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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Profitable Dairy Farm

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 4

IN a previous issue (says the R. R. TIMES) we published some tip top dairy returns from a New Zealand paper, and invited successful dairy farmers in the district to send along their returns…

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C.R. Pioneer Dairy Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 8

The annual meeting of shareholders was held in the Ulmarra Temperance Hall on Saturday, and there were present besides about 20 shareholders, the Chairman (Mr. Retallick)…

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Seed Wheat Supply Short

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 1

Judging by the way applications are pouring in it is estimated that the 200,000 bushels of seed wheat, which was procured from Adelaide…

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Cattle Characteristics. Points of Various Breeds. the Ayrshire

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 3

THE origin of the Ayrshire breed of cattle cannot be distinctly traced. The breed, however, has been long famous in Great Britain for its heavy milking…

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The Use of Concrete on the Farm

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 3

WE often receive enquiries respecting the use of concrete for farm work. Where timber is cheap, concrete is not likely to come into general use for…

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Farming Notes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 6

(We would thank agriculturalists to furnish us with any particulars their practical experience affords suitable for insertion in this column. Any information required of interest to farmers will be promptly…

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Healthy Dairy Enterprise

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 4

THE following statistics, compiled from the Company's (Ulmarra) published reports by our local representative, may prove of some…

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Dairy Returns

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 6

MILK suppliers to the F.F. and I. Co.'a creameries on the Clarence receive 3 9-16d per gallon on a 3.6 standard. The average test for the month was 3.3…

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British Butter Imports

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 4

The imports of butter to Britain during 1902 totalled 3,914,177 cwt., compared with 3,702,890 cwt. the preceding year. The imports from Victoria were 62,819…

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A Shipment of Butter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

The State Premier has been furnished by Mr. Lance, Commercial Agent in London, with a report regarding the first small shipment of butter per Oceana, which arrived…

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Baby Farming at Launceston

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 8

Amelia Anderson, a married woman, residing at Sandy Bay, Launceston, was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter. Accused stated that she had been…

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Salting Butter

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 7

Some interesting as well as instructive experiments have been made with salt at the Minesota Experiment Station. It was found that even the…

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Study Your Cattle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 7

All animals of the same variety are not alike, and scarcely any two will do equally well on the same food. Each animal's wants should be supplied if…

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Mortality in Sheep

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 5

Of two train-loads of sheep despatched from Grenfell to Hermidale, on arrival at Stuart Town it was discovered that 113 had died…

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Cattle Characteristics. The Shorthorn. No. II

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 2

SEVERAL years ago, before any attention was given to the manufacture of butter for export, the growing of beef was the chief occupation of leading…

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A Provident Farmer

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 4

A wire from Armidale says:--In various parts of the Armidale district, farmers are at present engaged in the manufacture of ensilage from corn crops…

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Farming Notes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 7

(We would thank agriculturalists to furnish us with any particulars their practical experience affords suitable for insertion in thin column. Any information required of interest to farmers will be promptly…

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Dairying

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 2

DURING the month of January 21,681lbs, cream was supplied to the Bellinger Co-operative Co's factory at Raleigh, from which 9999lbs first-class and 280lbs second-class…

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Defect in Dairying Law

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 3

There Victorian municipalities, one of which is Warrnambool; ongaged an inspector to supervise 1800 dairies and 40,000 cows, Like some who…

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Dairying at Ulmarra

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 1

A STRONGLY-WORDED minute has been written by the President of the Board of Health, Dr. Ashburton Thompson, in regard to the administration of the…

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