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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Cruelty to Cattle. Three Days Without Food

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 2

Recently two trains loaded with cows and heifers, about 500 in number were dispatched from Armidale in this State to Wodonga, on account…

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Children's Corner. Children in North Dakota Grow Corn and Make Butter

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 7

More than 500 boys and 300 girls of Richland country, North Dakota, country schools got into the corn growing and butter making…

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U.M. Dairy Coy. (Purfleet). Fifteenth Half-yearly Meeting. New Factory to Be Built at Chatham

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 2

When Chairman Singleton called on the Secretary (F. B. Dingle) to read the minutes of the last half yearly meeting of Purfleet factory, on Friday…

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Bowraville Dairy Co. Half-yearly Meeting

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 3

The half-yearly meeting of the Bowraville Dairy Co. was held on Saturday. The chair was occupied by Mr. F. W. Lane! and there were…

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Estimating the Weight of Cattle

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5

Measure round the animal close behind the shoulder, then along the back from tho fore part of the shoulder blade to the bone at the tail. Multiply…

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U.M. Dairy Coy. (Purfleet.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 4

The following report and balance . sheet, were read at the U.M. Co-operative Dairy (by., Ltd, (Purfleet) on Friday last:—…

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Farm and Field. Original Abticlel Rotations and Fertilisers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5

Through the judicious- selection of a suitable preceding crop for the following crop, it is practicable to increase and render more certain tho action of…

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Importance of Water to Crops

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5

Experiments conducted for the past fourteen years have led to the following conclusions of interest to the practical farmer in the matter of rotation…

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Wingham Butter Factory. (To the Editor.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

Sir,—I notice that " Mr. Curious'" still wants further information concerning the Wingham Dairy Company s affairs. I [?] like to m[?], in the first…

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Macleay Co-operative Dairy Company

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 6

SATURDAY afternoon last this company held its half-yearly meeting for the period ending 31st December, 1913; and beyond directors Messrs. James…

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Bowraville Butter Factory

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 4

Mr. W. F. Heydon, manager of the Bowraville Butter Factory aud his staff have had a busy fortnight during which time trying experiences have…

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Margarine v Butter. Competition for Table Use. New Variety for Local Market

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 3

The battle between butter and margarine is about to take a new and dramatic turn in Victoria. On a rough estimate not more than 50 or…

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Macksville Dairy Co. Annual Meeting Phenemonal Success

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Macksville Dairy Company was held in the School of Arts last week. There were between 40 and 50 shareholders…

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The Dairying Industry

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 4

THE product of the Hasting District Cooperative Dairy Company has achieved such commendable distinction in competition with that of other butter factories in the State…

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Farm and Field. Original Article. Cultivation

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 3

The rush of harvest is over and farmers are busily engaged ploughing and cultivating for catch crops and preparing stubble land for grassing down,…

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Butter Factory Accounts

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

The half-yearly report of the Coraki Co-operative Butter Company to January 25 last, contains a great deal of lucid detail and information to…

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The Congarrinni Farm Herd

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 4

Messrs. Gardiner Brothers of Congarrini are to be congratulated on their success in building up a splendid Ayrshire herd on the river. They…

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A Protest by Dairymen

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 8

Mr. W. Secomb informed the "Macleay "Argus" representive that he was one of a deputation recently to the Minister for Agriculture in Sydney…

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The Dairying industry

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 8

Farmers in the coastal district (says Mr. O'Callaghan) who are paying high rents or high rates of interest for their land, could not afford…

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