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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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Inoculating Dairy Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 3

Mr. Archer (a member of the Queensland Board of Stock Commissioners, owner of one of the largest dairies in Queensland, and who has conducted many extensive experiments with regard to…

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The Fall in Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 3

A fall of 2d pax 1b in butter so early in the season is ominous. The probability is that it will decline, rather than advance, as spring advances. One reason for the fall is unexpected shipments from…

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Clarence Rivers Farmers' Producers' and Commercial Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 2

The annual meeting of this Union was held at the School of Arts, Grafton, on Wednesday, Mr. T. Hadfield, jun., President, occupied the chair, and there were about 20 members present…

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Pure Water for the Dairy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 3

Mr. F. F. Shutt, in the Agricultural Gazette, writes on the importance of having the purest of water on the farm and dairy. Unfortunately, in a district like the Clarence, there is extreme…

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Encumbered Farms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 3

A contemporary on the Richmond states that a large proportion of the landed estate in that district is heavily mortgaged, and that those who are the real owners are putting on the…

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Common-sense Farming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 3

Mr. A. M. Howell, in an article in the Agricultural Gazette, writes on the above subject. He deals with the matter under different heads, advocating deep soil and moisture, shows that plants must…

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AGRICULTURIST & GRAZIER. Co-operative Dairying

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 3

Mt. Editor.—The dairying industry on the Clarence has made greater strides, all things considered, than in any other district, and credit is due to a handful of people, the Ulmarra directors among the…

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Dairy Notes. (From the Farm and Dairy.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 3

BUTTER FAT LOSSES.—The South Australian Dairy Expert, Mr. G. S. Thompson, advocates the greatest care being exercised in the selection…

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Co-operative Butter Scheme Mr. Lance's Opinion of the S C. Results

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 8

Mr. C. C. Lance, General Manager of the New South Wales Creamery Company, returned to Sydney on Sunday last, after an extended tour of this district, every part of…

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Wholesale Poisoning. Awful Confession of an English Farmer

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 4

ANOTHER champion poisoner, named Horsford, a voung farmer, has just been hanged at Cambridge for the murder of his cousin (writes a correspondent from London under date July 1)…

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Political and Social. [Notes by S.c.] the Farmers' Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 4

The proceedings at the seventh annual assembly of this body that was opened in Bathurst yesterday were of a thoroughly practical nature, and it may be assumed…

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Dairying on the Clarence

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 3

MR. EDITOR.—A suggestion has been made that efforts should be initiated to bring about a better understanding between the F.F. and Ice Co. and the Pioneer Dairy Company. Credit is due to the…

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Recent Land Legislation What It Aims at and What It Has Effected. Settlement Leases. Continued from Tuesday's Issue. Withdrawals From Pastoral Leases

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 3

Among other features of the Act which also deserves special mention is the power of withdrawing land in the Central and Western Divisions…

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Dairying Statistics

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 4

SOME idea of the importance of dairying in Victoria will be got from the fact that there are in operation in the southern colony 355 creameries and 195 factories, making a tolal of 520, and the export to…

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Farmers' Conference

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 2

THE annual conference of farmers' associations has now come to be looked upon as an event of great public importance. Representation is so far confined mostly to the Southern and Western districts, the…

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Farmers and Settlers Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 8

The annual conference concluded its sittings last week. The following resolutions were carried:—"That the privilege should be allowed of applying for land either as…

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Experimental Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 5

Mr. Editor.—I enclose you reply from the Department of Agriculture to a request from the Farmers' Union to have an experimental farm established in this district. You will…

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Pontin Butter Process

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 3

About the Pontin butter process, our London correspondent in his letter of 22nd July, says:— "The Oroya brought 6 ewt. of butter packed in the patent boxes of the Pontin Company, the…

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Export Butter Schemes. Lengthy Review by Mr. Pateson

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 5

At the conclusion of the Conference, Mr. H. Pateson, manager F.F. and Ice Co., reviewed the results of the export of butter under the Co-operative scheme of the S.C. and W.C. Company, and that of the Fresh Food…

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Clarence Dairymen's Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 5

A meeting of delegates and others was held at the Council Chambers yesterday, when there were present—Messrs G. H. Varley and A. J. Hewitt (Grafton factory). Bradshaw Campbell (Coldstream), D. Beatson…

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