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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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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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Butter Prices

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 2

IT is somewhat surprising that at the end of the export season for butter, there should be a continued rise in the price of butter. Hitherto, before the close of the…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. the Jersey As an Ideal Dairy Cow

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 2

A NUMBER of breeds of dairy cattle are now urged upon the attention of the dairy farmer with a good deal of persistent glamour, and he may well be somewhat…

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Why Denmark Leads in Dairying

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 3

THE Danes love their cows and give them every comfort; and the cows, not to be outdone in devotion, do their very best. All the stables I visited were fire proof, had…

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Frederickton Dairy Factory

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 20 April 1905 · page 4

IN the year 1890 dairying was in the air, an untried industry on the Macleay. Constant floods and freshes had caused many leaders on the river to think seriously whether the…

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Government Grading of Butter

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 6

Mr. G. M'Lean, Director of the North Coast Co-operative Coy., Byron Bay, who has just returned after several months spent in Great Britain,…

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Dairy Hints

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 5

The Queensland dairy expert, [?] Thompson, gives the following [?] the Queensland Department Instruction to Dairymen, who have private…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Winter Care of Ducks

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 2

NO farm-bred bird will snow the effects of proper care or neglect so quickly as the duck. It should always be kept comfortable during the winter. While its…

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The Premier on Farming

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 8

At Mudgee, on Friday, Mr. Carruthers expressed the opinion that with a capital of £15 a young man could start as a farmer, with prospects…

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New Dairy Regulations

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 8

THE following amended regulations under the " Dairies Supervision Act, 1901," in substitution for those hitherto in force, have been gazetted : -- 1. In these regulations the expression " the Act"…

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A Dairy Conference

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 6

In response to invitations to send delegates to a conference in Sydney, the Manning River Dairy Company has received over 50 favorable replies…

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Co-operative Dairying. Meeting at Willawarrin

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 5

A meeting of dairymen interested in the proposed co operative dairy factory for the Upper Macleay was held at Willawarrin on Saturday last. Mr…

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Farmers' & Settlers' Co-op. Society. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 11

Maize market, recent heavy shipments of soft maize have caused prices to case, prime yellow maize 2s 51, white maize 2s 4d, strongly advise curtailment of shipments ;…

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The Butter Commission

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 2

In all dairying centres the Cooperative Butter movement is squeezing out the proprietary concerns and co-operative marketing has removed the distributing control from…

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Dairying on the Comboyne. to the Editor of the M. R. TIMES

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 2

Dear Sir, -- Will you kindly allow me space in your paper for a few words in answer to Mr. J. R. Allan a letter of the 5th inst.? He refers to a letter of his which you published on March 8th. I had…

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Speculating in Wheat

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 4

The President of the National Bank of Milwauke, U.S.A., has been arrested for defalcations to the amount of £300,000, as the result of speculating in wheat. The…

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Butter Prize at the Show

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 4

At the show on Saturday the £100 royal champion Butter fat test was awarded to Alfred Wedlock. The Model Woodstock Central Dairy Company secured the special…

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Willawarrin Dairy Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 4

ON Saturday week last a meeting was held at Willawarrin for the purpose of discussing the position of the proposed Upper Macleny Dairy Co. in regard to the movement for…

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Dairy Factory Conference

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 4

The conference of managers of dairy factories yesterday resolved that better facilities should be arranged for the shipment of produce, and also resolved to form…

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Butter Commission

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 11

In all dairying centres the co-operative butter movement is squeezing out the proprietary concerns and co-operative marketing has removed the distributing…

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