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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Farmers' Union Market

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 4

We understand it is the intention of Mr. Allan Deuchar to open up regular auction sales in Kempsey for every class of farm produce. In many…

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Dairy Commandments

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 4

The attention of dairymen is drawn to the following regulations :—10. In every place where milk or cream is sold, and in every place where any…

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Production of Milk and Butter

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 4

It is generally believed, with great reason, that a ration consisting of a certain portion of succulent matter is the [?]for the most economical [?]…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Depths to Plant Maize

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 19

Professor Perkins and his assistant give the results of two years' experiment relative to the best depths to plant maize, and draw conclusions…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 8

These notes will be issued every. week under the direction of the Ho[?]oray Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Tre[?]e), and are based. mainly…

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Judging Dairy Cattle

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 10

In the course of his periodical report, Mr. Frank M'Caffrey, hon. secretary of the Illawarra Dairy Cattle Association, in discussing the purity…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 14

Articles under this heading are kindly supplied by the State Agricultural Department:—…

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The Cattle Tick. Sanguine Feeling at Kyogle

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 12

The Kyogle "Examiner" writes:—It, is very gratifying to know that at this season of the year when the tick pest is usually so…

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Hastings District Co-operative Dairy Company. Eighth Annual Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 7

The sixteenth half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Hastings District Co-operative Daily Company was held in the School of Arts, Be[?] Wood, on Wednesday last Mr. J. Henley…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Gloucester branch of this association took place in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last…

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Streaky Butter

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 4

Is caused by careless working; unevenly ripened cream; uneven and careless salting; neglect to strain the cream into the churn; sudden changes…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Agriculture. Lucerne Gtowing in "Dry " COUNTRY

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 19

LUCERNE -- one of the most valuable fodder-plants known -- has often made the fortune of those farmers who have been enabled to grow it…

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Agricltural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 8

These notes will be issued every week under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Tref[?]e), and are based mainly…

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Farmers' & Settlers' Association. Belmore River Branch

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 15

THE ordinary monthly meeting of the Belmore Branch of the F. & S. A. was held at Mr. P. Bannons's on 2, nd inst. In the absence of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 6

Articles under this heading are kindly supplied by the State Agricultural Department:— Lucerne Growing in "Dry"…

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Motive Power on the Farm

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 15

Machinery is the order of the day; there is no sense in doing by hand that which can be done better and quicker by the aid of machinery. The…

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Income Tax. Protest by Farmers Outrageous Law

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 10

At a meeting of the Hume Shire Council a strong protest was entered against the Income Tax. It was pointed out that under the local…

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Agricltural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 7

These notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon J., L. Trefle), and are based mainly…

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A Word for Dairy Industry

The Gloucester Examiner and Lower Hunter Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 3

A dairy enthusiast in the United States says something that will hear repeating:—"There are many things I might say in regard to the dairy industry. It enriches the…

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The Minister for Works and the Farmers and Settlers. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 3

SIR, -- I have been instructed by my Council to emphatically protest against the reply of the Hon. the Minister for Public Works to a deputation from this…

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