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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

439 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 10 of 22

Wool topping Industry. SYDNEY

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 2

About 700 employees with the wool topping industry are idle. The Federal Government has been asked to provide relief…

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Eungai Butter Factory. Establishment Decided Upon. Important Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 2

On Saturday, June 22, a meeting of landowners and dairymen was held at Eungai Hall for the purpose of discussing the question of establishing…

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Share Farming. Successful Government Scheme

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 2

According to a return received by the Minister for Lands (Mr. W. G. Ashford) the gross profit made by the Government in its share farming…

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Dairy Co. To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 7

Sir,—As the above undertaking has fallen through, or[?] abandon d, and there are various rumors Current concerning [?] (come of which I know to…

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Cattle Prices

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 4

MR. W. LANDRIGAN reports having held a successful sale of cattle at Beechwood on Saturday last, when heifers sold up to £16 each…

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Diseased Cattle

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 3

A case of considerable interest to stockowners came before the Singleton police court, when Charles C. Capp, grazier, of Maroubra, and St. Clair,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 374…

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The Dairying Industry and the "Alfa-Laval" Separator

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 6
Also in The Gloucester Advocate

WHEN a person meditated over the rise and development of the dairying industry throughout Australia, he will be greatly interested in the…

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Dairying. Process of Mile Production. An Animal Factory

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 2

Tho process by which the fat, sugar, casein and ash are formed in the udder of the cow is one of the most delicate and obscure things that could well be…

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Pig-Farming for Soldiers

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 6

"Pigs is pigs," and they are are going [?] be a gilt-edged investment after the war. They call for little capital, [?]tle land, little labor, and the returns…

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Farmers' Conference. SYDNEY

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 5

The Fanners' Conference gave a remarkable response to the appeal for funds to [?]ght aggressive industrialism. nearly £1700 being raised…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 2

Considerable dissatisfaction was expressed in regard to the N.S.W. National Government at the Annual Conference of the Farmers and…

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Share Farming

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 3

According to a return received by the Minister for Lands (Mr. W. G. Ashford) the gross profit made by the Government in its share-farming…

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Kerewong Dairy Co., Ltd. To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 3

Sir,--In reply to a letter in your issue of 12th inst., over the signature of Mr. John Gilfillan--the main issue s[?]ms to be the an[?]xation of certain hall…

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Pig Farming for Soldiers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 4

"Pigs is pigs," and they are going to be gilt-edged investments after the war. They call for little capital little land, little labor, and the returns are quick…

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Rumor About the Wheat Season's Crop Sold? Farmers Indignant

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 1

During a discussion at the Farmers and Settlers' Conference on Saturday a delegate said that there was a rumor that Mr. Hughes (Prime Minister)…

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General News All Butter to Be Released

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 2

Mr. Massey Greene, Minister in Charge of Price Fixing, states that if the butter in the winter pool is insufficient all first-grade butter in cold…

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Butter Price Altered. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 5

Butter prices in this State have been altered to metropolis 1634, retail 17½. Same price at butter factories as for local trade…

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Butter Pays

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 5

For the month of June the Wingham Butter Factory paid suppliers 1s 3¾d for choicast, and 1s 2¾d for first grade Good progress is being made with the…

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