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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Discontent Among Dairymen. "Clipping This Test."

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 2

Discontent is becoming more and more general amongst the dairy farmers of this Stain, who feel Unit, they are not lifting fairly treated by…

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The Settler. Root Crops for Dairy Cows

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 6

At the recent conference of the British Dairy Farmers' Association a paper was read by Dr. Lauder, of the Edinburgh and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes Agriculture. Cutting Indian Cane. Proper Work Improves Large Crops

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 19

It is important to the future life and product of the crop that Indian cane should be properly cut. Quite a number of farmers overlook the…

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Pastoral. Branding of Australian Hides. Heavy Losses by Present System

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 19

The United Tanners' Federation deprecates the use of hot irons by farmers and breeders, and points…

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Practical Agriculture. Original Articles Specially written for this column All Rights Reserved Intensive Farming

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 5

An intensive system of farming by which the biggest yields are got out of the soil seems to represent the modern spirit. It is recognised that a…

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Cattle Trucking Gloucester

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 9

This week has no doubt established the reputation of Gloucester as a cattle trucking centre. On Monday some fourteen or fifteen trucks of…

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About Butter Factories. (To the Editor.)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 2

Sir,—With your permission I would like to pass a few remarks re the Wingham Butter Factory. First of all, I would like to say that I read…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. No. 101. AGRICULTURAL

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 7

these Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervi[?] of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Branding of Australian Hides. How Losses can be Minimised

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 10

Some reports relative to the present method employed in Australia in the branding of hides and skins have been received by the Commonwealth…

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The Farm the Birdsfoot Trefoils. Lotus Major, L. Cornichlatus and L. Augustissimus. Their Value As Fodder Plants Compared

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 2

Lotus Major is a trefoil that is steadily gaining favour with farmers, especially with those who have swamp or damp country. It will…

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Cutting Indian Cane. Propter Work Improves Later Crops

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 10

It is important to the future life and product of the crop that Indian Cane should be properly cat. Quite a number of farmers overlook the influence…

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Dairy Returns

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 6

Wingham and Upper Manning Butter Co. The pay for March cream at this factory was 9½d for first and 8½d for second. The manager(Mr. Grant) says: "The Output for…

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The Farm. Clovers

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 11

Clovers possess qualifications which moke them peculiarly suitable for the dairy-larmer and pig-raiser ; they are also suitable for the poultry-farmer…

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Dairy Returns Wingham & Upper Manning [?] Co

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 8

The pay for March cream at this factory was 9 1/2d for first and 8 1/2d for second. The manager (Mr. Grant) says. The output for the month…

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Butter Factory Returns

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 5

The export of butter this week per Nerong was: Macksville 191 boxes, in addition to which 30 boxes were sold locally. Pay for April to…

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Grading of Butter

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 3

THE Empire Trade Commission now taking evidence in Sydney is offering our people lots of profitable information, by dropping remarks in comparing our…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes Dairying. Herd Testing. Another Case in Point

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 19

A corresponet of the American paper Wallace's Farmer relating his experience of herd testing, incidentally replies to the objection…

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Farmers' & Settlers' Association. Willawarrin Branch

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 15

The annual meeting of the Willawarrin F. & S. Association was held on 18th April, when thirteen members were in attendance…

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Pastoral a Suggestion

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 10

The assistant sheep and wool expert, addressing one of the branches of the Agricultural Bureau made a suggestion that is worth the…

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Butter Market. Sydney

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 4

Butter, 94s…

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