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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Farm and Field. The Lamb Export Trade

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 7

The South Australian Government a few months ago commissioned Mr F. W. Ralph, when on a visit to England, to inquire into the distribution of…

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The Proposed Butter Factory. to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 3

Dear Sir.—As a supplier and shareholder of the M. R. Co.op. Co., I would like to know who are the principal person to consider in the matter of establishing a Butter…

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Proposed Butter Factory at Wingham. to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 3

SIR,—A few remarks on the question of establishing a butter factory at Wingham are justifiable as the matter is one of public import. Various people give various…

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Upper Manning Coop Dairy Co

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 2

The meeting advertised in last Chronicle of above company, to receive the Provisional Directors' report, was held in the Taree School of Arts on Saturday afternoon, about…

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Upper Manning Co-operative Dairy Co

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 3

A MEETING of shareholders in the above company was held in the School of Arts, Taree, on Saturday afternoon last. There were about 40 persons present including one lady. Mr. Jas. Critenden occupied…

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Husk in Sheep

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 2
Also in Macleay Argus

Husk, hoose, bask, or host, lungworm, or worm in the throat, for these are all names for the same complaint, is a meet debilitating disease, and causes great…

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Government Grading of Butter. the Late Mr. Seddon's Views

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 3

"COME and sit beside me at breakfast, and we will chat over the matter," So said the Hon. R. J. Seddon, when last Saturday morning, at the Hotel Australia, I asked for an interview in connection…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Soil and Seed for Potatoes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 2
Also in Macleay Argus

IN order to raise good smooth potatoes they requite suitable soil, good seed, and careful treatment. Large uniform tubers an the only quality that command…

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A Hint to Farmers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 8

"Under this heading a correspondent writes:— "If the maize growers along the North Coast are not'careful there will be a slump in maize. It is a fact…

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Dairying on the Shares System

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 13

AT the Grafton District Court two of the cases arose out of alleged breaches of agreement between farmers who were dairying on the shares system. Judge…

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Wingham Butter Factory. to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 20 June 1906 · page 2

SIR,—Please grant me space to reply to two letters appearing in you columns opposing the erection of a butter factory at Wingham. I might have left the letters…

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Farm and Field. Wheat Grown by Electricity

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 7

An experiment of the greatest interest to farmers and gardeners is now being conducted by Messrs R. and B. Bomford, of Pitchill and Bevington, near Evesham…

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Co-operative Butter Company

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 4

The first half-yearly meeting of the Avon and Barrington Co-operative Butter Company—that is, the first financial half-year—was held at the…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Starting Early Tomatoes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 2

IT it not difficult to trite good stalky tomato plants from seed if one has a fairly prepared hotbed. Fresh horse manure is preferable for such a purpose,…

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Brief Hints to Dairy-Farmers

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 7

THE normal temperature of a cow varies from about 100 degrees to 102 5 degrees F. When the milk is in the udder it stands at this temperature. When the…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [AlLL Rights Reserved.] Starting Early Tomatoes

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 2

IT is not difficult to raise good stalky tomato plants from seed if one has a fairly prepared hotbed. Fresh horse manure is preferable for such a purpose…

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H. D. Dairy Co

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of Directors of the above was held at the Factory on the 19th inst. Mr. J. Hi[?]ard, sonr. (Chairman of Directors), occupied the chair. The usual…

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Dairy Returns

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 6

The following are the M. R. Co-op. Dairy Co.'s returns for May:—143,3891bs. commercial butter were manufactured and supliers were paid 8½d per lb., there were no…

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