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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

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Largest Dairy in N.S.W. Milking Machines Used

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 12

AT Ben Lomond, Mr. T. A. Stirton, the well-known pastoralist, is dairying on a very extensive scale. At present 350 cows are being milked under one roof…

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Why Butter Goes Rancid. Some Hints to Prevent It

Nambucca News · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 7

There is a peculiar form of bacteria which, when it finds a proper place in which to multiply, develops an acid with a well-known and well-liked flavor. This…

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Farm and Field. Manufacturing Alcohol From Potatoes in Germany

Nambucca News · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 7

The manufacture of alcohol from potatoes is an important industry on the Continent of Europe, and more especially in Germany. The extent of the industry…

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Butter Boxes

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 10

There is a growing movement in the northern river districts of New South Wales in regard to some better system of dealing with the supply of butter…

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Weakness in Wool Fibre

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 5

The cause of weakness in wool fibre (writes "Woolman" In the "farmer and Stockbreeder") is usually Improper nourishment of the sheep, which may be…

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The Dairy the Dual Purpose Cow

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 5

This is an age of specialisation; not from choice, but from force of circumstances. In this connection, writes John Bower, in "Hoard's Dairy," let us…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. All Rights Reserved. Shred Your Corn Fodder

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 5

All along the northern corn belt the com crop is valued very highly for two reasons: In the first place, the amount of grain feed that can be raised on…

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1,000 Dairymen's Views. on Machine Milking

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 13

IN every dairying district in the Commonwealth will be found successful dairymen using Milking Machines. There are over 1,000 " L-K-G " Machine…

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Farmers' Unions in Council

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 11

The Commonwealth Council of Farmers' Organisations held a meeting yesterday and passed a motion approving of the defence scheme of the present…

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Patents. Farming and Mining Inventions

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 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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Kempsey Re-Visited. for "The Chronicle." the Butter Factory

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 2

occupies a niche hidden away from general gaze but very handy for shipping away its manufactured-product. This busy spot is worthy of more than…

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Farmers' Experiment Plots

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 4

MR. GEORGE MARKS, Inspector and Instructor for the North Coast under the Agricultural Department of N.S.W., called upon us on Tuesday. Mr. Marks is making a…

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Farm and Field. Clean Milking

Nambucca News · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 7

The United States Department of Agriculture advises that milking is the starting point of most of the trouble with cream. The milker sits…

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1,000 Dairymen's Views. on Machine Milking

Nambucca News · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 3

In every dairying district in the Commonwealth will be found successful dairymen using Milking Machines. There are over 1,000 "L-K-G" Machine users, many of…

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Coastal Farmers' Co-Operative Company. Half-yearly Meeting

Macleay Argus · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 15

THE half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Society was held at Bega last week. There was a large and representative attendance from all surrounding…

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Willawarrin Farmers' Union

Macleay Argus · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the Farmers, Union was held in Carey's Hall on 29th January. About 20 members were present and Mr. H. Powick, president,…

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Clarence River Maize Crop

Macleay Argus · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 3

THE maize crop throughout the Lower and Middle Clarence this season is the most promising that the district has had for many years. This applies to the…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (Copyright.) Swine. Practical Hog Feeding

Macleay Argus · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 5

The pig that is to be sold for meat has but a few months to live, and there should be no let-up in feeding from birth. It will begin to eat…

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Patents. Farming and Mining Inventions

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 2

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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Eight Hours on Farms

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 6

An ex-farmer writes:—"I fail to see how it would be possible to work a farm on the eight-hour system, more espncially at certain…

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