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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1916

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Motor Cars on the Farm

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 6

Deeming the matter worthy of local application on the Macleay we clip the following from the "Kansas City Star":—Kansas farmers ought to buy…

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Diminished Dairy Herds

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 6

The rise in the price of fat cattle has tempted dairymen in Geelong to sell their cows to the butchers, with the natural result that the…

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Dairy Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 2

THE regular meeting of the directors of the Hastings District Cooperative Dairy Company was held on Monday last. Mr. J. Healey, chairman of directors, presided, and…

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Farm and Held Original Articles. Effect of Fertilisers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

The effect on the growth of plants of the three principal kinds of plant-food—nitrogen, phosphate of lime, and potash is different. Each ingredient…

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Stroud Butter Factory

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 3

We stated in our issue of 16th February that Messrs. Peters had acquired the Gloucester District Butter Factory at Stroud for the making of their ice…

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Margarine Prepared with Colonial Butter

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 2

Mr. J. Sutherland Thompson, London representative C.F.S. writes:- There is a keen demand in England at present for the better grades of…

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Dairy Industry Bill

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame), notifies that the provisions of the Dairy Industry Act, which was agreed to by Parliament last session…

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Fleecing the Farmers

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 2

The wheatgrowers will need to be on the alert, for present indications are that they are again about to be fleeced for the benefit of the city…

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Sheep on the Coast. the Conditions of Success

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

To a farmer who had had some success with small flocks of sheep on the coast, and who was encouraged thereby to contemplate a larger…

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The Dairy Act

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 3

THE Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) states that the provisions of the Dairy Industry Act, which was agreed to by Parliament last session, will be put into force at…

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The Dairying Industry. Directors' Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

A MEETING of the Directors of the Hastings District Co-operative Dairy Company and the Upper Hastings Co-operative Dairy Company was held at the local factory on Saturday last, at the incitation…

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Manning River Co-op. Dairy Company Ltd

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 7

There was an attendance of about 30 at the 47th half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the above company, held at Croki on Tuesday…

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Farm & Field Original Articles. the Value of Humus

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 3

Humus is so thoroughly desseminated in the soil that its presence is noticeable only in the dark colour it gives when in large amounts, but black…

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A. & B. Butter Factory

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 3

Thee half-yearly meeting of share holders of the Avon and Barrington co-operative Butter Factory took place at her Factory on Saturday afternoon…

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Our Letter Box. (To the Editor). Cheese Versus Butter

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 3

SIR,--I have been asked by many dairymen since I have been here, the question which in my opinion, is the most profitable to the…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 9

Lees Harrison was charged with stealing one Steer and seven heifers the properly of David Cowan, at Wingham, on 24th November…

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Farm and Held Original Articles. Feeding the Brood Sow. For Big Healthy Litters

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 5

An interesting circular has recently been issued by the State experiment station, in which the treatment of the brood sow so as to produce large…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 4

Isaac George Clothier, charged with stealing, 14th January last, one steer the property of Dr. Thomas Myles, of Bellinger, pleaded not guilty, and…

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The Butter Supply. Making Provision for the Winter Government Scheme

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 3

Steps have been taken by the State State Government, with in view to preparing a supply of Butter to meet the shortage of the winter months…

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Valuable Crop

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 2

Mr. Sid. Barry, a Singleton farmer has just sold a crop of lucerne seed from 30 acres of land, and received a cheque for £637 12s. He had also…

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