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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Our Pastoral Industry

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

Is his preside tid address at the annual meeting of the Pastoral Union, Mr. W. E. Abbott deals in characteristically trenchant style with several…

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The Price of Butter

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 9

The butter market in Sydney on Wednesday made the extraordinary advance of 12s per cwt., from 146s to 158s, the wholesale price now being…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles, (All Brights Reserved). the Sheep Farm

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 2

At the present time the object should be to keep sheep thriving. It is quite possible that the severe weather we are having at the time of writing may…

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The Big Crash. Farmers' and Settlers' Company

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 10

Thus the "Newsletter" :— The affairs of the Farmers' and Settlers' Co-operative Company, which went heavily bung some time recently,…

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The Dairyman's

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 8

In an article under the heading "The Dairymen's Sunday," the Daily Telegraph says, wish regard to the non observance of Sunday by the spread of…

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Butter Again Advanced

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 8

Butter rose another 20s a hundred-weight yesterday, making superfine 200s, equal to 1s 10d a pound wholesale. Altogether the comodity has…

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High Price of Butter

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 8

It is believed that the present extraordinarily high price of butter will continue until the end of the present months…

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Farrer Scholarships for Wheat Students

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 2

WITH the object of perpetuating the memory of the late William Farrer and his rare achievements in the field of wheat-breeding and improvement, the…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Conference

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 8

THE farmers and settlers have been sitting in conference during the past week, during which a number of questions have been discussed, many…

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Farm and Dairy ORIGINAL [?] (All [?] Reserved) Rearing Calves for Sale

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

There are many ways one can make money on land outside the ordinary farming routine. Among these attention may be called to rearing calves on…

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The Dairying Industry

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 2

THE unanimity whi [?]rked Wednesday's meeting of the H[?]s District Co-operative Dairy Compa[?]as a fitting tribute at the hands of the shareholders to the work…

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Australian Defence. Farmers Support- Compulsory Training

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

We have been requested to publish the following Daring the deliberations of the Farmers' And Settlers' Conference the Commonwealth…

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Butter Lower

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 8

Sydney agents have decided to lower the price of butter equivalent to 4½d per 1b., making superfine 1s 5½d wholesale…

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Farmers and Stock Inspectors

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 7

THE conference of Farmers and Settlers decided that all stock and dairy inspectors should be veterinary surgeons…

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Butter

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 4

THE news that the price of batter has been reduced is satisfactory to the consumer, and is better for the supplier than be probably thinks. It is a…

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The Butter Factory. [To the Editor]

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 3

SIR,—At the meeting of shareholders held last Saturday, Mr. Fairbairn remarked that it would probably be found that the 10 £1 shares received…

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Dairy Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 7

THE regular monthly meeting of the Directors of the Hastings Cooperative Dairy Co. was held on Tuesday lust. The Chairman, Mr. J. Hibbard, presided, and there were present Messrs. J…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co., Ltd. Factory Report for July

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 4

Best butter realised record prices throughout the month, the month closing at 158s. A general shortage is reported on…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) Detasselling Breeding Corn

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 2

The detasselling of every other row of corn in the seed plots before the pollen matures, and the section of seed corn from the detasselled rows,…

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Correspondence. [?] are is no way identified with the [?] expressed by Correspondents. Comboyne Dairy --Reply to Mr. Malcolm. to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 4

Dear Sir,--I observe in last Saturday's issue that Mr. Malcolm has attempted to justify his conduct over the Comboyne dairy by making a general attack on me and…

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