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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Farm and Field. Growing Crops Deposit Lime

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 7

Recent research has shown that crops in their process of growth leave behind In the soil a residue of lime, which may account for the tact that average crops…

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The Dairy. Municipal Milk Depots

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 7

The following are the main provisions of the Bill Introduced into the House of Commons by Mr John Burns, President of the Local Government Board…

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Improving a Farm

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 4

RUAKURA Experimental Farm, in New Zealand, is pointed to with pride by the people of the Dominion as a monument of what…

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The Earl and the Dairymaid

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 3

There is a curious and well-authenticated story about a deceased Peer which is worth repetition. When just of age, he had the not…

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Raymond Terrace Co-Operative Dairy and Produce Co., Ltd. Factory Report for December 1907

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 11

The butter market during the month ranged from 102s to 100s per cwt for best quality. Late London cables report a firmer market…

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Farm and Field. Progress in Wheat-Growing

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 7

Speaking at a recent meeting of farmers at Georgetown, South Australia, Professor distance said that a great improvement had been made in the…

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Avon and Barrington Butter Factory

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 6

The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the above named company was held in the School of Arts, Gloucester on…

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The Dairy. Milk Fermentations

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 2

It is not unusual to find persons connected with dairy work whose sole knowledge of fermentative processes is limited to the lactic acid fermentation…

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South Coast Drought. Dairy Farmers Give In. Cattle Sacrificed at £1 a Head. Town Water Supply Out

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 2

The drought still continues. Six dairy farmers [?]the district. They will take [?] by special train to Inve[?] to the Northern Rivers…

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H. D. Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the above company was held at Beechwood on Wednesday last. Mr. J. Hibbard, sen., presided, and all the directors were present…

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Lads for Farmers. (To the Editor.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 2

Sir,—A number of city lads and young men are coming to me, stating that they are anxions to adopt a country life. Some of them wish to get on to mixed farms to gain…

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Baby Farming Case. Inquest on Five Bodies

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 7

The Coroner, Dr. Cole, opened an inquiry at the Melbourne Morgue on on "Wednesday into the cause of death of five infants, out of twelve, in charge…

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Salting Butter

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 8

The following suggestions in the salting of butter have been issued by the Iowa Dairymen's Association, U.S.A.:—No established rule for salting butter…

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The Dairy. Method of Butter-making

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 8

In bulletin No. 13, issued by the Dairy Division of the Ontario Department of Agriculture are give the results of experiments to…

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The Age of Cattle

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 8

The method adopted in connection with the great international show at Chicago for testing the age of cattle by their teeth was as follows:-…

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Macleay River Co-op. Dairy Company. Annual Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 7

The annual general meeting was held on Friday last, about 40 shareholders were represented. The directors' report and balance sheet were…

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Arm and Field. Farming in Cities

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 8

According to Mr. Fels, the American who has interested himself in the case of the unemployed—there is no need to go very far to get back to the land. The…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Profitable Small Holdings

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 2

A small holding may be of the best of soils and situation, nearness to market and rent may alike leave little to lie desired, and yet fail to bring in a…

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Australian Butter In London

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 3

Never since Australia first shipped her surplus butter to the home markets has the price been so high as at present. For a month it has been…

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Newsy Mems. Sale of dairy heifers to-day

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 3

A choice lot to be offered. Ald, W. Basham is tipped as Mayor of Taree this year. It is said King Carlos life was…

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