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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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A City Man Engaged in Dairying

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 3

MR. BROWN was tired, and disappointment was plainly depicted in bis face, formerly, he had been engaged in mercantile pursuits in the city, but indoor life not altogether agreeing with him…

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Grass Experiments at Grafton Farm

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 6

The following notes give some indication of the growth made by several of the grasses, etc., now under trial at the Grafton Experimental Farm…

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Farm & Field Original Articles Molasses for Cows

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 3

On many large farms treacle and molasses are an important feature in the dietary of milch cows. The fact that for some considerable time it will…

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Butter Pays

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 3

Kyogle factory paid 13[?]d. Lower Manning factory returns not to hand. Kempsey factory pay, for the monta…

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The Pastoral Pilgrim

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 3

The pastoral lands I seek where stray The strawberry cattle and the gray, Knee deep in dew and scent, Placid, and breathing forth contont…

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Ox Butter

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 8

The Berlin newspaper "Vossische Zeitung" recently complained bitterly that any rogue can deceive and, rob and swindle Germans if he only…

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Butter Pays

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 2

The pay for Purflect factory for May was 1s 0¾d for first-class and [?]d for second-class. Overrun represented another five-eights of 1d,…

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Price of Butter. Choicest and Cold Store Butter Increased

The Northern Champion · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 6

Last week, on account of the falling off in production, and the fact that several boats with cargoes of butter were bar-bound in northern harbors, it…

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A. & B. Butter Factory

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Board of the above company Mr. H. C. Perram was elected Chairman of Directors and Mr. J. C. Monro appointed…

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France Buys Wheat

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 2

Senator Pearce, as chairman of the Wheat Board, announces the sale to the French Government, through Mr. Hughes of 200,000 tons of wheat at…

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Dairy Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 5

THE regular meeting of Directors of the Hastings District Co-operative Dairy Company was held on Wednesday last. Mr. J. Healcy, Chairman of Directors, presided, and there were also present…

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The New Dairy Act

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 3

IN reference to a statement by Mr. Knox, of the Berrima District Company, that he considers a 91-point butter quite good enough for the public of New South Wales as choicest, the Minister for…

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A City Man Engages in Dairying

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 2

Mr. Brown was tired, and disappointment was plainly depicted in his face. Formerly, he had been engaged in mercantile pursuits in the city, but…

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Farm and Field Original Articles. Importance of Winter Feed

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 3

When turnips can be successfully grown, there is no more cheaply or more useful feed crown than the turnip. Turnips should constitute the…

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Butter

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 2

Happily, there is, as yet, no general scarcity of bread. But the butter question is becoming acute. The right of Mr. Hall, the State…

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Butter Supplies

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 2

On Saturday 795 boxes of butter were released from the Government store for the purpose of meeting country requirements. Of this quantity…

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Financing the Wheat

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 2

Good news for the State Governments, and also for the banks, and possibly for the farmers, is contained in the announcement that the…

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Organising the Farmer

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 2

The recently-established Victorian Farmers' Union is out to organise the producers of the southern State politically. "to enable them to obtain the…

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The Farmer Sees the Logic of It

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 2

Now that the unionist has demonstrated to his own satisfaction that less work means more employment and higher wages, the primary producer is beginning think that…

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Butter

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 2

Happily, there is, as yet, no general scarcity of bread. But the butter question is becoming acute. The right of Mr Hall, the State…

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