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Farming & the land, 1906

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Cattle Breeding in Germany

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 7

This is the subject of an article in a recent issue of the "Journal of the Board of Agriculture," London. In proportion to area the number of cattle in Germany…

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Drought-Resisting Wheat

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 7

The National Agricultural Association of Queensland has received two interesting exhibits of wheat in the ear from Mr A. Hoskins, of Taruida Station, on the…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Breeding Exhibition Fowls. [All Rights Reserved.]

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 2

MANY people begin rearing thoroughbred poultry solely for pleasure, as considerable recreation and diversion from daily toil may be obtained by keeping…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Breeding Exhibition Fowls

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 14

MANY people begin rearing thoroughbred poultry solely for pleasure, as considerable recreation and diversion from daily toil may be obtained by keeping…

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Crop-bound Fowls

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 7

After feeding on long grass, especially if it is coarse, fowls are apt to become, crop-bound. The grass gets over the passage leading to the gizzard, and stops…

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Farm and Field, a Big Ranch

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 7

Mr W. C. Stuart, in the "Country Gentleman." of Albany, U.S.A., gives a very interesting account of the ranch and farm known as "Ranch 101," 87,000…

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Macleay Farm Returns

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 8

Following on the publication of Mr. Dalley's returns from his farm on the South Coast, Mr. G. W. Gordon of Raleigh, sends a copy of returns…

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Coastal Farmers Co-Operative Society. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 9

Maize values remain unchanged primest river ruling at 4s 3d, weevily from 4s, wharf stocks, which for the past month numbered thousands are now reduced to a few hundred…

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Butter Export

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 4

The Butter Export Committee resolved that co-operative system should be extended 80 as to apply to placing butter direct on the London market. A motion was carried…

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Butter Export

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 4

At the meeting of the hotter export committee, yesterday, the opinion, was generally expressed that the direct co-operative export of hatter should be started by all the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Pursuits

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 4

An interesting question as to the relative value of agricultural and pastoral pursuits is coming into discussion. Obviously it is a mistake to set the two in antagonism. Under…

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Butter Facing in England

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 12

THE butter fakir sticks at nothing. His latest trick is to make use of the factor boxes in which the butter is sent home, so that the retailer is made to believe that be…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. Wheat Country Swept Bare

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 6

SUNDAY last at Forbes Was the hottest day so far of the season, being 110 deg. in the shade. The heat was greatly accentuated by bush fires, the town being enveloped in smoke…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Care of Cows

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 2
Also in Macleay Argus

COWS require good feed at all times of the year, and when pasturage becomes insufficient, as it frequently does the latter part of summer, then some…

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Unregistered Dairy Premises

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 6

The average dairyman does not seem to realise the fact that he is not allowed by law to depasture his milch cows "abroad," when and where the…

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Macleay River Co-operative Dairy Company

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 10

THE output at the Kempsey Factory for the month of December was about 15 tons, the whole of which was exported to England. During last month…

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The Progress of the Dairying Industry

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 4

THE Premier has recently been calling attention to various indications of returning prosperity throughout the county. The metropolitan press, following on the same…

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Macleay River Co-operative Dairying Company

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 4

The output of butter from the Company's factory for the month of December exceeded 26 tons, of which upwards of 15 tons were exported to London. The turnover for the…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles, [All Rights Reserved.] Mouled Butter

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 2

MODERN butter-makers churn to fine granules so that the salt may reach all parti of the batter as uniformly as possible, but butter in which the salt is…

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