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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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High-class Dairy Stock

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 5

BETTER late than never holds good in the improvement of dairy herds as well as in other things, and we are pleased to say that the tardiness that…

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Farmers & Settlers' Executive Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 2

THROUGH various reasons the above meeting held at McKune's rooms on Saturday morning, was rather poorly attended. Mr.P. W. Sullivan was…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Tuberculous Dairy Herds

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 19

IN a paper read recently by Professor Stewart, Professor of Veterinary Science, Sydney University, before the Australian Association for…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co. Factory Report for February. 1912

The Gloucester Examiner and Lower Hunter Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

The sales of butter have been satisfactory throughout the month. The price, however, was reduced at the close, on account of the large quantities coming…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. District Council Meeting

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 8

A MEETING of the District Council of the above Association was held at McKune's rooms on Saturday morning last. There was only a…

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Farmers' & Settlers' Association. Gladstone Branch

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 13

THE Gladstone Branch of the F. and S. Association met on the 7th March, when the following members were present:--Mr. C. P. Gralton (President) occupied…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 14

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

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Machinery on an Up-to-date Dairy Farm

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 5

To obtain the best possible results from a dairy it is absolutely essential that the machinery used shall be the best obtainable. Times…

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Guernsey Cattle

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 4

Some issues ago we mentioned that Mr. Chas. Teague, President of the Macleay A., H. & I. Assoc., when on a trip north, visited Mr. Dixon…

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Town Topics. Smithtown Dairy Coy

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 4

THE directors' report of the above company, presented at Saturday's meeting, was commendably brief, and, apart from reference to anticipated…

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Smithtown Dairy Produce Company, Ltd. Annual Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 3

SATURDAY last at this Company's annual meeting there were present, in addition to tho Directors, Messrs. P. Knauer (chairman), C. P. Gralton, C…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Lucerne. Method of Sowing

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 19

A FINE, level, rolled surface is required for sowing. The seed must be covered not more than 2 inches deep, nor less than half an inch, and…

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Bowraville Co-operative Dairy Company Half Yearly Meeting

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 8

The half-yearly meeting of the Bowraville Co-operative Dairy Co. was held on Saturday last, Mr. F. W. Lane, Chairman of Directors,…

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Smithtown Dairy Produce Company. Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 8

THE annual meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held at the registered office on Saturday. The chairman of directors (Mr. P. Knauer)…

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Dairy Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 6

THE regular monthly meeting of directors of the Hastings District Cooperative Dairy Co. was held at the Factory on Monday, the 18th inst. The chairman (Mr. Healey)…

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Macleay River Co-operative Dairy Company. Annual Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 6

Presumably in Macleay River dairy circles lack of interest in corporative factory affairs is synonymous with shareholder satisfaction in their…

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Practical--Agriculture. Original Articles. Specially written for this column All Rights Reserved. Nitrogen for Farm Crops

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 4

The cheapest source of nitrogen for farm crops is obtainable from leguminous plants which may be grown in the ordinary way for forage and for…

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Value of our Dairy Cows

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 6

Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, Chief Dairy Expert of the Department of Agriculture, lecturing the other day at Bathurst, stated that the number of…

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Macleay Co-operative Dairying Co. Half-yearly Meeting of Shareholders

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 8

THE semi-annual meeting of the Shareholders of the Macleay River Co-operative Co. (Kempsey Factory) was held in the Theatre Royal on…

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Farmyard Manure

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 4

It should be the aim of all owners of stock to preserve as fully as possible the fertilising properties of manure until it is ready to be applied to…

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