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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

424 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 22

Care of Farm Implements

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 2

One of the most serious leaks on the farms is in the poor care given to farm implements when not in use. As soon as the season is over, binders…

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Progressive Farmers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 6

ON another page of this issue we furnish our readers some valuable information [?] regard to experiments carried out in [?] conservation of fodder on the farm of…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 8

A meeting was held on Tuesday night last at Lansdowne for the purpose of establishing a branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association…

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Gloucester Farm Cattle for Queensland

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 4

Mr. Bligh, some three werks ago, purchased from the Gloucester Estate, Ltd., some 53 bulls, 43 of which were 2 years old, many of the number…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 5

Mr. Patten, President of the Farmers and Settlers' Association addressed a meeting in the Gloucester School of Arts on Monday evening…

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Farmers and Settlers Association. Branch Formed at Wingham

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a meeting, convened by Mr. Alec. Cameron, Secretary of the Upper Manning P.A., was held in the School of Arts, Wingham, for…

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Cattle Sale

Nambucca News · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 5

On Wednesday morning a mob of 300 cattle left Bowra for the Patterso in charge of the purcharer -- Mr. E. Robertson, a well-known cattle dealer -- and a…

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Farmers and Settler's Association

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 6

On Tuesday night a meeting of farmers was held in the Barrington Hall, Mr, Norman Bell in the chair. Mr. Patten gave a lengthy address on…

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Practical Agriculture. Original Articles. All Right Reserved. Good Farming Is Dry Farming

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 2

Much is said at present regarding dry farming. These methods are only good farming methods. In good farming it is necessary to have the…

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The Wallamba District. Dairying and Timber Its Prin Cipal Assets. Article No. 1

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 3

THE country lying between Taree and Nabiac cannot be designated very interesting, comprising as it does, for the most part land that is locked up as timber reserves…

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A Wheat Expert

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 4

The ability and value of the services of Mr. Sutton, the wheat export who took up the work of the late Mr. Farrer, are more highly valued in…

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Fixing the Price of Butter. Meeting in Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 2

A matter of interest to all dairymen, and one which Mr. D. A. McDonell has discussed at various times at Half-yearly Butter Co…

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Fodder for Dairymen. Green Crops and Silage

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 2

Mr. George Marks, Inspector of Agriculture, has completed a very interesting experiment in the growth of green fodder on the form of…

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The Dairy Farmers' Union

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 4

At the last meeting of this union in Kiama "it was considered only proper and fair that the individual farmers throughout the State should have a voice in…

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The Wallamba District. Dairying and Timber Its Principal Assets. Article No. 2. Mining at Coolongolook

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 2

Mr. James Fenning, I understand, was the last to operate on the old mine, prior to the coming of the private syndicate, and it is interesting to note that, in the dim…

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Macleay Farmers' Union. Skillion Flat Branch

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 3

THE above branch met on Friday, the 7th instant. The annual report and balance sheet were read and adopted. The election of officers for the…

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Macksville Dairy Go

Nambucca News · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 5

At a meeting of the shareholders of the Macksville Dairy Company the directors reported the purchase of two acres of land situated on the opposite bank of the…

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Butter Pays

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 6

The Upper Manning Dairy Co. (Purfleet) paid 8d for first-class butter and 7¼d for second-class. The following are the Manning River…

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Price of Butter

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 3

LAST week a meeting of dairy factory managers was held in Sydney for the purpose of formulating a scheme fur fixing the sale price of butter consigned to the Sydney market. Mr. D. A. McDonell,…

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