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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

353 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 18

Farm Peats: Rats

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 2

Of all animal pests on a farm rats are about the very worst, and if persistent measures are not taken to keep them in check they are capable of…

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M. R. Co-operative Dairy Co

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 7

The following are the Company's returns for March:--Total nett turnover £7974 19s 4d. Suppliers were paid 9½d for first-class, and 8½d for second-class…

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Dairy Items

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 7

Overfed, fermented and soured foods tend to produce acidity and other changes in the milk. Clean cream, cold cream, and rich…

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Dairymen's Conference

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 4

THE third annual conference of the Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries' Association of New South Wales was continued at the Hotel Grand…

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Dairy Factory Conference. Cream Grading

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 4

At the Dairy Factory Conference in Sydney last week, Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, Government dairy expert, said:— Cream grading is the question on which…

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Hunter River Farms

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 7

Although there is no doubt that as time goes on more opportunities will arise for landless men to secure farms, it will be in the more remote inland…

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Forest Reserves and Dairy Supervision. Mr. Price M.P., Speaks Out

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 5

In the Assembly a few days ago Mr. R. A. Price M.P., spoke. as follows regarding the above matters:—I desire to bring under the attention of the…

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Dairy Conference

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 4

THE butter factory mangers are in a position to do much to help on the progress of one of our most important primary industries, an industry which…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Eggs and Egg Layers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

Expenditure in the poultry yard, covers a fairly wide area; incidental expenses have a way of cropping up. The returns (setting aside the sale of…

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No More Pine Butter Boxes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 4

At the conference of dairy managers in Sydney last week a novel and interesting type of butter b[?]x was displayed. At present, the exhibition…

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Forest Reserves and Dairy Supervision

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 3

In the Assembly a few days age Mr. R. A Prier, M. P., spoke as follows regarding the above matters:—I desire to bring under the attention of the Minister for lands the…

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Progress of Diary Farming

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 6

Mr. Perry has prepared a state­ment which ably illustrates the development in the dairy farming industry, showing a remarkable…

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Sheep

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 6

Sheep are never very prominent at the Royal owing to the proximity to the more extensive July Show. "But so far as quality is concerned there was…

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Cattle Section. The Dairy Breeds

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 1

The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales has once more closed its gates, and its 1908 Show is now past history. Considering the adverse…

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Butter Grading

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 7

Mr. J. Miller, Oxley Island, Manning River, writes :--Since the introduction of Government hotter grading there has been no general improvement…

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The Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 6

Visitors to Sydney in their travels music notice the many fine buildings belonging to the Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd., thai giant organisation which handle so large [?]…

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New Co-Operative Butter Factory

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the provisional directors of the above was held on Monday last. Out of the 2000 shares put on market 1870 are sold. It was…

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Rich Dairy Farms

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 8

When one reads day by day in th press of the dire straits farmers in [?] many parts at New South Wales are being put to in saving their stock from…

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INDUSTRIAL. Farmer's Sanitary Pan

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 7

The sewerage system of the great up-to-date, cities, taking Sydney for example, must rank as one of the wonders of civilisation. Visitors from the country cannot but feel…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Horses: Autumn and Winter Management

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

Gripe or colic is a very common, almost natural result from feeding on a new dietary, and many owners of horses do not consider the disorder of…

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