all stored food for stock, ensilage is the most economical, conserving a large amount of valuable food in small space, while the method of ensilage stack building so…

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Consigning Diseased Cattle for sale

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 12

IN the Summons Division of the Water Police Court, Sydney, last week, Detective Clough proceeded against Samuel M'Minn, of Lismore, for consigning diseased animals…

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Royal Commission on Butter Trade. Mr. Meares in Reply

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 10

WE have been requested by Mr. C. E. D. Meares to publish the following letter:-- Dear Sir,--Giving evidence at the…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Breeding Cork Commercially

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 2

COMMERCIALLY the corn breeder has but one aim, and that is utility. The acre of land is the farmers' unit. There are three nays to increase his profits…

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Defrauding the Farmer

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 9

Mr. S. W. Moore, Minister for Agriculture, says that farmers are being defrauded to, the extent ot £50,000 a year on sales of adultered…

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M. R. Co-operative Dairy Co. Very Satisfactory Reports

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 4

Since our last report regarding the export scheme of the M. R. Co-operative Dairy Co., some excellent returns have been received, as the following statement will show :--…

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Co-operative Dairying. Proposed Factory at Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 7

THE meeting of dairymen favorable to the establishment of a co-operative dairy factory at or near Kempsey, held at Barnett's Victoria Hotel on Friday evening…

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Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 9

Maize market slightly easier, caused by heavy inrush of purchased Melbourne, Queensland and Tumut buyers, attention having been concentrated to Redfern sales…

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Dairying Returns

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 2

The Alstonville Creamery during December manufactured 541 tonn of butter. Suppliers were paid 8 1/2d per lb. The returns of the Glen Innes Co-operative…

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[?] Butter Commission

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 8

[?] of New South Wales telegraphed on [?] Premier of Victoria, asking that the [?] should take the evidence of [?] connected with the Co-operative…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Protecting Dairy Cows

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

PROTECTION for dairy cows' is very apt to be neglected, and thay are frequently left to obtain a soanty living from bare pastures and exposed to all the…

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The Butter Commission. Messrs. Sinclair and Fair Bairn's Evidence. Indignation Meeting at Berry. Berry

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 4

A large and representative meeting of [?] assembled in the School of Arts. [?] this afternoon, in response [?] of the Woodhill Co-opreative Dairy…

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Dairying on Camden Haven

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

AFTER struggling along for many years in the timber industry, without reaping more than a livelihood, the residents have commenced to cast about them for a more [?]…

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The Dairying Industry

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 9

The output of the Bega Co-operative Creamery Company, Limited, for the month of December was 121, 339lb., or over 54 tons of butter. Of this…

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The Farmer's Absence

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 7

'Well,' said Farmer Briggs to the artist, 'how much will 'ee paint my farm with me standin' at t' door for?' 'Oh, five guineas,' said the artist…

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Sensational Experience. -Farmer Made a Prisoner in a Tree

Macleay Argus · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 13

One of the most distressing experiences of the recent bush fires was that of Mr. W. Clune, near Mangpolah, in the Albury district, told by himself : "Being home, with…

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Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society vD XEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 9

Mils'ln.irke!.'viii vy-tl, wharf slocks be'iip ncgh'cied by bun-t- who hi-" drawing vpqu.r.-rncnis " from i upo.l- d Queensland. S)i..'n!ators who ive i-fuonsib-o for the…

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The Butter Commission

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 3

THE Shoalhaven Telegraph of Wednesday last has a very lengthy report of a meeting hold at Berry in regard to the statements made by Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Sinclair…

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Science on the Farm

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 3

UNDER Mr. Ashton's new scheme of closer settlement at Myall Creek, in the Inverell-Moree district, it is stated that applicants for the land are to be supplied with expert…

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