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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

684 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 11 of 35

Commercial Homebush Stock Sales. Firm Cattle Market. SYDNEY

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 2

There was a paucity of prime cattle at Homebush to-day. Over 2000 were offered, and the penning was one of the worst seen in the yards…

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Cattle for the Macleay

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. E. R. Battle, of Dondingalong, intends making his herd one of the best in the district and with this object in view he has imported from the…

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Contagious Mammitis the Scourge of Dairy Cattle. Science to the Rescue

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 5

The disease among dairy cattle which nullifies all the efforts of the dairy farmer to improve the production of his herd, and destroys his…

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"Bolt From Blue." Australian Butter. Canadian Impost. Vaucouver (B.c.)

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 5

Vancouver butter importers are up in arms against the Government's imposition of a dumping duty of 6 cents a lb. on all Australian butter…

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Maize Crops. Shortage Predicted. High Prices Forecast

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 5

The prospective maize yield in New South Wales is definitely stated by Mr. H. Wenholz, instructor in maize growing, to be below normal…

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Sheep on the Wheat Farm

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 2

While the utility of sheep on the wheat farm is gradually becoming more generally recognised, many farmers are unfortunately content to use almost any breed…

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Share-farming for Wheat. What the Parties Undertake

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 2

Share-farming was first introduced into New South Wales about the year 1896, on the Iandra Estate, near Grenfell, and the favourable results which at once…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, by direction of Honourable the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. PASTORAL…

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Agricultural. Soil Inoculation for Leguminous Crops

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 2

The soil conditions that in general favour nitrification also favour the presence of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in association with legumes and…

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Butter Pays

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 2

The Macleay Dairy Co. has received the following wire from the Producers' Distributing Society, Sydney: -- Export Control Board, London…

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Annual Wool Review

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 2

We have received from Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., an advance pull of their 37th annual Wool Review. The Review contains a full account of experiences…

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The Feeding Value of Silage. in Comparison with the Original Green Crop

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 3

It used to be thought (writes Mr. Harold W. Hesse, Instructor in Agriculture to the Auckland Education Board, in the "New Zealand…

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Maize Crops Shortage Predicted. High Prices Forecast

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 12 May 1926 · page 2

The prospective maize yield In Now South Wales Is definitely stated by Mr. H. Wenholz, Instructor In maize growing, to he below normal…

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£152,000 More for Butter Producers

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

Owing to the operations of the Paterson scheme £152,000 more was received by butter producers of the Commonwealth for the January production than…

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Butter Improvement

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 5

Recently a large North Coast factory sent butter to Sydney market, and, on examination by the senior State grader, it was found that the…

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Cheap sheep

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 4

OWING to the drought 2000 owes, just off shears, have been sold in Winton District, Queensland, for the very small price of Is 6d each. The buyer will be obliged to find…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 2

There Notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department AGRICULTURAL…

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Australian Dairying

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 5

"THE old purely pastoral method of dairy farming does not show enough profit," says Dr. G. F. Finlay, after having spent some time in the Tweed…

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Dairying Wallamda to Nambucca

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 5

Mr.Senior Dally Inspector Mnc. Dermolt. in charge of the dairy branch district. Wallamba River [?] Nunbueen River with headquarters…

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Butter Report

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 3

The Wingham Rural Co-op. Society, Ltd. manufactured 178,8281bs. of butter during April, and the pay to suppliers will be at the rate of 1/4 per…

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