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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

466 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 24

Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 8

The half-yearly balance sheet of the above company is to hand. From facts disclosed by the statement of accounts up to March 31st last, we…

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Butter Freight Contract

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 June 1905 · page 6

The butter factory managers connected with the Coastal Farmers Co-operative Society have made a new contract for the carriage of butter to England with the…

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Baby Farming

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 June 1905 · page 6

Some glaring cases of baby farming have been unearthed at Hobart. la one case five deaths occurred in one hour…

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New Butter-cutting Machine

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 8

An exhibition of the working of the Simplis butter-cutting machine was given last week at the store of Mr. C. Barnes, Sussex-street, to a…

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Adulteration of Australian Butter

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 12

Late reports from the old country show that a fraud is being perpetrated with Australian butter that requires the adoption of most drastic steps on the part of those…

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A New Way to Make Butter

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 13

A COMMITTEE of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia has just made public its report on the Taylor process for butter-making. It is recommended that Mr…

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Dairy, Grazing, and Farm Lands

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 2

Our advertising columns are referred to as containing information of inserest to persons on the look on for such properties, sons on the look on for such properties. Mr. O. O. Daugar is to quit Mr W…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Rape Affecting the Flavour of Milk

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 2

WHEN cows are pastured for short periods on rye and rape the effect has been to strongly flavour the milk and cream, which has often proved a great…

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Using Formalin on the Farm

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 2

The standard solution known as formalin contains forty per cent. of the gas in water, and is very destructive to living cells. When it comes in contact with the living…

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Silo Helps to Make the Dairy Pay

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 6

ANYTHING that will make the dairy more profitable, that will lighten the labor, and that will be in any way beneficial, is of interest to the farmer. The progressive dairyman is always looking for better…

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Dairy Science Class

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 8

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture has approved of a dairy science class being held at the Dairy Expert's laboratory, beginning on July 10 and…

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The Grading of Butter

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 June 1905 · page 4

Sydney papers state that the Minister for Mines and Agriculture has received a report from Mr. Valder, the Commercial Agent in South Africa, upon the butter trade…

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Carriage of Butter

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 9

THE action of the co-oporative factories in signing the butter export contract with the White Star- Aberdeen- Lund line has caused much surprise amongst those shippers who…

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The Butter Freights

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 3

Representatives of a number of dairy factories throughout the State met in Sydney on Tuesday last to consider the butter freight proposals,…

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Cheaper Butter Boxes

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 13

IT has been announced in Victoria that butter boxes, which are 1s 4 12 d, are to be reduced to 1s 112d each. A leading box- maker has issued a circular, dated May 18,…

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Wingham Cattle Sales

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 4

There was a large yarding at the [?]bove sales on Wednesday last, and the prices showed an increase on last day's sales. There was a buyer present…

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Stewed Sheep's Tongues

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 7
Also in Macleay Argus

Ingredients:— ½ dozen tongues, 1 pint stook or water; small piece of carrot, turnip and onion; 1 oz butter, 1 thin slice bacon, 1 oz flour; salt and pepper to taste…

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The Butter Trade Expose

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 8

The full report of the Victorian Batter Commission is a document that should be read by every dairy farmer. The Melbourne Age calls it a raking…

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Co-operation of Butter Factories

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 3

The revelations made before the Bolter Commission caused the directors of many factories in the western districts of Victoria to take action to bring about a more…

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