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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Property and Cattle Sale. Busy Day at Krambach

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

Saturday last was a particularly busy one in Krambach—the busiest, as a matter of fact, that has been experienced there for many a day…

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Concerning the Butter Industry

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 16

Up to December 31, 3695 tons of butter have been exported from New South Wales to London, being 800 tons in excess of same period last year…

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Farm and Field Original Articles. Fertilisers and Forage

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

There is one phase of the question of soil fertility which has a direct bearing upon the feeding of animals, and is worthy of more consideration than…

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Cattle Trucking

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 2

On Saturday last the 16th inst. a special was despatched from Gloucester railway station consisting of 20 trucks of cattle. On Monday last…

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The Cattle Market

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 6

The cracking of whips on the ridges is heard, And stirrup irons jingle and rattle; The stockman is sitting his mount "like a bird,"…

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Farm and Field Original Articles. Dairy Herds

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

The only way to become possessed of a really high-class dairy herd is to breed it. It takes years of close attention and careful weeding out, while at the…

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The Settler. Dear Butter

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 8

Somewhat in reply to the Sydney demand for cheap butter, the Daily Telegraph on 20th January wrote:—The house wife is now paying 2d, on…

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Dairy Board. Interests of the Industry

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 4

The Dairy Board met in Sydney on Monday, there being present Messrs. T. D'Arey (in the chair), D. Falkner, W. H. Clifford, R. M. Dowle. A. M…

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Interstate Commission and the Wheat. Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 11

The Interstate Commission has reserved its judgment in the plaint against the N.S.W. Government in regard to the wheat seizure…

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Farm and Field Original Articles. Top Dressing Pastures

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 17

The selection of fertilisers for top dressing grass lands must be determined largely by the character of hay which it is desired to produce, and it…

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Big Prices for Store Cattle

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 2

At Clift and Trenbath's' yards last Wednesday Mr. Arch McPherson yarded 100 well-bred Durham bullocks which made £11 11s: Mr. R D…

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Hastings District Co-operative Dairy Company. Half-yearly Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 2

THE twenty-second half-yearly meeting of share-holders of the Hastings District Co-operative Dairy Company was held in the Beechwood School of Arts on Wednesday, the 27th inst. Mr. J. Hesley…

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Requirements for Dairying

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 2

WE are universal providers for everything required in connection with the dairying industry. We supply the famous L.k.G Milking Machines, either in single or double patterns, or on the automatic…

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Common Sense in Farming

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 5

The land is like a bank. If you do not put money into it, you cannot draw any out, except as an overdraft, and an overdraft has eventually to he met…

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Farm and Field. Original Articles. What Cultivation Does

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 5

What does tillage or cultivation of the soil do? It improves the physical condition of the soil; it stirs the soi to a proper depth, thereby facilitating…

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Threatened Butter Block

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 4

The difficulty in Sydney of getting sufficient shipping space for butter is making the market outlook for this commodity rather serious. At present…

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The Wool Sales

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3

A decided improvement is being shown in the wool market. When the series of sales opened only cross-breds were in demand, and merino wool, the…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3

According to Mr. M'Leod, of Gilgandra, who has been visiting Canada, the system of bulk handling of wheat, which is in operation there, is highly…

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Auctioneers &Cattle Men. The Management of the Sale Yards

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 2

A meeting called for the purpose of discussing matters in connection with the conduct and general management of the Wingham Saleyards was held at…

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A New Canadan Wheat

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 8

The thousand-dollar prize awarded in New York City recently for the best wheat grown on the North American continent, which was…

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