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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Whey Butter

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 13 May 1909 · page 4

A WHEY butter factory is, according to the "Live Stock Journal," the latest development of dairying in the United States. The factory itself has…

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Farm and Field. Wheat Grown by Electricity

Nambucca News · Friday 14 May 1909 · page 2

An experiment of the greatest interest to farmers and gardeners is now being conducted by Messrs R. and B. Bomford, of Pitchill and Bevington, near Evesham…

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Farm and Field. New Process of Butter-making

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 14

A committee of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia has just made public its report on the Taylor process for butter-making. It is…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Starting Garden Crops

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 5

When early flowers or vegetables are desired, the work of forcing must be done in the hot-bed. Induce a healthy growth in the plants, so that…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy and Produce Coy., Ltd. Factory Report for April, 1909

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 9

The butter market ranged from 92s at the beginning of the month to 106s at the close with the prospect of a further rise…

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John Vane, Bushranger. BRING a true narrative of his career--illustrative of varied phases of country life fifty years ago--in which his experiences as hush boy, gold seeker cattle stealer and a member of the notorious gang of bushrangers led by Ben Hall, which terrorised the countryside in the early sixties, are faithfully depicted. Chapter Xxxvi. Under Lo[?]k and Key in Bathurst

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 13

ENTERING the town by way of Goerge street, we pulled up at Mrs. Walsh's hotel, where we stabled the horses had breakfast, and just as we had…

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Farm and Field

Nambucca News · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 2

The Value of Rape for Pigs. Many experiments have been conducted at one time or other in the States and elsewhere with the object of…

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Farm Boy to Millionaire. His Kindly Charities

Nambucca News · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 8

Many tales are told of the charities of Mr Thomas Dowsett, of Southend, who died on 30th January, a millionaire" living" in a house built upon the field in…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Stall-fed Cattle

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 May 1909 · page 5

It is not always an advantage to tie cattle up immediately they are brought in from the fields to fatten off; in fact, such a course often…

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Farm and Field. The Lamb Export Trade

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1909 · page 5

The South Australian Government a few months ago commissioned Mr F. W. Ralph, when on a visit to England, to inquire into, the distribution of…

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Butter Grading. To the Editor

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 3

DEAR SIR,—Since returning from an extended tour in the North, I have had an opportunity of perusing your leading article of April 29th, on the " Dairy Business,"…

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Creat Prize-winning Records in the Sheep Breeding World. How to Achieve Success

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 8

The greatest sheep show in Australasia, on perhaps, in the world, is that held under the auspices of the New South Wales Sheepbrceders'…

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Winter School for Farmers

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 3

DURING the last three years a winter school for farmers has been hold at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, and in consequence of its success the…

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Butter Boxes

Nambucca News · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 7

At the present time war is being furiously waged amongst manufacturers of Butter Boxes. A little while back they were all members…

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Farm and Field. Instruction in Stock-Breeding

Nambucca News · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 7

In one important respect the students attending the North of Scotland Agricultural College at Aberdeen enjoy an appreciable advantage over students at…

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Farm and Field. Wheat Crown by Electricity

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 5

An experiment of the greatest interest to farmers and gardeners is now being conducted by Messrs R. and B. Bomford, of Pitchill and Bevington, near Evesham…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Diet for Dairy Cows

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 5

When watery innutritious food is served to dairy cows at this time of the year, such as improper roots, mangolds, for instance, or over many…

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Winter School for Farmers. Hawkesburv Agricultural College

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 2

IN consequence of the succeed of the Winter School for Farmers daring the last three years, and the requests already mode for a repetition thereof,…

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Farm and Field. Breaking-in Farm Horses

Nambucca News · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 7

Young farm horses and cart horses should be broken in to the collar when they are about two and a half years old, or a little older, and it is the general…

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Farm and Field. The Farm as a Factory

Nambucca News · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 2

The farm is a factory which is always in operation, writes the "American Fertiliser." The farmer converts his raw products into manufactured articles. The…

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