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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Milking Machine Patents. a Warning to Dairymen

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 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…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Live Stock Notes

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 5

There are cows and heifers that lie off about this time. They should receive especial care. Exercise is essential and it may be got in its best form…

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Three Things Required in Profitable Farming

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 12

IF we look at the dairy industry from any standpoint, it shows itself to be the the most staple, most remunerative, and the least…

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The Political Farmer

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 9

MR. T. I. CAMPBELL, general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, addressed a representative meeting on the…

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Peel River Farms

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 9

THE allotment of farms in the Peel River subdivision is proceeding slowly. Arrangements have been madea by the Tamworth…

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Dairying on the Coast

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 4

There are now a quarter of a million dairying cattle in the North Coast districts. The butter produced last year totalled 61½ million pounds…

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Handling Cream at Butter Factories

Nambucca News · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 2

C. W. M Dougall, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, in "Chicago Dairy Produce":-- Have the cream delivered as often as possible…

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Letter [?] the Editor. the Butter Factory

Nambucca News · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 4

DEAR SIR, --Under the above heading I notice an article in your last issue condemning the management for not admitting a News representative to their…

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Farm and Field. Smut in Cereal Crops

Nambucca News · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 2

Mr T. W. Kirk, Biologist to the New Zealand Department of Agriculture, has issued a leaflet giving directions for treating seed grain for the prevention…

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Sydney Markets. Sheep and Cattle Markets. Badgery Bros Reports:—

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 7

8948 sheep and lambs were penned. This number was a few more than expected, but a couple of drafts going to Melbourne were cut off and sold…

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Butter Business. the Grading Question

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 15

MR. MEARES' objection to Government m graders, as elucidated by questions put to that gentleman at the conference of butter factory managers, cannot be…

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Depth of Sowing Wheat

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 6

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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Raymond Terrace Butter Factory. Factory Report for June

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 8

There has been a scarcity of fresh butter for district consumers, and distributers have been forced to buy outside. Best brands were realising 124s…

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Dairy Salt

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 6

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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Farm and Field. Humus

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 6

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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Rural Rambles. Around Gloucester. the Stud Farm

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 10

Local people may say that it is akin to "carrying coals to Newcastle" for a stranger to write upon a local topic which surely they must know more…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Farm Plague and Pests

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 5

Plagues that prevail more or less in newly-planted wheat fields are rooks, larks, tipula, grubs, slugs, and later on wire worms may be added to the…

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The Dairying Industry. Its Wonderful Growth

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 2

DURING the month of May, a splendid exhibit, illustrative of the great dairying industry of the State, was shown in the large window of the Government Tourist…

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The Butter Business. Dealing with Margarine

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 3

MESSRS. Basche and Lowney, of Sussex-street, have received advice from their London principals, Messrs. Mills and Sparrow, concerning the steps being…

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Dalgety's Annual Wool Review

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 14

The Annual Review of the Australasian wool markets for the year ending on 30th June, which has been published by Messrs. Dalgety and…

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