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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Southampton Dairy Company

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1900 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above was held on Friday evening. Mr. A. E. Schwing hammer presided, and about 20 shareholders were present…

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A New Discovery in Milk Testing. "Every Dairy Farmer His Own Tester."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 July 1900 · page 3

Will J. M'Veigh, manager Berry Central Factory, writes in the "Farm and Dairy"—After a study of many years, and with numberless…

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Dairying in Holland

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 July 1900 · page 3

The dairy farms of North Holland are stated to be particularly interesting as examples of small holdings. The farms vary in size between 40…

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Clarence River Farmers' Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 July 1900 · page 8

The annual meeting bf the Clarence River Farmers, Producers, and Commercial Union was held on Saturday. Mr. W. Zuill, President, occupied the chair, and there was…

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Southampton Dairy Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 July 1900 · page 8

At the annual meeting of shareholders on Friday evening, on the motion for the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, Mr. R. Layton asked for an explanation of…

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The Butter Fat Test

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 5

WHAT is generally known as butter contains, roughly, fat, salt and water. The test shows only pure fat. When milk tests 4, a good deal loss than 25[?] milk is required to produce 1[?]b,…

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A Fall in Butter. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 3

The wholesale price of creamery butter has been reduced to 10½d…

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New Discovery in Milk Testing Every Dairy Farram His Own Tester." (Continued from Tuesday's issue.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 3

Taking the milk flask and process first as the ground work of our business. It has a filling neck. This advantage enables the operator to deliver the sample of milk from the pipette rapidly…

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Agricultural Notes. Pasteurising Experiments. Pasteurising Favored for Export Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 3

To those who are dubious of the advantages of pasteurising milk for butter-making purposes, the following account of experiments carried…

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A New Discovery in Milk Testing. "Every Dairy Farmer His Own Tester." (Continued from Saturday's issue.) Directions for Using Mcveigh's Patent Testing Flasks. Milk

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 3

Take the 17'6 pipette in the usual manner, drawing a sample of that quantity of milk from the bottle; place the point of pipette in the filler…

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A Well Managed Farm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 2

A correspondent writes that he recently had the pleasure of visiting the farm, of Mr. G. Green on Palmer's Channel, and the property may fairly well be described as one of the model places of the…

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Dehorning Cattle

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 4

DEHORNING is now tho rule instead of tho exception in many of the American States. There it is found best to perform the operation while the cattle are in their calfhood, but there is no…

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Cattle Shipping at Maclean

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 2

FOR some time past Messrs. E. and J. Waugh have been endeavoring to induce the N.C.S.N. Co. to erect yards at Maclean to enable cattle to be shipped. As a result of…

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Cultivation of Potato Crops

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 4

"A STITCH, in time saves nine," is as true in the potato field as anywhere else. The easiest time to kill weeds is before there are any to kill. Consequently, when the potatoes have been planted…

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A Small Dairy

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 3

A LADY, calling herself "Cheerful," writing on the subject of cow keeping and a small dairy, says:—"My husband took our little place three years ago. He bought two cows…

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C. R. Dairymen's Association

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 2

A MEETING of the Council wan held on Tuesday last. Present -- Messrs. G. H. Varley (president), D. Baillie, D. Beatson, J. T. M'Kittrick, T. Henderson, J…

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C.R. Dairymen's Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 2

A meeting of delegates was held on Tuesday. Present—Messrs. G. H. Varley (chairman), D. Baillie, V.P., D. Beatson (treasurer), J. T. M'Kittrick, T. Henderson, J. M'Pherson, B…

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A Russian Request for Colonial Cattle. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1900 · page 3

Inquiries have been received from Russia for 3000 head of cattle for Vladivostock, but it is unlikely the order will be fulfilled owing to the…

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Preservatives for Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 3

Dr. O. Liebreich, director of the Royal Pharmaceutical Institute at Berlin, has stated that, at the instigation of Professor Virchow, he has…

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"The Examiner." Tuesday, August 14Th; 1900. Common Ground. the Export Butter Trade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 4

At a meeting of dairy farmers, held recently in Lismore, a subject of vital importance to the dairying industry of the Richmond River district was discussed for some hours,…

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