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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

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Cattle Trackings Royal Chambers, Sydney, 13th March

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 7

Sir,—Would there be any chance of making an alteration in the transit of stock from Bundook Railway Station to Maitland. We trucked from there…

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Pastoral Lambs' Skins. In Relation to the Export Trade

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 2

"What part does the skin play in the total value of the export lamb?" To this question the sheep and wool expert addresses himself in the report…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. NO 99. AGRICULTURAL…

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How Butter is Sold in London. Happy Tooley Street

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 6

Under date, London, February 21, a London correspondent writes :—About one-fifth of tho butter imported into the United Kingdom is produced…

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Watering Dairy Cows

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 4

If a cow is producing milk, Proffessor Campbell, of Minnesota, U.S.A. advises watering twice-a-day, because if forced to take all she needs once a…

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The Farm. Some Points Worth the Attention of Farmers. Land Drainage

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 11

One characteristic of undrained soils is their coldness. As the air passes over a wet surface evaporation takes place with greater or less…

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Local Butter

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 4

We are informed by Mr. W. J. Caldwell that the Mackay Co-op. Dairying Co. paid suppliers for March butter 9½d first and 8¾d second. In…

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Town Topics. Against a Butter Factory

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 4

Palmer's Island people, on the Clarence, arc fighting the Shire Coun­cil to prevent the installation of a sanitary system which will cost each…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. To the Editor of the "M. R. Times."

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 4

Sir,--I notice, under the above heading, in your issue of March 22nd, that the Conference of Progress Associations, together with myself, comes in for severe criticism at the…

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A Live Farmers' Union

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 5

IN his round about notes column in the Clarence River Advocate " Wigo Crook " writes :— There is nothing " dead " about the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes Agriculture. Subsoiling and Clearing with Explosives. a Demonstration

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 19

An offer made by the Department to conduct a limited number of demonstrations in the use of explosives in agriculture, under the…

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Winter School for Farmer

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 8

Short courses are provided at Hawkesbury Agricultural College at the slack period of the year for busy farmers and stock owners, who can…

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Dairying. Management of Young Heifers

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 8

In the opinion of the dairy expert, dairy heifers should never be fattened, but should be kept in a good growing condition from the time they are…

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Dairying Growing Heifers

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 19

The dairy expert warns dairy farmers against the mistake of keeping their growing heifers of 12 months to 2½ years on the part of the farm…

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Cattle Sold

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 6

Messrs. W. T. Armstrong and Co. report having effected the sale direct of the following cattle—on account of B. Buffier, 78 bullocks, 62 cows; on…

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[?] Manning [?] Butter Co

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 8

[?] MEETING. [?] meeting [?] of the many was held on Saturday after at the residence of Mr. W. W…

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Further Fail in Butter

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 6

Butter has declined 4s per cwt. Selected brands are now 94s. Maitland Show Receipts. The gate receipts at this year's…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 7

These Notes are Issued every week, under the personal supervision the Hon. J. L. Trc[?], Minister Of Agriculture, and are baled mainly on the experiments of the Department, No. 100. AGRICULTURAL…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Growing Heifers The Require Special Pasture

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 10

The dairy expert warns dairy farmers against the mistake of keeping their growing heifers of 12 month's to 21 years, on the part of the farm…

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The Farm. Crops Raised Ok Subsoil Moisture

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 11

In my address at the third Dry Farming Congress. at Cheyenne, I recommended fanners to acquire their moisture first, and then raise…

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