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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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Dairying in Denmark

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 December 1899 · page 3

For ten years the stock on Danish farms have increased from 900,000 to 1,011,000 milkers. Cultivation area, 7,062,000 acres. There are over…

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A Dairy Cow

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 December 1899 · page 3

In making the choice of suitable cows for a dairy, among other things the digestive organs are important. When these are defective good milch…

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The Export of Butter

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1899 · page 4

THE last two or three weeks has shown a remarkable increase in the quantity of butter that is being exported. Invoices to the extent of three hundred tons are…

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Opening of the Butter Factory

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 December 1899 · page 2

ON Wednesday an event took place at Raleigh which must stand as a red-letter day in local history. For some time the opening of the central butter factory has been looked…

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The Queensland Cattle Tick

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 3

In the course of a recent visit to Queensland a representative of the Herald obtained the following statement made by Mr. Dunne, of Messrs. Dunne and Kelly, large operators and…

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Jerseys not Beef Cattle

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 4

As beef producers Jersey cattle possess but little claim to distinction. It is not everywhere, however, that the prejudice against them in thin respect is allowed to go so far as in Colorado,…

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Money in Dairy-Farming

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 4

SAID a dairy-farmer from the Berry district to a "Mercury" representative the other day: "I don't think the creamery system has benefited me much. I send my milk to the creamery now…

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Dairy Returns

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 2

THE supply of milk to the Ulmarra Dairy factory (including cowper creamery), for last month of 28 days was nearly 116,000 gallon, against 102,000 last month. This will absorb over £1400 in…

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Bonus on Cane Crops

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 2

The results of the season's work at Harwood have been made out, and the analysis of the cane shows a considerable bonus over the 10s minimum, the lower river receiving much the…

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A Philippine Dairy

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 3

A MODERN dairy has been started in the Philippine Islands. An australian recently transported 50 cows from Australia to Manila. The cost of transport was more than the cost of the…

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Block in Butter Export

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 5

SYDNEY, FRIDAY NIGHT.—Butter shippers appear to be in some difficulty about obtaining space for export of butter to London. Owing to large supplies offering…

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Agricultural Notes. The Season's Maize Crop

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 3

It is now apparent that the export of the 1899 crop of maize from the Clarence will not exceed half a million bushels. At an early period of the season it was expected that this figure would be exceeded…

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Bonus on Cane Crops

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 December 1899 · page 2

THE results of the season's work at Harwood have been made out, and the analysis of the cane shows a considerable bonus over the 10s minimum, the lower river receiving much the…

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Our Imported Dairy Cattle. a Year's Experience. M. A. O'CALLAGHAN (Agricultural Gazette.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 December 1899 · page 3

When a man goes forth to purchase thoroughbred dairy cattle for breeding purposes, he has many points to be consider. As stud stock have to be…

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Interesting Dairy Accounts

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 December 1899 · page 2

The American farmers have been holding their annual conventions, and a feature of their proceedings is the reading and discussing of papers on a great variety of subjects, but more…

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Farmers' Children

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 29 December 1899 · page 6

EVERY Australian farmer who has at heart the interest not only of his farm, but of his sons, will try to interest the boys in the work of the farm by all means in his power. That they…

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Coffee Growing on the Clarence. Raising of Broom Millet. an Enterprising Farmer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 2

Although coffee growing on the Lower Clarence has not yet developed into very extensive proportions, a visit to the experimental station…

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A Model Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 2

A good deal has been said in the past about the advantages that would accrue from the establishment of a Model Farm by the…

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