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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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Bonus on Cane Crops

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 4

The bonus on the pane crops out by the C.S.R. Co., have been paid. The amount is 1s 3[?]d on the Lower River and 4d on the Upper River. Last year the results gave a bonus value of 2s 5d…

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In the far North-West. Fine Pastoral Country Discovered

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1902 · page 3

MR. F. S. BROCKMAN, of the Lands Department, Perth, who successfully carried out a six months' exploration trip through unknown territory between…

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Commandeering Cattle

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 3

A CORRESPONDENT from South Africa writes.:—I don't think I have mentioned in any of my letters the bands of cattle rangers that work in conjuction with various columns throughout the unsettled…

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Farmers' Water Rights

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 3

A CASE was tried at Bowral recently which should have some some Interest for dairy farmers in general with regard to the right of any person using too much water out of a creek in dry weather…

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Some Useful Farm Medicines

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 3

THE following formulae, by a member of the Royal College of Veterinary surgeons in the Cable, will be found useful in treating common ailmentf of live stock on the farm:…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 4

When farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the…

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Australian Butter and Preservatives

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 8

The London correspondent of the S. M. Herald, writing under date December 7 states that one of the most interesting and instructive…

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Agricultural. Government Cold Storage Department. Trade with Foreign Markets. the Butter Grading Question

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 3

'An article in a recent edition of one of the Sydney papers gives some particulars of the nature of the work done at the Government Cold…

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Pollution of Sydney Harbour North Coast Pine Logs. A Suggestion About Butter Boxes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 4

In conversation with an ex official of the Glebe Island Abattoirs last week, a "Herald" reporter was informed that the pollution of Rozelle…

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British Farming

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 3

A visitor to England writes: The producer of corn and meat and dairy produce can at the very best only just make both ends meet…

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New South Wales Farmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 3

A correspondent to the Sydney press writing in reference to Messrs. H. Prescott and Co.'s communication (which appeared in the "Examiner")…

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Local and General News Butter Export

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2

Mr. J. M. Sinclair, agent of Victoria at the Agricultural Department, London, reported to the Minister for Agriculture by the fait mail that "the market for Australian butter still…

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The Maclean Butter Factory. Monthly Returns

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 3

Fob the month ending 21th December 22,9081bs. cream were treated, yielding 8,601lbs. commercial butter, being 2,661bs cream to one of butter. The suppliers were paid 8d…

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Agricultural. Plea for Grading Butter by Government

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 3

A New Zealand Agricultural Journal says: We remember— because, after all, it was not so very long ago—when there was…

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Stick to Dairying

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 4

Dairying is too steady a job for a great many people, as it requires attention 365 days in the year. It is too confining and they want a job that has a let a once in a while. Let us look…

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The Butter Market

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

THE "Farmers' Co-operative News" writes:--With the departure of the R.M.S. Oroya the export butter season, so far as New South Wales is concerned,…

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Cane Crops Burnt

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 4

ON Tuesday a fire destroyed eight acres of Mr.J. Boorman's cane and six acres of Mr. T. Fitzpatrick's at James' Creek. It appears that, after a grass fire of a few days previously, an…

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Cane Farmers Robbed

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 8

BRISBANE WORKER publishes the following severe comments on the C.S.R. Co., with regard to the Queensland growers:—In September last the new Commonwealth duties…

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Local & General Items. Dairy Returns

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 1

THE following is the Dairy Return for the month ended Dec. 29 at the Grafton works of the of the F.F. and I. Co.:-- Creamery, lbs Milk, lbs Cream. lbs Butt…

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Warwick Farm Races. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1902 · page 1

AT the above races today results were as follows:--Flying Stakes--Ruskin; Valento, Victory. Stewards' Mile--Spring Rose, Abe, Pegasus…

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