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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Applying Lime for Best Results

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 2

LIME can be applied to the land in three different conditions, either as the ground fresh-burned lime, the hydrated or dry-water slaked lime, and the air…

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Careful Feeding Makes Dairying Profitable

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 2

The cows shrink in their milk flow after frost has touched pastures and made other feed dryer and lees palatable. While not every dairyman has a silo, nevertheless it…

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Farmers' and Shippers' Association

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 5

A meeting of the directors of the above was held to the School of Arts, Taree, on Wednesday afternoon last. Mr. Thos. John ston, J. P., occupied the chair…

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Camden Haven Dairying Movement to the Editor of the M.R. TIMES

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 2

SIR, -- While not wishing to pose as an authority on the butter factory question, I would be glad if you would, through the medium of your paper, allow me on behalf of others, as well as myself, to…

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Sheep Eating Dead Rabbits

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 4

A GOOD deal of discussion has recently taken place as to sheep rating the carcases of poisoned rabbits. A grazier near Albury states that for the past 5 years they have…

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Smithtown Dairy Produce Co., Limited. Annual Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 6

THE annual meeting of shareholders of the above company was held on saturday afternoon last in the smithtown school of arts Owing to the demands of the dairying…

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Electricity on the Farm

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 4

THE Italian Electrical Society of Turin has invented a device for applying electric power to ploughs and other farm machinery. The device consists of two power cara which are…

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Butter Export

Macleay Argus · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 8

In the March Agricultural Gazette Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, Government Dairy Expert, has an article entitled "Quality of some New South Wales…

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Butter Mushrooms

Macleay Argus · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 14
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

Ingredients--3 quarts of fresh mushrooms, 3 ozs of butter, 1 small teaspoonful of salt, 12 teaspoonful of powdered mace, a little cayenne…

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The Immovable Price of Butter

Macleay Argus · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 6

THE price of butter in Sydney is again exhibiting its wonderful holding powers. The market is short throughout Australia, the imports to England have fallen off…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Providing for Periods of Short Pasture

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 2

AS long as fresh pasture grasses are Abundant the cows are about as well provided for as they can well be to produce milk economically. Unfortunately the…

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The Camden Haven Dairying Movement. to the Editor of the M. R. TIMES

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 3

SIR, -- In reply to Mr. Jenner, re my previous letter under the above beading, I wish to draw his attention to my statement in that letter of the likelihood of the Comboyne selectors within the 20-mile…

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Dutch Butter Frauds

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 5

Large quantities of colonial butter have for some time past been shipped to Holland, where it has been mixed with about 50 per cent, of a new…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Green Bone As a Poultry Food

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 2
Also in Macleay Argus

AS a poultry food green bone is commanding more attention annually than any other article of diet. The green bone outter is as important on a…

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Dairying on the Northern Rivers. the Annual Shows

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 6

From the Manning to Tweed Rivers, inclusive, no less than 14 shows of live stock, agricultural produce, and the usual assortments of sundries are held…

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The Australian Wheat Crop

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 2

One of the most important factors in Australian prosperity is the wheat crop. When the harvest is bountiful, large amounts of money are spent in the country .districts…

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M. R. Co-operative Dairy Co. Success of the Company's Butter in London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 2

THE " Wingham Brand" of batter, manufactures by tho M. R. Co-operative Dairy Co., is meeting with considerable favor on the London market. It will be seen by the list of prices received for the shipments…

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The Dairy Farmer, the Butter Factory, and the Cream Chart

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 8

IN a previous issue of the Agricultural Gazette I dealt with the question of over-run in butter- making, and to whom that over- run belonged. At the head of the dream chart published with the December issue…

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