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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Breeding Dairy Cows. Twenty Important Points

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 3

1. Select the best cows in your herd, or that you can buy, to keep, and dispose of the unprofitable ones. 2. The best cow for the dairy is…

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The Wheat Crop

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 6

The official returns published last week show that the somewhat sanguine estimate of the wheat crop made in December has not been…

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A Farmer's Telephone

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 6

FARMERS of Central Michigan have a telephone system which costs 3 dol. a year (says the PRAIRIE FARMER). It is not a barn to house makeshift, not…

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Purchasing Dairy Stock

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 3

Quite a number of Richmond dairymen purchased dairy cattle at the show sales in Sydney, as under—Jersey bull, Magnet's Boy 19th, by Claribelle's Angler from…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

A meeting of the Fitzroy Branch was held at Woolgoolga on 2nd inst., Mr. H. Skinner in the chair. The following officebearers for ensuing, twelve months were…

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The Dairying Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 8

Mr. G. S. Thomson, dairy expert of Queensland, has been delivering lectures to the farmers in various places. He said that the Ayrshire, was a great favourite…

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Local and General. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1904 · page 2

At the Byron Bay Police Court on Saturday, Frederick Wilcox appeared to answer four charges of cattle stealing. After hearing the evidence for the…

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Local Commercial. the English Butter Market

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 4

The Minister of Agriculure on Wednesday, received a cabio from Mr. Lance, in which the Commercial Agent states that the Ein(dish butter market is at spresent very…

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Farming In Wettarn Australia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 2

The Western Austiraliari Government, like Canada with its frozen north, is so anxious to settle people in the desert that land is practically, given away. It…

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Butter as Medicine

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 6

BUTTER is so common a commodity that people use it and scarcely over think what wonderful value lies at their hands in the parts of dainty…

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Good Dairy Returns

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 4

A DAIRYMAN at Ulmarra for last mouth, we are informed, obtained ii cheque for £72 for the milk of 68 cows, and thin was his poorest return for some time. Nearly equally good returns are so common…

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Dairying

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

WE note at the sale of pure-bred cattle held in Sydney, at the Show, Mr. J. McFadyen, jun., of Gleniffer, purchased a young shorthorn (milking strain) bull, bred…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Cattle Sales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 3

There has been a heavy drain on the stock supplies of the Clarence and Richmond since the break up of he drought. It was thought that the visitation would have so…

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Eggs, Butter and Pigs

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 3

Let other nations pin their faith In war or whisky kegs, Or what soever they please, We're going in for eggs…

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State Farms. Demonstrations of Value to Coastal Farmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 3

In addition to being an institution for the training of students in the principles of agriculture, the Hawkesbury Agricultural College aims at being [?] guide of farmers…

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White Labour for Cane Farms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 4

Mr. Editor.—In your issue of the 15th March I saw an article headed "White Labour v. Black, Opinion of a Queensland Planter, Mr. Mclinnes, Canefarmer,…

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The Pastoral Industry. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 3

The wool traffic this year shows a decrease of 15,000 bales compared with last year…

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Butter Market Firm. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 3

Mr. Lance, the N.S.W. Commercial Agent in London, cables that the butter market is steady at 86s to 88s per cwt. for the choicest…

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Dairying in Rockhampton

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 4

A BUTTER factory and refrigerating plant has recently been erected at Rockhampton, Queensland, by Messrs Conaghan Brothers, formerly…

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Local Commercial. Sale of a Well-known Dairy Herd

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 4

Messrs. Bailey and Bailey report holding a very successful clearance sale at Ulmarra on Thursday and Friday, on account of Mr. W. Bailey. There was large…

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