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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

338 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 17

C. R. P. Dairy Company

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 3

THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Clarence River Pioneer Dairy Company was held at Ulmarra on Saturday afternoon. There was a good attendance of shareholders, about 75…

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A.J.S. BANK v. Clarence River Farmers' Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 5

Each of the defendants to the matter that was referred to the Privy Council has been served with the following notice —"The Privy Council finally decided that the A.J.S…

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Jersey Cattle

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 4

THIS is essentially a butter brood, and perhaps for those on small or medium sized holdings who dairy for butter making, and who are prepared to give some little attention to their milch cows…

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Dairy Returns

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 2

THE official returns give the number of registered dairies in the Grafton district as 738, creameries 17, milking cows 15,091, butter produced during tho year, l,6S1,44Slbs valued at £55,090 6s 4d…

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Feeding Dairy Calves

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 5

MR. W. H. CLARK, of Kurrindar, on being told that no calves about the district looked in condition anything like these fed at the Hawkesbury College, was anxious to know the reason,…

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Cost of Producing Crops

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 4

THE secretary of the Kau[?] Board of Agricultural has been making an investigation into the cost of producing the different crops grown in the State. Taking the [?] a whole he says the…

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Mules for Farm Work

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 4

ACTING on the instructions of Mr. Conk. Minister for Agriculture, the department has just obtained several mules for use on the Hawkesbury College [?] to see how their work…

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Dairy Points of Interest

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 3

At a conference of ch[?]ese and butter makers held in New Zealand lately, it was asserted that the frequent variations in fat percentages might be due to perfectly nataral and legitimate causes, or…

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Agricultural Notes. Spread of the Dairying Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 3

Two elements have developed during the past week that have a significant bearing on the industry of dairying on the Clarence. The one is the initial steps towards establishing outside creameries for…

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A Prizes Dairy Farm. "Leader's", Dairy Prizes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 3

The judges for Melbourne, Messrs. J. L. Dow and H. W. Potts, awarded first prize to Mr. W. A. Taylor, of Kennyhill, Victoria, for the very…

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The Farmers' Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 4

At the conference in Orange great prominence was given to the subject of co-operation, and a resolution in favour of the formation of a Co-operative Company to dispose of…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 8

At the sittings of this body, held at Orange last week, the following resolutions were carried: "That on application, a person obtaining an advance under the Advances to Settlers Act…

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A Farmer's Good Fortune. Through Reading a Paper

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 6

Many instances have occurred in which people have become the recipients of good fortune one way or another through reading a paper…

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Cattle for Dairy Purposes

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 3

IN breeding cattle for dairy purposes a point now generally recognised [?] highly important is the selection of the bull from a good dairy cow. It will not do to have a herd of capital…

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Butter from Peanuts

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 4

A NEW factory has just been put into operation in Kokoma, Indiana, for the manufacture of batter from peanuts, says "St Louis Democrat" For a year or more Lan Bros, of that city, have…

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The Butter Factory

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 2

Mr. C. E. STEWART arrived by the Rosedale on Friday last, and inspected the site and the work done at Raleigh on Saturday. Mr. Stewart's visit was really for the purpose…

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New Dairy Machine

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 5

HOARD'S DAIRYMAN says :—The Radiator is now on exhibition in tho city of New York. This ia tho moat modem example of advanced dairy machinery. It combines in one machine a…

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Sugar Versus Dairying

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 2

MR. E. W. KNOX, General Manager of the Colonial Sugar, Company., while at Childers (Q.), was interviewed by a representative of the Courier, to whom he said :—The Isis is a very…

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The Dairy Man's Ten Commandments

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 4

AN exchange prints the following ten commandments for the guidance of those who supply milk at the butter factories:—…

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Improved Butter Making

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 3

A circular has been issued by the Department of Agriculture on the subject of butter making, and how it can be improved by prize competitions. It states that by the system under which prizes are…

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