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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are hated largely on the experience of the Department. AGRICULTURAL…

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The Farmer and the Immigrant

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 4

A LABOR organiser out west tells this tale : A fanner got immigrant help for his farm and brought the new chum home at night. At 3.30 next morning the boss cocky rose…

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Record Water Melon Crop

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 4

THE "Maclean Advocate" claims that Mr. Peter Farlow, of James' Creek, Lower Clarence, has produced a record water melon crop—over 1000 melons, many…

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Local & General. Farm Machinery at Show

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 4

The Manning Motor Co. will have an exhibit ot farm implements and machinery at the Taree Show, and experts will be in attendance to give…

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Visit of Sheep & Wool Expert. to Rawdon Vale

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 2

On Wednesday the 27th ult. a party consisting of Messrs Angus Fraser, J. Wenham, Herbert Shellon, P. H. Deards and A.E. Elliott, sheep and…

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Winter Fodder Crops a Profitable Investment for the Dairy Farmer

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 1

The great value of fodder crops to the dairy farmer in the winter and early spring might lead ono to expect that every farmer would have at least…

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P. Union Stabilisation of the Dairying Industry

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 4

At the December session of the P.P. U. Central Executive It was resolved to create a Committee to develop, [?] collaboration with other States, a…

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Dairying Industry. Stabilisation Committee Formed

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 1

At the December session of the P.P.U. Central Executive it was resolved to create a committee to develop, in collaboration with other…

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Current Topics Gloucester Cattle Case

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

The Police Magistrate (Mr. Potts) has been notified that the Atterney-General declines to prosccate the case against August Hamburger, who…

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Cockatoo Farm

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 5

It will be noted that Wingham is to have a visit from a Theatrical Company-Messrs. G. Campbell and F. C. White are billed to present their…

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Macleay Dairying Co

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Macleay Co-op. Dairying Co. is to be held in the Theatre Royal on Thursday, March 27th, at 2 p.m. The business will…

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Upper Macleay Dairy Co

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Upper Macleay Co-operative Dairy Co. will be held in the Willawarrin Hall on Wednesday, March 12th, at 1.30 p.m. The…

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Heavy Mortality in Sheep. a Warning

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 2

Following on the recent rains, several cases of heavy mortality in sheep have been reported, due to the stock having overgorged themselves on young…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture and are based largely on the experience of the Department. PASTORAL…

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Dairy Utensils

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 5

Our stocks of dairy utensils are large and varied. The quality cannot be surpassed. All these goods are made from specially im­ported material, and are heavily tinned…

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Dairying. the Best Cow. The Fanner as a Judge

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 2

With all due deference to the dairy farmer, it must be said that as a judge of the producing capacities of the animals up on which his livelihood…

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Building a Stack Silo. Type of Silage Built at Mrs. Burley's Farm, Upper Avon—recommended As Suitable for North Coast Conditions

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 4

The framework supports the material until It settles Into a compact mass. The material overhanging the crossplece at the right hand side Is being cut off to produce an even face as described In article In Friday's "Advocate." B C THE GROUND PLAN OF THE STACK. A DIAGRAMMATIC SKETOM. The points AA and BB are the limits of the stack proper, while CC and DD represent the end…

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Upper Macleay Dairy Co. Annual Meeting

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 5

The annual meeting of the above company was held at Willawarrin on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. E. J. Secomb (Chairman) presided and about…

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Dairying. "Unclean" Flavour in Butter. Faulty Farm Practices that the Expert Grader Detects

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 2

The term "unclean" as applied by a departmental expert to a sample of butter may be understood tp mean that the butter has a dirty taste, and not…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based largely on the experiences of the Department. AGRICULTURAL…

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