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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

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Not a True Farmer

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 12

Every considerate man realises that a true farmer feeds his soil as well as his cattle. The soil feeds the plants which are grown for the…

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Agriculturist & Grazier. Virtue of Mixed Farming

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 6

The experience of the ages demonstrates that live stock industry aids in maintaining soil fertility. The old lands of Denmark,…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. All Rights Reserved. the Millet Crop

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 4

The millet crop is usually grown as a catch crop. That it may be thus grown greatly enhances its value, as where other crops have failed it may…

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In Praise of the Farmer

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 10

IT is the habit of townspeople to cry clown the producer. They terra them "Mulgas," " Waybacks," and other opprobrious names. But they…

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Clybucca Farmers' Union

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 20

A MEETING of the Clybucca branch of the Macleay Farmers' Union was held on Monday evening. A fair number of members were present…

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On an Australian Farm. Chapter Ix. a Swell Hotel

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 12

To one of the large hotels of the great metropolis old John Dashwood conducted his family. And as they mounted the stone steps leading to…

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A Cattle King. His Properties and Taxes

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 10

In the course of an interview, Mr. Sydney Kidman said:—"The people of Australia dont know how well off they are They have no idea of the…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 14

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 163 King Street Sydney, and 9 Queen Street Melbourne, report that the following applications for…

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Profits in Pig Farming

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 5

At a meeting of farmers held recently at Golden Grove, South Australia, Mr A. D. Robertson gave a profit and loss account of pig…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 6

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 163 King Street Sydney, and 9 Queen Street Melbourne, report that the following applications for…

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Agriculturist & Grazier. Raising Dairy Calves

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 6

"About 70 per cent of the 1,242,700 dairy calves reared in Wisconsin (U.S.A.) each year must be raised on skim milk,"…

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On an Australian Farm. Chapter X. the First Dinner

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 12

DINNER was ready. The electric light was in full blaze when the Dashwood family, headed by old John, sauntered in. And such a…

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Farm and Field. Keeping Records of Dairy Cows

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 12

In keeping the record of the milk. we use a ruled sheet with a split column in which to record the morning and evening milking (writes a practical…

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Cost of Establishing a Dairy Herd

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 12

The monthly "Agricultural Journal" issued by the Queensland Department of Agriculture gives the following information for intending settlers in…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1910 · page 3

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 163 King Street Sydney, and 9 Queen Street Melbourne, report that the following applications for…

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The Australian Butter Frauds

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 3

MELBOURNE Argus says -- According to a statement made by Mr. Lockyer, Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, tens of thousands of empty butter boxes…

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Standard of Moisture in Butter

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 14

Mr. O'Callaghan, the State dairy expert, says that while he does not oppose a 14 per cent, standard of moisture in butter he will…

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Clover Injuring Wheat Yields

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 4

I was told by Mr. S. A. Remund of Victoria in years gone by he used to sow clover to some extent and plow it under for wheat. This was when the…

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Dairying. GLENIFFER

Nambucca News · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 3

For the 12 months ended April 30 last the Gleniffer Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., treated 443,593lb of cream, and suppliers were paid an…

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On an Australian Farm. Chapter Xi. at the Theatre Door

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 8

POLLY and Tilly, with "clouds" over their heads and fans in their hands, joined James and Peter on the ground floor of the hotel. James…

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