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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Australian Dairying

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 2

Within the last 10 years the dairy cows of Australia have increased from one million to above two millions. The butter produced in a single year…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. Farm Experiments

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 2

To be successful the farmer, to a very great extent, must be his own experimentalist. Take manuring of the various crops, for instance. The farmer…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

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

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Butter Pay

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 4

Macleay River Co-operative Dairying Company, yesterday paid 10d for first, and 9[?]d for second butter for the month of December. Mc. W. J…

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Grading of Butter. Advantages Offered by the New Regulations

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

For their immediate benefit, and for the good of the industry as a whole, the dairy experts thinks that directors and proprietors of butter…

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Michigan Farm Boy

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 7

"Ford's folly" is what they used to call the gasoline engine of Henry Ford when he was assistant engineer at the Edison Illuminating…

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Dairy Yards and Bails

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 3

During a recent tour along the North Coast, the manager of Cowra experiment farm observed one dairy yard in which the discomforts which…

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Farm Medicines and Their Uses. with Special, Reference to Cattle

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 2

Every farmer should keep on hand a supply of medicine for cattle diseases. We mention here the most common class of medicines likely to…

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The Farmer's Babcock Test and What It Tells Him

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 2

It has been repeatedly urged that dairy farmers should study the milk-producing properties of the cows in their herds. Equipped with the…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. All Rights Reserved, FERTILISERS

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 8

The following list of tho principal fertilisers and their respective qualities will enable a farmer to see at a glance what minimum percentages of…

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Dairying and Fertility

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 8

It has been found that where butter making has been carried on for a number of years farms have steadily improved in production. Where cheese…

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The Settler. Illegally Using Cattle

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 3

Some folk, more especially in tie country, think there is no harm in using another man's cattle without permission having first been…

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Proposed Farm Exhibit

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 8

At a previous meeting of the Bowraville Agricultural Association it was resolved, to offer a prize for the best farm in the district, and…

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Dairy Cattle Useful Breeds

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 4

Speaking before the Inverell branch of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. H. A. Alexander made some comments on the crossing of cattle for dairy…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 4

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

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Inferior Export Butter

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 4

The manger of one of the co-operative companies in Victoria has returned from a trip to London. We are told that he devoted three…

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Managing the Dairy Hero. Milking a Newly-calved Cow

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 9

As regards the proper method of milking a fresh cow, the dairy department of the Oregon Agricultural College, in response to some queries…

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The S0il of a Farm

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 8

Tho soil of a farm is not simply an inert mass of material containing certain mineral substances which plants utilise; it is full of living organisms…

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Farm and Field. Original Article Crowing Mancolds

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 8

In choosing the situation for mangolds a sunny aspect should be selected, as they love the warmth, and well looted will withstand heat as well as…

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Wool

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 3

The feature of the current wool sales has been the keen demand for superior merino. The depression noted at the end of last year has…

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