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Farming & the land, 1905

575 stories in South Coast's papers · page 11 of 29

Shoalhaven Farmer’s Bacon Company. the Bomaderry Factory

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 11 May 1905 · page 2

A shareholders’ meeting in connection with the proposed local farmers’ bacon-curing company was held in Nowra on Saturday last at the School…

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Shorthorn Cattle Association of New South Wales

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 4

THE following is a copy of the report read by the secretary (Mr. H. R. Thompson) of the above at its annual meeting, held in Sydney on 21st April,…

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Farm Notes. (From Various Sources.)water for the Cows

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 1

How much water does a milk cow need daily ? The size and yield of the cow are the main things that determine this. The larger cow and the larger…

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Price of Dairy Cattle

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 8

Reading the report of a sale conducted at Rossdale, Pittsworth (Q.), reminds one of the old days on the South Coast of New South Wales, and later…

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Butter Factory Brands. Tricks of Agents

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 4

The N.S.W. Dairy Expert, Mr O'Callaghan, in the "Agricultural Gazette" for this month writes as follows:—…

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The Butter Commission Mr. O’callaghan Examined

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 2

THE Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the butter industry., and which sat for some time in Melbourne, began its sittings in New South Wales on Thursday…

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Farm and Field. Feeding Dairy Cows

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 7

Mr Percy Suter, the South Australian Government Dairy Expert, in addressing a meeting of dairy farmers recently held in that State, touched upon the question…

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Dairying in Denmark. an Interesting Report

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 7

The Victorian Inspector of Produce in London (Mr Peppard) has forwarded to the Secretary for Agriculture (Mr Duffus) the report of an interview he has…

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The Best Farming

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 7

It may safely be said that the best of farmers do not farm as well as they know how, while many do not know how to farm as well as they would like. So…

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Danish Dairy Feeding

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 2

The Danes feed their rows on a system. Mr James Dunlop, of kilmarnock, Scotland, who recently delivered an address entitled "Lessons From the Daues," stated that the…

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Farm Notes. (From Various Sources.) Profitable Farming

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 1

Professor Robertson, of Ontario Agricultural College, maintains that grain, fodder, and hay, when sold by the farmer, carry vastly,…

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Chaffing Planter for Cattle

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 May 1905 · page 9

Superfluous labor might be the verdict of many viewing the proceedings night and morning at the farm of Mr E. Bigg, Dunmore, when with the aid of a chaff-cutter, a…

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Butter Commission. Mr. Meares Examined

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 May 1905 · page 3

The Victorian Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the butter industry commenced its sittings in Sydney on Thursday, at the Probate…

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Farm Machinery and the Tariff Where Customs Duties Bring Prices Down, and Where Customs Duties Raise Prices

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 May 1905 · page 7

Last month the Royal Commission appointed to inqu[?]e into the working of the Federal Tariff entered upon the consideration of " Metals and Machinery." Under this…

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Butter Commission

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 2

Mr C. E. D, Meares concluded his evidence before the Butter Commission in Sydney on Monday, after being eight and a half hours in the witness…

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Butter Export

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 4

The Victorian butter factories have entered into a contract with the White Star, Aberdeen and Lund’s steamship lines to carry butter for of a penny…

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Butter [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 2

The fined [?] Commission [?] Tuesday. [?] tracts taken [?]…

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Export of Butter

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 3

The exports freights committee appointed by the butter factories and other shippers of butter have entered into a contract with the…

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Farm Notes. (From Various Sources.)the Business Farmer

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 1

Most business men fail to realise how rapidly the American farmer is getting ahead in his strife for a higher standard of business…

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The Butter Commission

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 2

THE final sitting in New South Wales of the Federal Royal Commission which is inquiring into the coalition under which the batter in dusty is being carried on in Australia was…

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