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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Depth of Sowing Wheat

Nambucca News · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 7

What is the best depth to sow wheat? Acording to an American report, farmers who are wise and given to investigation do not sow as much wheat per…

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Farm and Field. Humus

Nambucca News · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 7

The successful farmer keeps his ground well supplied with humus. Humus not only contains a large amount of fertilising material, but it assists in…

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Milking Machine Patents. a Warning to Dairyman

Nambucca News · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 4

The "L.K.G" Milking Machine having proved an absolute success after 7 years use, a crop of weak imitations has come along, and we hereby warn dairy…

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How the German Farmer Is Protected

Nambucca News · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 7

The lot of the German farmer in his own country should be a happy one. He is protected in his industry by a paternal Government, and the…

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Dairy Salt

Nambucca News · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 7

A good sample of dairy salt contains 97:5 to 99:5 per cent. of sodium chloride; the balance consists of such impurities as lime, calcium…

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A Blunder in Butter

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 15

"BUTTER" comments adversely in the Farmer and Settler upon the course followed by the Coastal Farmers' Cooperative Society in shipping butter at…

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Factory Managers' Conference. Butter Grading

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 15

AT the annual conference of Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers on Tuesday, Mr. George S. Stening, Government butter-grader, read a paper entitled…

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Butter Factory Shares. a Warning to Investors

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 3

A CASE of the "I didn't know it was loaded kind," was heard at the local police court on Tuesday last week, before the police magistrate, when…

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Heavy Mortality of Cattle Singular Case of Poisoning

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 13

A peculiar case of wholesale poisoning of cattle has just been investigated by officers of the Stock Department. The Chief Veterincry Officer…

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Farm and Field. Farm Yard Manure

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 6

Writing on the value of farmyard manure, Mr Shortt, chemist to the Experimental Farms, Canada, makes the following' remarks in a recent…

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Milking Machine Patents. a Warning to Dairymen

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 9

THE "L-K-G" Milking Machine having proved an absolute success after seven years' use, a crop of weak imitations, has come alone, and we hereby warn…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Late Pears

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 5

Pears in plenty are often seen in amateur's fruit or store rooms, indeed, a great many amateurs are not aware of the existence of very late varieties…

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Butter Grading in Queensland

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 4

A COUPLE of months ago a deputation waited on the Queensland Minister for Agriculture on matters relating to the dairy industry. A letter has now…

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Milking Machine Patents. a Warning to Dairymen

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 3

THE "L.K.G." Milking Machine having proved an absolute success after 7 years' use, a crop of weak imitations has come along, and we hereby warn dairymen…

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Farm Labourers

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 2

THERE are constantly arriving from the British Islands, under the Government's scheme of assisted immigration, many stalwart youths, whose ages range…

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Experimental Farms

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 8

MR. VALDER has reported to the Grafton Examiner that he and Mr. Marks have arranged with the manager of the Grafton Experimental Farm, Mr. Haywood to…

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The Dairying Industry

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 8

THE addresses, and the discussions connected with the Dairy Factory Managers Conference, as reported in the Metropolitan papers last week,…

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The Butter Factory

Nambucca News · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 4

Isn't it about time that some one asked why the reports of the meetings of the directors of the local Dariy Co. are not published in the…

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Australian Butter

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 13

THE Herald writes: -- Some few years ago great things were predicted of the dairying industry in Australia, and there were some whose optimism…

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Royal Agricultural Society. Horse and Cattle Show

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 9

THE Schedule for the Sydney Horse Parade and dairy Cattle Show is available, and contains several additions to that of last year. The new section for…

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