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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

163 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 9

Influence of Locality on Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 3

MR. ROBERT BRUCE states, in a paper react at the Farmer's Club, that there are twenty distinct breeds of cattle in Great Britain and Ireland, and it is a matter of conjecture when…

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The Metropolitan Show. Mr. Crispin Winner of the Principal Farm Producis Prize. [By Telegram

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 5

SYDNEY, THURSDAY.—The Royal Agricultural Show was opened yesterday, under favorable auspices. The weather was [?]ine, and the ground in splendid condition. The…

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Demand for Dairy Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 3

THE progress made by the dairying industry in the district, especially through the extonsion of the creameries, is at length creating a strong demand for dairy cattle. This augurs…

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Farming in America

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 3

THERE are 4,564,000 farms in the United States, the average size 137 acres, considerably largerr than the average area in New South Wales. The average value is 90s per…

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Interesting to Farmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1896 · page 3

THERE is no reason to think that the conditions which apply to other countries will vary in any material degree from those of another, and…

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Dairying and Poultry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 7

ON a farm where dairying is carried on it will be found that the buttermilk also may be fed to the fowls, and pay better than by disposing of…

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Dairying on the Clarence

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 2

RESIDENTS of the Clarence will perhaps recollect the time when nothing but so-called dairy butter was to be had. The various and severe…

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Farm and Dairy. a Growing Demand for Farms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 3

DURING the past month the number of land sales that have taken place in different parts of the country are evidence of a decided revival in the demand for farming properties…

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The N.s.w. Fresh Food and Ice Company's Butter, Bacon-curing, Refrigerating and Ice Works at Grafton, Clarence River

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 6

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Farm Jottings

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 3

IT is a noteworthy fact that though there are not two millions of people in Denmark, there are upwards of a million cows. At Welborough, near Launceston, the…

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Farm Produce

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 8

In this section there was a fine display of maize, indicating that the season was favourable to the production of this cereal. The large varieties showed great depth of grain,…

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Dairy Cattle at the Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 3

THOUGH the cuttle section at last week's Show was not representative of the district, there were some very good exhibits. In Aldorneys, some very choice exhibits were…

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The Bebry Farms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 4

LAST Saturday there was a sale of agricultural faruis at Berry (Shoalhaven district) belonging to Dr. Hay. The farms realised from £15 to £45 per acre—a fact which…

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Farm Produce. Stewards—Messrs. A. Anderson, A. M'Donald, jun., G.Fraser. Judges—S. See and P. Turnbull

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 8

THE exhibits in this section occupied a considerable, portion of the pavilion. The collection of E. E. Crispin was displayed at the southern angle, and the exhibit was…

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Australians V. Danish Dairy Farmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 5

—The English daily farmer is never likely to compete successfully against, the foreign butter manufacturer. Lord Vernon, who has a butter factory in Derbyshire, finds that…

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Dairy Notes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 3

UNLESS the dairy cattle are well fed, and proper provision made fur their wants, some of the profit that should be forthcoming is lost; besides this, the constitution of the…

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A Government Dairy Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture has decided to establish a dairy in connection with the experimental farm at Wollongbar, near Lismore. It is intended that farmers and…

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Live Stock and Dairy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 3

EXTENSIVE experiments in compounding economical rations for and in feeding milk cows at the Texas station are detailed in bulletin…

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Agriculturist & Grazier. Farm Rentals

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 3

THE announcement of a number of farms being let by tender indicates that they are about to change occupants, 1st July has long been regarded as the date for beginning…

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Ticks in Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 3

THE tick trouble has been great in parts of Queensland, and it will be a serious matter if this visitation gets amongst the herds further south. A…

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