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Farming & the land, 1901

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Opthalmia (or Eye Disease) in Sheep or Cattle

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 4

This disease is brought about by a variety of causes, such as dirt, grass-seed, or other foreign bodies getting into the eyes of the animal, also from…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 4

When Farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one-night, struck his foot against a big toad he knew there was trouble in the wind. When on…

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Farmers’ Union

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 2

The meeting of members of the recently formed Nowra branch of the N.S.W. Dairy Farmers’ Union convinced for Saturday last at 11 a.m. did not take place, owing to…

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Cattle Rickets. (From the Nowra LEADER)

Moruya Examiner · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 2

The “Moruya EXAMINER” writes:—“Mr. Burt, who has been in the district for a few weeks representing Messrs Pot[?]ie and Sons in testing an alleged cure for the cattle rickets,…

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The Crisis In the Butter Market. (To the Editor.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 4

WITH [?] of the old South Coast [?] dairy [?] po[?]ily [?] their grip of the butter market [?] as every one knows, prices…

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A Dairy Herd Record

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 4

IT has for some time been evident that the weakest point in the industry is the number of unprofitable cows that are being milked. A New Zealand…

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The Price of Butter

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 1

The Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society and the Berrima District Company have succeeded in restoring the market price of butter to 10d per lb…

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The Butter Market and the Federal Tariff

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 2

We are informed by Mr. McFadyen, manager, that the Farmers' Co-oper­ative Company it now quitting choicest creamery butter at lOd per…

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Co-operative Dairy Company for Nowra

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 2

The committee of the new Co-operative butter factory held a meeting on Tuesday in Nowra Mr. C. E. D. Meares, of the Coastal Farmers…

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Berry Agricultural Association,: the Far Meadow Stud Farm

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 2

The committee met yesterday afternoon, there being present Messrs. Thorburn (President), J. M. Wilson, Taylor, Bailey, Robinson, Jones, Moffitt, Gray, Tomlins,…

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The Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company’s. Report

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 15 October 1901 · page 2

Butter.—The week is closing with a strong demand for best butter at 10d. Dairymen will be pleased to learn that our action has had the effect of forcing those who reduced to 9½d to…

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The Farmers Co-operative Co.’s Report

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 15 October 1901 · page 2

Butter.—Choicest quality 10d. See letter elsewhere. Bacon.—Fair supplies coming forward, with a brisk demand, at arm rates. Export trade…

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The Produce Market. October 12. the Coastal Farmers’ Co-operative Society’s. Report

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 15 October 1901 · page 2

Butter.—After a for [?] battling, we have (assisted by the Berrima District Co.) succeeded in restoring the market price of choice butter to 10d, This save on the market from speculative…

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Let Farmers Have Some Understanding Among Themselves. to the Editor of the K. V. Times

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 15 October 1901 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue of the 8th inst. there are three letters from three butter selling companies, all dealing with the present state of the butter market. This…

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Farm and Dairy

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 October 1901 · page 11

The plan of conserving green fodder in silos, was first employed by the German agriculturists. The Victorian Agricultural Department…

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£50 Government Prize. Scale of Points and Conditions. for Farms and Growing Crops

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 16 October 1901 · page 2

At the last meeting of the South Coast Agricultural Union, Mr. James, of Bose Valley , Gerringong, at the suggestion of the secretary, arranged the following scale of…

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£50 Government Prize. Scale of Points and Conditions.for Farms and Growing Crops

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 17 October 1901 · page 2

At the last meeting of the South Coast Agricultural Union: Mr, James of Rose Valley, Gerringong, at the suggestion of the secretary, arranged the following scale of…

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Rickets In Cattle

Moruya Examiner · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 2

Mr. J. Pottie, writing to the “Kiama Reporter,” says:— “I promise some of my friends to let them know what the Messrs Pottie were doing for rickets in cattle. This disease for…

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Prizes for Farms and Growing Crops. Better Classification Wanted

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 4

Referring to the conditions set out for the competition for the Government prizes for farms and growing crops, Mr. John James said at the last…

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Dairy Farmers' Union

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 1

The adjourned meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Monday afternoou last. Mr W. D Warden occupied the chair, and there were also present…

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