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Mid North Coast · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

684 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 13 of 35

A Feature That Too Many Farms Lack

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 2

Australia in general is most indifferent to tho possibilities of the home fruit and vegetable garden, pointed out Mr. H. M. Bloomfield in an address at the Bega…

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A Guide to Farm Bookkeeping

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 2

However difficult book-keeping may seem to the farmer, and however repugnant it is to him, it should be remembered that an actual knowledge of his…

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Farm Efficiency

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 3

The efficiency of American farm labor and the volume of crop production have, made large increases since 1910, according to a survey of…

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M.R. Dairy Co., Ltd. Returns for April, 1926

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 4

Suppliers were paid sixteen pence halfpenny, for choicest butter and fifteen pence halfpenny for second class, with a turnover of £39,771 10s…

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M. R. Dairy Co. Returns for April

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 4

Suppliers were paid 14½ for choicest and 13½ for second-class. The turnover was £39,771104. The output showed an increase of 5 per cent…

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Dairying Manning River Dairy Co., Ltd. Returns for April, 1926

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 25 May 1926 · page 2

Suppliers were aid 16 1/2d. for choicest butter and 16 1/2d. for second-class, with a turnover of £39771 10s 4d. The output showed an increase of…

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Re-appraisement. Homestead Farms

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 May 1926 · page 3

Representations have recently been made to the Minister for Lands against the practice ordering re-appraisement of capital value of homestead farms when…

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Butter

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 9

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

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A World Without Wheat? Famines We May Have to Face

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 5

At present two thousand new motor vehicles are being added weekly to the hundreds of thousands that already use the roads of Britain. This…

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Allinga Jersey Stud Sale Dairy Stock for Gloucester

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 2

On Tuesday Mr. J. Enright conducted a dispersal sale of the famous Allinga stud of Jerseys at Oakhampton. Mr. John P. Enright wielded the ham…

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Dairymen Attempt "The Impossible." Dr. Finlay's Significant Remarks

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 7

"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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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, by [?] of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based [?]tuly on the experience of the Department. AGRICULTURAL…

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Poultry Farming Long Ago

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 7

Although hot-air and hot-water incubators were not known in Europe until the last decades of the eighteenth century, the Chinese and…

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Farm Life and Wireless

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 2

Those who say they declare that wireless is making people stay on the farms. The theory is that wireless brings entertainment that the country heart craves. There can be no doubt…

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Dairying. Marks of Dairy Temperament. Features to Look For

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 2

The expression "dairy temperament" has been used to name one of the dairy, characteristics of a cow (writes Prof. G. C. Humphrey, University of…

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Norco Butter Output

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 2

Butter manufactured for the month by Norco, Ltd., totalled 1117 tons, and the uniform pay to suppliers was 14 per lb. For the corresponding period…

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Maitland Stock Sales. Fat Cattle

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 2

About 1200 yarded, being a fairly large supply. Consignments consisted of bullocks, cows, steers, heifers and calves, ranging in quality from…

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Dairymen That Attempt "The Impossible." Dr. Finlay's Significant Remarks

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 1

"The old purely pastoral method of dairy farming does not show enough profit," says Dr. G. F. Finlay, after…

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Workers' Compensation Act, 1926. All Workers Included. Including Share Farmers

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 3

Insurance companies issue the following information:— The new Workmen's Compensation Act will come into force at a date…

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Mammitis in Dairy Herds

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 4

At the meeting of the Central Rivers District Council of the P.P.U. held at Kempsey on Tuesday last, startling and disquieting statements…

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