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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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Dairy Company

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 6 October 1898 · page 6

A MEETING of the Directors of the Delegate Co-operative Dairy Company was held at Mr. Maddison's office on Friday last. Present.—Messrs E. Booth…

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Unexplained Mortality in Sheep

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1898 · page 4

A peculiar diseases among sheep has broken out in the Charlton district of Victoria, and a large number of deaths have occurred. Since the 21st…

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Margarine for Butter. Question in the Assembly

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1898 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday Dr. Ross asked the Minister for Mines what steps (if any) are being taken in order to protect the public…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 October 1898 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd.; Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd.; Hill, Glark, and Co.; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 October 1898 · page 3

16,353 bales of wool were offered in tho Sydney market during the past week, the catalogues being representative and including wools…

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Baby-farming. ("Hospital")

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 October 1898 · page 4

Is it not possible to regulate baby-farming better than at present? We are not yet within sight of a time when…

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Dairy Notes the Influence of Food on the Quantity of Milk

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 20 October 1898 · page 6

IN 188[?] I first turned my attention to the above subject and as a result there of published two article in which I attempted to impo[?] upon [?] two main facts. The…

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Expensive Cattle Travelling

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 October 1898 · page 3

Less than a third of a mob of 2600 store bullocks from the Hon. McCullock's Morney Plains Station, on the western side of the…

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Dairy Notes. the Influence of Food on the Quality of Mil. by F. J. LLOYD F.C.S Consulting Chemist to the British Dairy Farmers' Association

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 27 October 1898 · page 4

IN my last I dealt with the influence of food on the quantity of milk. We will now [?] to a consideration of the quality of milk. The quality of milk is dependent on certain factor…

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Sheep Branding Liquid

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 5

Kamp's Sheep Brauding Liquid, a preparation of comparatively recent introduction in Australia, but new to most of the pastoralists of Manoro, was this morning exhaustively…

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Baby-Farming. ("Hospital")

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 10 November 1898 · page 5

Is it not possible to regulate baby-farming better than at present? We are not yet within sight of a time when illegitimate children will no longer be born, nor…

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Dairying Notes

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 10 November 1898 · page 4

THE Delegate Co-operative Dairying Company forwarded on Thursday last, per carrier M. Bartley to Merimbula eleven boxes of butter consigned to their…

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The Price of Wheat

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 5

P[?] New South Wales wheat at [?]rling Harbour is quoted at 3[?] to 3s 4d per bushel…

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Remarks on Dairying

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 17 November 1898 · page 3

Now that the Delegate Co-operative Dairying Company have fairly started work it may not be out of place to give a few hints as to the best method of making it…

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Dairying Notes

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 24 November 1898 · page 5

THE filtration of milk, which has been practised in some Continental towns for several years, is said not only to free the milk from dirt, but to reduce the number…

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Remarks on Dairying

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 24 November 1898 · page 3

To asnertain the best breed of cattle for dairying purpose has long been a matter of consideration among farmers. Some maintain that Je[?]r is the best…

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Oilcake and Butter. '

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1898 · page 4

In the annual report of the Board of Agriculture on agricultural research, the results of certain experiments made…

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Sydney Wool Reports

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1898 · page 2

Wool.—For the week ending November 26, 29,877 bales were catalogued, the sales at auction and privately amounting to 28,727 bales…

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Dairy Notes

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 8 December 1898 · page 5

PAY day was fixed for the 7th, but owing to the creamery returns coming in late, it had to be put off for a few days. THE supply of milk to the Delegate…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 December 1898 · page 2

Wool.—33,579 bales were offered this week, and the sales since last reporting amount to 31,320 bales. The market has quite recovered…

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