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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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The Settler. Wheat Crops Eaten Out

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 6

The gravity of the rabbit invasion and steps to be taken to cope with it were discussed at a largely attended meeting of farmers at Barellan Mr…

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Good Potato Crops

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 2

Further evidence of how the effects of a dry season are minimised by good cultivation are forthcoming in connection with the farmers' experiment…

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Dairying "Losing Their Cuds" The Result of Ill Health

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 1

Although the relation of the act of chewing the cud to the natural process of digestion in cattle is probably quite generaly understood, the United States…

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Dairy Cow's New Competitor

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 2

Prof. Spooner, at the Fuel Economy Exhibition in London, sold that coal contains as many treasurers as Pandora's box. It was likely that in the…

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Price of Butter. Amended Schedule

Macleay Argus · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 8

An amended order fixing the maximum prices of butter in New South Wales was issued on Saturday, and will come into operation on Monday within…

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Upper Macleay Co-op. Dairy Co

Macleay Argus · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 4

The annual meeting of the above Company will be held at Toorooka factory, on Wednesday, March 12th. One of the items of business will be the…

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Good Potato Crops

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

Further evidence of how the effects of a dry season are minimised by good cultivation are forthcoming in connection with the farmers' experiment…

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Alleged Child Slavery. North Coast Farmers

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 5

Considerable discussion has taken place in the papers within the past fortnight, having arisen from a letter from a country school teasher alleging…

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Dearer Butter

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 2

From Monday the wholesale rate of first-grade butter will be 186/8 per cwl. and the retail price 1/10 1/2 per lb. The quotations for second and third…

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Wheat Growing

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 3

Mr. H. R. McWilliam, of Pitt Street Sydney, writes:— In view of the uncertain attitude taken up by farmers and others with…

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Cattle for Relief Country

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 2

Nine trucks containing 1080 head of cattle arived at Kempsey last week, with more to follow, making in all 1300 head. The stock came on account of…

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Strongs beath of sheep

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 4

MR. S. TAYLOR lost about 5O valuable fat wethers this week in" a father unusual way (says the " Young Chronicle.") They are some dead rabbits which had been placed in…

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Price of Butter. Amended Schedule

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 4

AN amended order fixing the mum prices of butter in New South Wales was issued on Saturday last, and came into operation on Monday…

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Sheep From the Spanish Armada

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 7

The Herdwicks are perhaps the most interesting of British sheep. Their origin is wrapped in mystery. They are supposed, to have been upon one of the vessels belonging to the…

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Butter Scarce. Supplies to Be Commandeered

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 4

Supplies of butler held in stock in the State are to be commondeered. The Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee has been devoting…

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Butter Shortage Authorities Act Supplies to Be Commandeered

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 2

Supplies of butter held in stock in the State are to be commandeered. The Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee has been devoting…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision at the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 408…

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New Varieties of Wheat. How They Behaved This Season

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 2

One of the features of this season's work on the Plant Breeder's plots at Cowra has been the success of South African, varieties of wheat under test…

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Success in Dairying

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 6

THE desire to be successful naturally appeals to everybody in all fields of activity and enterprise, and stimulates everybody to put forward his…

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Experience with Farm Tractors. What Tanners Said

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 2

The extent to which mechanical power displaces horse power on farms where it is tried is a question that has aroused much discussion in America, and…

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