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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

234 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 12

Meeting of Dairymen

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 August 1897 · page 8

A crowded public meeting was held at Cowper on Friday evening, when Mr. Hough, of Brushgrove, was elected to the chair. Messrs W. Leeson, Mawhinney and…

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Butter Market Quotations

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 8

Mr. Editor.—In reference to your statement re the remarks made by me in connection with the price of butter not appearing in the press so regular since the establishment of the F. F. and Ice Company, I may…

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A Danish Dairy Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 3

John Plummer writes to the Sydney Mail— "Within the last few weeks a large party of British dairy farmers and dairy experts, members of the British Dairy Farmers'…

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The Test on the Dairy Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 3

The butter test on the farm will not determine the price the dairyman is to receive for his cream, for the test at the creamery or factory ie the final arbiter. Nor does It give…

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The Fancier and Farmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 3

"Quiz" writes to the Mail: "I was not a little amused some short time since by a remark front a would-be poultry seribe. "You fanciers set great value on some of…

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Does Poultry-farming Pay

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 3

It is a commonly accepted axiom "that poultry does not pay," and as profit is essential to the success of any commercial enterprise, unless we can show good reason…

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Judging a Dairy Cow

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 3

The law of judging a dairy cow is now very closely allied to the development of ber backbone and its appendages. The cow of large dairy performance is one that shows large…

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Farmers Also Tradesmen

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 3

One reason why farmers do not succeed as well as they might is that they have to pay out so much for repairs, etc., by tradesmen. The whole tendency of farmers among…

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Pioneer Dairy Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 8

MR. EDITOR.—Mr. S. Mawhinney, sener., is reported to have said at a meeting of shareholders in the above Co. on Saturday last, "That in consequence of a conversation with me. he had arrived at the conclusion…

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The Farmers Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 4

To the invitation from the Farmers' Association to attend one or two of the meetings of the conference now being held in Wagga, several members of the Ministry replied that…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 8

The annual conference of this body has been sitting at Wagga this week. The actingPremier and Minister for Lands sent apologies for non-attendance. Mr. Lyne accepted…

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The Butter Export Scheme

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 5

MR. EDITOR.—I again beg to trespass on your valuable space in reply to Mr. D. Beatson's letterin the Examiner on Saturday last, wherein he says that while in…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 8

At the Conference at Wagga, the following resolutions were carried—"That the transfer of c.p's, by way of mortgage should not deprive the holders of the concessions…

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The Wool Traffic

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners have notified the Press that the returns for the post few weeks of their department show that, as compared with last year, which was not a…

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C. R. Farmers', Producers' and Commercial Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 8

The quarterly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday, at Brushgrove. Mr. W. Zuill occupied the chair, and the following Delegates were present—Messrs. T. See, W…

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Agriculturist & Grazier. Dairymen's Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 3

It is interesting to note the subjects that are being dealt with by the Dairymen's Association of Victoria, and is a guide to what may be done on the Clarence. It would appear…

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Butter Export

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 3

Referring to dairying on the Richmond, the Korthern Star says—"Every week forward now the supply of milk will be increasing here, and the same thing will follow in all…

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Agriculturist & Grazier. the Agricultural Societies and the Farmers' Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 3

The proposal to amalgamate the local Agricultural Societies and the Farmers' Union was not warmly taken up by the metnbers of the latter body, if the attendance at the…

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Importation of Dairy Stock

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 3

Mr. C. Pedersen, manager of the Singleton Creamery Factory, and a native of Denmark, advocates the importing of suitable dairy stock to improve the milking breeds of the…

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Effect of Food on the Dairy Herd

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 3

Professor Robertson, who, as the Dairy Commissioner of Canada, is no mean authority on scientific dairying, and is also a thorough good business man, is one of the…

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