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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Government Grading of Butter

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 10

THERE'S a deal of talk, one way and another, about Government grading, but this extract from the Australasian is very much to the point :…

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

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 2
Also in Macleay Argus

IT is generally recognised that when during the period of the milk flow is a dairy cow is allowed to fall off to any considerable extent, it is not possible to bring…

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H. D. Dairy Company

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 2

The adjourned annual general meeting of shareholders of the above was held at Beech-wood on Wednesday, February 28. Mr. G. Lindsay occupied the chair…

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A Pigeon Farm

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 9

Nowhere in the world, in all probability, can so many tame pigeons be seen in the air as on the pigeon farm or ranch which is to be found near Los Angeles, in Southern…

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Farming on the Lover Manning. a Steady Advancement

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 6

COLD statistics alone tell a glowing tale of the upward march of the Manning River district during the past few years, and they particularly tell what dairying has done for the place. From the official…

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Crop Maps

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 2

The U.S. Biological Survey is engaged in mapping the natural life zones and crop belts of the country for the primary purpose of aiding the farmer to decide what crops…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles, [All Rights Reserved.] Flavour in Winter Butter

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 2

SOME dairy butter is better than average creamery and some is poorer. Creamery is a kind of avenge of the whole dairy output of its patrons, and because…

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Farm and Field. "Starters," and How to Make Them

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 2

In answer to a question regarding "starters" and how to make them, Professor Farrington, of the Wisconsion Dairy School, gives the following…

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Macleay River Co-operative Dairying Company

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 4

Mr. C. E. D. Meares, manager of Coastal Farmers Co-operative Society accompanied by Mr. Dick of Messrs. Waugh and Josephson arrived by motor car on…

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Queensland Maize Crop

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 3

QUEENSLAND seems disturbed as to the disposal of ita big maize crop, the area of which is placed at 130,000 acres. "There is," says the Courier" plenty of support for the belief that a 30-bushel…

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Butter Box Timbers

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 8

Various woods grown in this State have been unsuccessfully tried for butter boxes, but Mr. H. W. Lee, M.H.R., who has had a big experience…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 10

Thomas Needs, on bail, was charged with stealing a white steer, the property of an unknown owner. Accused pleaded not guilty and was defended by Mr…

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Farm and Field. Terms Used in Butter-making

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 7

The three principal qualities of butter are its flavor, texture and condition. There are degrees, however, of each of these, the different terms conveying…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Planting and Cultivating Gooseberries

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 2
Also in Macleay Argus

FOR cultivating gooseberries the ground is usually prepared daring the autumn by heavily manuring it with barnyard manure and then ploughing it from…

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The Farm Cream Separator

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 7

The cream separator for farm use has proved its utility, and we want to impress upon those of our readers with milch cows the absolute necessity of…

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M. R. Co-op. Dairy Co

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 7

The following were the Coy's, returns for February:—126,4131bs. 1st class Commercial butter were manufactured, and l,7901bs 2nd class, and suppliers were paid 9¼d and 8½d,…

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M. R. Co-operative Dairy Co

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 5

The following are the company's returns for February : -- 126,413lbs of commercial butter were manufactured and 17901bs. of 2nd class, and suppliers were paid…

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Faking Butter

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 3

Another illustration of the extent to which butter-faking is practised is England was given the other day by a speaker before the British Farmers Club. He was urging the passage of the Butter Bill. "I…

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