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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Practical Hints on Sheep

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 3

If you want good-sized sheep, they must grow rapidly while young. The breed of sheep for mutton is one that gives early maturity…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Herd Testing Another Case in Point

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 10

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

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 102. AGRICULTURAL…

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The Farm. Fodder Crops on Fallow

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 11

South Australia takes the lead in its system for obtaining that valuable class of useful information which is the result of the practical…

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Two Styles of Dairying Contrasted

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 5

Mr. BROWN and Mr. White were engaged in dairying pursuits on adjoining properties. Anything was good enough for Mr. Brown; his cows were only of medium quality and his buildings more or…

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Dairy Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 6

THE monthly meeting of Directors of the Hastings District Co-operative Company was Held at the factory on Monday last. The Chairman of Directors, Mr. Jacob…

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Butterfly Farms

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 4

It is, perhaps, not a matter of general knowledge that in England there are at least three farms devoted entirely to the cultivation of butterflies and moths…

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Section D.--farm Produce. Judge: Mr. Hugh McKinnon (Glen Ora)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 2

Lettuce-- Forster Blows 1. Mrs. W. Burgess 2. French beans-- Mrs. E. E. Gorton 1. Albert Breckenridge 2. Cabbages-- Mrs. W. Burgess 1 and 2. Grammas-- David…

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Bowraville Butter Factory. Half-yearly Meeting

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 3

The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the Bowraville Dairy Co., Ltd., was held in the School of Arts hall on Saturday, presided over by Mr…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes Agriculture. Maintaining Maize Lands. a Matter of Rotation

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 19

Maize makes heavy demands upon the soil, and causes more rapid exhaustion than any other common crop in this State. The drain is so…

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Agricultural Notes for the Man on the Land. (Supplied from the Agricultural Department, N.S. Wales.) Dairying. Herd Testing

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 2

A correspondent of the America a paper "Wallace's Farmer," relating his experience of herd testing, incidentally replies to the objection of…

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Breeding for the Dairy

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 4

Some farmers leave the young calf with the cow for several weeks. That is considered to be ruinous, not to the calf, but to the milking functions of the…

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Dairying. Separating the Milk

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 19

The separation of cream from milk mainly depends on the amount of centrifugal force which is brought to bear on each particle of butter…

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Pastoral a Suggestion

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 6

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

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Like Sheep

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 6

A MAN stops in the busy street to see some trifling object or incident. Another stops to see what he is looking at, and finally a considerable group has gathered, before the…

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Butter Market. Sydney

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 4

Butter, 94s…

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Butter Factories. (To the Editor.)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 4

Sir,—There are several matters at present occupying the minds of Manning River dairymen, and as an old Manningite who still has interests…

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The Butter Business. London Market

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 4

Under date London, March 28, the "Herald" correspondent writes: As was pointed out in my last, trade in butter is usually very quiet just…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes Maintaining Maize Lands

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 11

Maizo heavy demands upon the soil and causes more rapid exhaustion than any other common crop in this State. The drain is so heaey…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 6

There Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trade, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. AGRICULTURAL. SEED WHEAT…

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